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Kolkata, April 25
A record 796 companies of the central forces will be deployed to ensure smooth polling in 34 Assembly seats in West Bengal tomorrow. Thirty-four constituencies, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s home turf Bhabanipur, is going to polls in the seventh phase.
According to the original schedule, polling in this phase was supposed to be held in 36 seats. However, elections for Samserganj and Jangipur were countermanded following the death of candidates contesting from these two constituencies. Polling in Jangipur and Samserganj will now take place on May 16.
A total of 86,78,221 voters 44,44,634 men and 42,33,358 women and 229 from the third gender – form the electorate in the 34 constituencies spread across Malda (six), Kolkata Dakshin (four), Murshidabad (nine), Paschim Bardhaman (nine) and Dakshin Dinajpur (six) districts.
Muslim voters are set to be a key factor as incumbent government of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lock horns in the seventh phase of West Bengal assembly polls today.
All eyes will also be on some high-profile constituencies in Kolkata, where some key ministers of TMC are contesting.
Voting will be held in 34 out of 36 constituencies as polling for two assembly seats in Samserganj and Jangipur in Murshidabad district was cancelled following the death of two candidates with Covid-19.
Murshidabad and Malda districts are considered pockets of Muslim majority voters , where TMC will look to continue its dominance, said election experts.
Bengal elections: Campaigning ends for seventh phase of polling
Bengal elections: Campaigning ends for seventh phase of polling
Campaigning for the seventh phase of polling in West Bengal assembly election ended on Friday.
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UPDATED: April 24, 2021 05:16 IST
The campaigning for the seventh phase ended 72 hours before the polling on April 26. (PTI)
Curtains came down on Friday over the campaigning for 34 assembly seats in West Bengal which are scheduled to go to the poll on April 26 in the seventh phase of election being held amidst the surge in coronavirus cases across the country.
The campaigning for the seventh phase ended 72 hours before the polling on April 26.
Campaigning ends for the seventh phase of poll in West Bengal
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 08:20 PM IST
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A total of 86,78,221 voters 44,44,634 male and 42,33,358 women and 229 from the third gender will exercise their franchise in the 34 constituencies spread across Malda (Part I), Kolkata Dakshin, Murshidabad (Part I), Paschim Bardhaman (Part 1) and Dakshin Dinajpur districts.
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During the physical campaign rallies rivals TMC and BJP hit out at each other.
Curtains came down on Friday over the campaigning for 34 assembly seats in West Bengal which are scheduled to go to the poll on April 26 in the seventh phase of election being held amidst the surge in coronavirus cases across the country.