Amid the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases, the next round of Khela will begin in West Bengal as 45 seats will go to polls on Saturday in phase five of the multi-phased election. 45 constituencies covering the districts of Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling and a segment of Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman will vote in phase-V in which a total of 319 candidates, including 39 women are in the fray. Ahead of the fifth phase polling, the Election Commission decided to curtail the timings of campaigning for the remaining phases and extended the silence period to 72 hours for each of the phases. In its order, the EC said: No rallies, public meetings, street plays, Nukkad sabhas, shall be allowed on any day during the days of campaign between 7 pm and 10 am with effect from 7 pm of 16.4.2021.
Bengal phase V polls: Another round of Khela begins today amid COVID-19 scare
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Bengal phase V polls: Another round of Khela begins today
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Hilly districts in West Bengal to go for polling in Phase V ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 05:07 IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], April 17 (ANI): North Bengal, which is known for its tea gardens and hills, is all set to witness polling in the fifth phase of the West Bengal elections on Saturday.
Out of the 45 constituencies which are going to the polls in the fifth phase, 13 constituencies are from North Bengal including five in Darjeeling, one in Kalimpong, and seven in Jalpaiguri.
North Bengal has witnessed a lot of socio-political turbulence like the Gorkhaland movement. A separate state of Gorkhaland has been a long-standing demand of Nepali-speaking Gorkhas since 1907 on the grounds that they are culturally and ethnically different from West Bengal. The demand took a violent turn, which led to the death of over 1,200 people.
Hills want change; it looks like khela shesh in Bengal: GNLF president Mann Ghising
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