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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West Bengal Election 2021: Bengal votes in the fifth phase today (Representational)
New Delhi:
West Bengal is voting today in the fifth phase of the assembly elections held amid an alarming surge of coronavirus cases across the country.
45 seats are going to polls in the biggest of the state s eight-phased elections. Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling and a part of Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman will vote today in which a total of 319 candidates, including 39 women are contesting.
Bengal has already voted for 135 seats and after today s voting, results for more than half of its 294 seats will be sealed. High-profile contestants include the Trinamool s Bratya Basu, Gautam Deb and Siddiqullah Chowdhury, and the BJP s Jagannath Sarkar - one of five MPs nominated by the party.