Updated Apr 29, 2021 · 10:39 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | PTI
Voting for the eighth and final phase of the West Bengal elections began at 7 am and concluded around 6.30 pm on Wednesday. Thirty-five constituencies across the districts of Murshidabad, Malda, Kolkata and Birbhum voted in this phase.
More than 84 lakh voters elected from 285 candidates in the fray. A voter turnout of 76.07% was recorded till 6 pm, Election Commission data showed.
The results will be announced on May 2.
Multiple exit polls showed that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress will come back to power in the state. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party will make gains in the vote share.
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Voting for 34 constituencies in the seventh phase of West Bengal elections began at 7 am on Monday. Around 80 lakh voters will choose the fates of 268 candidates. Six phases of voting have already taken place. The remaining phase will take place on April 29. The results will be announced on May 2.
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