Updated Apr 29, 2021 · 10:39 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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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.