While the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction got its symbol late on Monday and is yet to file nomination, its former ally plans to do it a day prior to deadline; both candidates meeting locals and groups
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Polling for the 5th phase of Assembly elections began at 7 am in Bengal today. A total of 45 constituencies are going to polls today that will decide the fate of 342 candidates. With polling, the blame game also began in Bengal with TMC alleging violence in the Minakhan constituency.
The battleground in Bengal is expected to intensify and the security around polling booths has been beefed up with deployment of 1,071 companies of central forces. The polling will be held at 15,789 booths, 13 constituencies of North Bengal are going to polls in this phase, including 7 in Jalpaiguri, 5 in Darjeeling and 1 in Kalimpong. Today’s polls are spread across Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and a section of Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman.
West Bengal Election 2021: Voting Underway for 45 of 294 Constituencies; Polling Agent Dies in Kamarhati
The Election Commission has sought a report over the sudden demise of a BJP polling agent at booth number 107 in the Kamarhati constituency.
| 17 April 2021 6:25 AM GMT
KOLKATA: Amid the surging COVID-19 cases across the country, the voting for the 45 of 294 constituencies in the fifth phase of assembly elections began at 7 AM today.
According to reports, with tight security in place, long queues were seen outside polling booths where voting is underway adhering to coronavirus guidelines.
Districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Jalpaiguri in north Bengal and the districts of Nadia, Purba Bardhaman, and North 24 Parganas in south Bengal are polling in this phase.