West Bengal Election Phase 8 voting Live Updates: Amid a raging second wave of Covid-19, voting for the eighth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal has begun. The political fate of 283 candidates will be sealed as 35 assembly constituencies go to polls in the final phase. Voting is being held at 11,860 polling stations spread over 11 assembly constituencies each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Malda and seven in Kolkata. Security measures have been heightened in view of the violence in the previous phases, the Election Commission of India said. For the latest from Bengal, stay tuned to IndiaToday.in.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed people of Bengal to vote while following Covid protocols.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed people of Bengal to cast their votes to enrich the festival of democracy while following Covid-19 protocols as polling for the eighth and last phase of assembly elections began at 7 am Thursday. Voting on 35 seats in West Bengal is being held amid the surging second wave of COVID-19. Last phase of the 2021 West Bengal elections takes place today. In line with the COVID-19 protocols, I call upon people to cast their vote and enrich the festival of democracy, PM Modi said in his tweet.