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.
Read more about West Bengal election: 16.27% polling recorded in first 2 hrs in 5th phase on Business Standard. Brisk polling much on the line of the other phases was recorded in the fifth phase of polling in West Bengal where 45 constituencies across six districts including are going for the polls on Saturday
NEW DELHI: A fresh controversy has erupted in West Bengal after the BJP yet again released a purported audio clip of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, this time on last week s firing incident in Cooch Behar in which four people were killed.
Here s how the row unfolded .
BJP releases audio tape
BJP national IT cell incharge Amit Malviya on Friday released the audio tape of a purported conversation between Mamata and TMC Sitalkuchi candidate Partha Pratim Ray.
In the tape, the female voice, alleged to be that of Mamata s, can be heard asking Partha to “keep the bodies so that the party could hold a rally with the dead”.
Bengal: Local Issues, Candidate Choice and Polarisation Will Determine Who Wins North 24 Parganas
In the 2016 assembly elections, the TMC swept this district by winning 27 seats. What has change since?
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Kolkata: North 24 Parganas district, adjoining Kolkata, is the largest district of West Bengal with 33 assembly constituencies. This district will play a key role in determining which party will form government in the state.
In the 2016 assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept this district by winning 27 seats. The Congress and the Left won three each. However, by 2019, a lot of political changes took place in the district, which led to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning two out of five Lok Sabha seats or leading in 12 out of 33 assembly segments.
West Bengal election Phase 5 underway; PM Modi urges voters to turn out in large numbers
Bengal elections Phase 5: Voting in as many as 45 assembly segments are underway in this phase. Over 1 crore voters are eligible to vote and 342 candidates are in the fray
BusinessToday.In | April 17, 2021 | Updated 09:20 IST
West Bengal polls: Tight security in Phase 5
Polling for Phase 5 of West Bengal assembly elections is underway. The fifth phase of Bengal elections began at 7 am on Saturday. Voting in as many as 45 assembly segments are underway in the fifth phase. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to turn out in large numbers and appealed especially to first time voters to cast their vote.