Phase 7 of Bengal Election Ends With Over 75% Turnout, Sporadic Incidents of Violence
Voting in the penultimate phase took place for election to 34 constituencies in the assembly.
Voters wait in queues to cast votes at a polling station during the 7th phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at a village near Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 26, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A total of 75.06% voter turnout was registered until 5 pm on Monday in phase seven of the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission said.
Voting took place for election to 34 constituencies in the assembly, across Paschim Bardhaman, Dakshin Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Malda and south Kolkata.
West Bengal Election 2021: Voting for Phase 7 today, 284 candidates in fray - In Phase-VII, 34 assembly constituencies spread across five districts will go to polls.
Bengal Election 2021: Over 81.88 lakh electorates will decide the fate of 268 candidates.
Nearly 18 per cent of the 81 lakh electors have voted in the first three hours of polling in West Bengal. Trinamool MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Nusrat Ruhi were among early high-profile voters. Thirty-four assembly constituencies spread across five districts are voting today in the seventh phase of the eight-phased election. Among these, six are in Dakshin Dinajpur, six in Malda, nine in Murshidabad, nine in Paschim Bardhaman and four in Kolkata.
In Bhowanipore, the home turf of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool has fielded party heavyweight Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay. Ms Banerjee has chosen Nandigram in this election in place of Bhowanipore.
: Monday, April 26, 2021, 8:25 AM IST Follow all COVID-19 related protocols : PM Modi urges people to vote in seventh phase of West Bengal polls
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With the seventh phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls underway on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols. The seventh phase of the West Bengal elections takes place today. Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols, PM Modi tweeted.
The seventh phase of the West Bengal elections takes place today. Urging people to exercise their franchise and follow all COVID-19 related protocols. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2021