Remote, economically backward north Bengal districts to vote in Phase IV
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April 07, 2021 22:40 IST
Of 44 seats, 14 are spread across two districts of north Bengal, 9 in Cooch Behar and 5 in Alipurduar district
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee throws a soccer ball at an election campaign rally for the Assembly polls, at Baneswar in Cooch Behar district, on April 7, 2021.
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Of 44 seats, 14 are spread across two districts of north Bengal, 9 in Cooch Behar and 5 in Alipurduar district
Marginalised people from remote areas will exercise their right to franchise as 14 seats in Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts of north Bengal go to the polls in the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections. The areas include erstwhile enclaves bordering Bangladesh to a particularly vulnerable primitive tribe Toto living in the hills near Bhutan. In all, the electorate of 44 Assembly segments will vote in the fourth phase on April 10.