The fourth phase of Bengal polls will witness an intense battle between 373 candidates in 44 constituencies across five districts. NEW DELHI: Voting for 44 constituencies in West Bengal's fourth phase of assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday amid tight security. Long queues were seen outside polling stations where voting will continue till 6.30 pm. This phase of the elections will witness an intense battle between 373 candidates in 44 constituencies across five districts - Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly. Among the 44 constituencies, nine are in Howrah, 10 in Hooghly, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar and nine in Cooch Behar. A total of 1,15,81,022 voters will participate in this phase, out of which 2,63,016 are first-time voters. The smallest constituency is Bally with 1,76,001 electorates whereas Chunchura is the biggest constituency with 3,13,701 electorates.