Over 1.2 crore voters will decide the fate of 383 candidates today in
six districts in north Bengal - Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur,
Darjeeling, South Dinajpur and Malda - and one in south Bengal.
The only south Bengal district with 11 constituencies going the polls in this phase is Birbhum. Seven constituencies here - Dubrajpur, Suri, Nalhati, Rampurhat, Sainthia, Hansan and Murarai - have been declared left-wing extremism affected. Here polling will end at 4 pm
The Trinamool is contesting in 55 seats, BJP 53, Congress 23, Left Front 34, GJM three.
In the 2011 Assembly Elections,then allies Trinamool and the Congress had claimed 18 seats each, while the Left Front could only get 15. Among the Left front partners, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the All India Forward Bloc won six, five and four seats respectively. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha triumphed in three and independents in two seats.
So far, voters in 49 of the total 294 constituencies have voted on two dates -- April 4 and 11,2016 - in the first phase.
West Bengal is having a staggered six-phase election. Polling for the remaining phases will be held on April 21, 25, 30 and May 05,2016
The only south Bengal district with 11 constituencies going the polls in this phase is Birbhum. Seven constituencies here - Dubrajpur, Suri, Nalhati, Rampurhat, Sainthia, Hansan and Murarai - have been declared left-wing extremism affected. Here polling will end at 4 pm
The Trinamool is contesting in 55 seats, BJP 53, Congress 23, Left Front 34, GJM three.
In the 2011 Assembly Elections,then allies Trinamool and the Congress had claimed 18 seats each, while the Left Front could only get 15. Among the Left front partners, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the All India Forward Bloc won six, five and four seats respectively. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha triumphed in three and independents in two seats.
So far, voters in 49 of the total 294 constituencies have voted on two dates -- April 4 and 11,2016 - in the first phase.
West Bengal is having a staggered six-phase election. Polling for the remaining phases will be held on April 21, 25, 30 and May 05,2016
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