WB Election 2021 Phase 4 Voting Live: 67% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM, Sourav Ganguly Casts His Vote
West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 Phase 4 Polling Live Updates: Out of 44 Assembly constituencies slated for the polls, 11 are in South 24 parganas district, nine in Cooch Behar, five in Alipurduar district, nine in Howrah district and 10 in Hooghly district. Polling is scheduled in six constituencies of Kolkata including Behala East and West, Kasba, Metiabruz, Jadavpur and Tollygunje.
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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 Phase 4 Polling Live Updates: 44 assembly constituencies of five districts will undergo polling in the fourth phase of the assembly election on Saturday. The Election Commission has made extensive arrangements to avoid any kind of untoward incidents.
373 candidates will contest in the fourth phase of the election.
Out of 44 Assembly constituencies slated for the polls, 11 are in South 24 parganas district, nine in Cooch Behar, five in Alipurduar district, nine in Howrah district, and 10 in Hooghly district. Polling is scheduled in six constituencies of Kolkata including Behala East and West, Kasba, Metiabruz, Jadavpur and Tollygunje. Though these constituencies are part of South 24 Parganas but they fall under Kolkata's administrative jurisdiction.
As per the data, women voters will become the deciding factor in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. Overall, the are more female voters in the district's 11 constituencies. In six of them, Sonarpur Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, Jadavpur, Tollygunj, Behala Uttar, Behala Dakshin, women have an edge over their male counterparts.
Meanwhile, to avoid any violence, the Election Commission has made an extensive security arrangement. The ECI has informed that it has deployed 789 companies of Central forces - the highest force concentration in this election so far.
"Presently, there are around 800 companies of Central forces in the state, but the Commission has assured to send another 200 companies from Assam where elections have recently concluded. This will take the number of Central forces to 1,000 companies, which is the highest deployment in the state in any election so far. This additional 200 companies will be used for the elections in North Bengal as this will be logistically easier," said a senior commission official in the state.
WB Election Phase 4 Voting Percentage LIVE: Cooch Behar registers 70% voter turnout amid violence
West Bengal Records 66.76% voter turnout till 3pm
Coochbehar: 70.39%
Alipurduar: 68.37%
South24 Parganas: 64.26%
Howrah: 64.88%
Hooghly: 67.45%
West Bengal Election LIVE: Sourav Ganguly Casts His Vote
WB Election Phase 4 Voting LIVE: TMC MP Saugata Roy Demands Amit Shah's resignation
The firing took place because common people were resisting the effort by BJP hooligans to disrupt the voting. They are being encouraged by Central Armed Police Force & we feel this is a conspiracy headed by Home Minister, we are demanding his resignation: Saugata Roy, TMC MP
WB Election Phase 4 Voting LIVE: TMC Leader call Cooch Behar violence a controversy, accuse BJP
Why did the Central Armed Police Forces fire? Where do they get this audacity of firing on common voters? That is the main question. This is a part of a conspiracy & we do not think that the PM is out of this conspiracy. This is an effort to intimidate voters: Saugata Roy, TMC MP
WB Election Phase 4 Voting LIVE: EC Adjourns polling in Sitalkurchi Assembly Constituency after Cooch Behar violence
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