West Bengal to vote for 7 Lok Sabha seats in fifth phase on 6 May
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West Bengal to vote for 7 Lok Sabha seats in fifth phase on 6 May

The fate of 83 candidates will be decided in this phase of the elections.

   
Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee greets supporters during an election roadshow | PTI

Kolkata: Seven Lok Sabha constituencies spread across three districts in West Bengal will go to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday.

The ruling Trinamool Congress, the BJP, the Congress and Left Front constituent CPI(M) are the main contenders in the seven seats where the fate of 83 candidates will be decided by a 1,16,91,889-strong electorate.

To ensure free and fair polling in Bongaon (SC), Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore, Hooghly and Arambagh (SC) seats, the Election Commission will deploy a total of 578 companies of central forces, which will cover almost 100 per cent polling booths, officials said.

The campaign for these constituencies have seen poll meetings by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Banerjee also participated in a number of roadshows, including one in the last day.


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