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The race has begun in West Bengal and Assam to find out ‘who will win’ and it has begun with first phase polling on Saturday.
There was 14.3% turnout Till 9:30 am in Bengal, and 10.2% in Assam. This figure will certainly go up as the day progresses. West Bengal voters have eight phases while the exercise will be completed in Assam in three phases.
An estimated 14.3% of the eligible voters in West Bengal had exercised their franchise till 9:30 am while 10.2% of the electorates have voted in Assam during the period, according to the Election Commission. Overall 1.54 eligible voters in these two states can exercise their franchise today.
The politically volatile states of West Bengal and Assam are voting in the first phase of assembly elections today amid a resurgent Covid crisis to decide the fate of a number of top politicians including Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Polling is being held in 30 of the 294 constituencies of West Bengal and 47 of the 126 in Assam.
The first phase of poll in West Bengal – the state will have an eight-phase poll – is taking place in all nine seats in Purulia, six in Paschim Medinipur and four each in Bankura and Jhargram. Besides seven seats in high-stakes Purba Medinipur – the home ground of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari – will also vote today.
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In Assam, most of these seats will witness a triangular contest between the ruling BJP-AGP alliance, the Congress-led opposition grand alliance and the newly formed Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP). Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is among the high-profile candidates in the first phase. Sonowal is contesting from Majuli (ST) seat.
