Campaigning For Third Phase Of Assembly Elections Ends

Kolkata: The campaigning for the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, which will see a part of the metropolis go to the polls ended on Tuesday.

Over 1.37 crore electorate will decide the fate of 418 candidates, including 34 women, in 62 seats across Murshidabad, Nadia, Burdwan districts and north Kolkata on April 21. A total of 1,37,42,000 voters, of them 65,79,218 women will exercise their franchise in 16,461 polling stations from 7 AM to 6 PM on the day, election office sources said. But, even after campaigning came to an end in some constituencies of the city where Assembly polls are scheduled on Thursday, electioneering can go on in adjacent areas, barring a radius of 100 meters, where elections are slated for later this month.

In Kolkata, there are seven seats in northern part – Chowringhee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala and Kashipur-Belgachhia – where campaigning ended at 6 PM on Tuesday for the third phase of assembly polls on Thursday.

Trinamool Congress has been facing the heat with its president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showcaused by Election Commission over an alleged violation of the model code of conduct.

The 62 Constituencies going into poll in Phase III are Farakka, Samserganj, Suti, Jangipur, Raghunathganj, Sagardighi, Lalgola, Bhagawangola, Raninagar, Murshidabad, Nabagram, Khargram, Burwan, Kandi, Bharatpur, Rejinagar, Beldanga, Baharampur, Hariharpara, Nowda, Domkal, Jalangi, Karimpur, Tehatta, Palashipara, Kaliganj, Nakashipara, Chapra, Krishnanagar Uttar, Nabadwip, Krishnanagar Dakshin, Santipur, Ranaghat Uttar Paschim, Krishnaganj, Ranaghat Uttar Purba, Ranaghat Dakshin, Chakdaha, Kalyani, Haringhata, Chowrangee, Entally, Beleghata, Jorasanko, Shyampukur, Maniktala, Kashipur-Belgachhia, Khandaghosh, Bardhamandakshin, Raina, Jamalpur, Monteswar, Kalna, Memari, Bardhaman Uttar, Bhatar, Purbasthali Dakshin, Purbasthali Uttar, Katwa, Ketugram, Mangalkot, Ausgram and Galsi.