Kolkata, April 29: The polling for the eighth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 has begun at 7 am today, i.e on April 29. In the last phase of polls, 35 assembly constituencies go to polls, amid a raging second wave of COVID-19. The polling will conclude at 6:30 pm. Over 84 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 283 candidates on Thursday. All eyes will be on Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal as he is under the strict surveillance of the Election Commission.

In Phase 8, voting will be held at 11,860 polling stations spread over 11 assembly constituencies each in Murshidabad and Birbhum, six in Malda, and seven in Kolkata. The ECI will also put in place measures to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols during the voting process, the official said. West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 Dates: Polling in 8 Phases Between March 27 and April 29, Results on May 2; Check Full Schedule Here.

West Bengal Phase 8 Election 2021 Full List of 35 Constituencies

1.    Manikchak               

2.    Maldaha (SC)

3.    English Bazar

4.    Mothabari

5.    Sujapur                                       

6.    Baisnabnagar

7.    Khargram (SC)                            

8.    Burwan (SC)

9.    Kandi                                          

10.  Bharatpur

11.  Rejinagar                                    

12.  Beldanga

13.  Baharampur                                

14.  Hariharpara

15.  Nowda                                        

16.  Domkal

17.  Jalangi                                        

18.  Chowrangee

19.  Entally                                        

20.  Beleghata

21.  Jorasanko                                   

22.  Shyampukur

23.  Maniktala                                   

24.  Kashipur-Belgachhia

25.  Dubrajpur (SC)                           

26.  Suri

27.  Bolpur                                        

28.  Nanoor (SC)

29.  Labpur                                        

30.  Sainthia (SC)

31.  Mayureswar                               

32.  Rampurhat

33.  Hansan                                       

34.  Nalhati

35.   Murarai

 

The ECI has imposed curbs on campaigning amid rising COVID-19 cases, hence the campaigning for the eighth and final phase has been a low-key affair. The EC has banned roadshows and vehicle rallies in the state and noted that the COVID safety norms were being flouted in West Bengal during campaigning.

In the last phase, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy at least 641 companies of central forces, including 224 in Birbhum district, in the eighth phase to ensure free and fair voting.  Security measures have been heightened in view of the violence in the previous phases, particularly the death of five people in Cooch Behar in the fourth round of polling on April 10, the official said.

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