Bengal polls 2021: Fifth phase polling on 45 seats begins | LIVE

Amid the nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases, the next round of 'Khela' will begin in West Bengal as 45 seats will go to polls on Saturday in phase five of the multi-phased election. Forty-five constituencies covering the districts of Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling and a segment of Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman will vote in phase-V in which a total of 319 candidates, including 39 women are in the fray. A total of 1,071 companies of central forces for ensuring a peaceful election. In addition to this, 15,790 state police officials will also be on duty on Saturday for the fifth phase polls. Ahead of the fifth phase polling, the Election Commission had decided to curtail the timings of campaigning for the remaining phases and extended the silence period to 72 hours for each of the phases.

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