Fifty constituencies in second phase of election in WB
Friday, 22 April 2011, 19:03 IST
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Kolkata:Fifty constituencies will go to polls tomorrow in the second phase of Assembly polls in three districts of West Bengal in which over 93.33 lakh voters would cast ballots to elect representatives from among 293 aspirants. The three districts where election would be held are Murshidabad having 22 seats, Birbhum--11 and Nadia--17. In all 11,531 polling stations have been set up. Tight security arrangements have been made in all three districts to ensure free, fair and peaceful election. Police sources said about 4800 security personnel including central para-military personnel have been deployed in the three districts. Defying the party's warning, four rebel Congress candidates backed by party MP Adhir Chowdhury are contesting as independents in Murshidabad district and an equal number of dissidents are in the fray in Nadia. All of them have been suspended by the party.
Source: PTI
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