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Voting
under way for fifth round of Bengal polls
Saturday May 07, 2011 10:16:45 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Polling for
the fifth and penultimate phase of the West Bengal assembly
elections began amid tight security Saturday morning and proceeded
peacefully in 38 constituencies spread over four districts, three
of them Maoist-hit.
Parts of West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia and Burdwan district
went to polls at 7 a.m.
Over 74 lakh people are eligible to vote in 9,425 booths in the
seats spread over Burdwan and Maoist-hit West Midnapore, Bankura
and Purulia districts.
Two helicopters are doing aerial surveillance in the forest areas
and remote corners of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia. "Poling
is on peacefully. There are no reports of untoward incidents,"
said an officer manning the state police control room here.
Polling to decide the fate of 193 candidates is being held in 12
seats of West Midnapore, five in Purulia, nine in Bankura, and 12
in Burdwan in this phase covering 9,425 booths.
Around 550-600 companies of central paramilitary forces have been
deployed for polling.
Among the heavy-weights in the fray are state Health Minister
Surjya Kanta Mishra and state Congress president Manas Bhuniya.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is contesting 32
seats, the Communist Party of India (CPI) (1), Forward Bloc (3),
the Trinamool Congress (33), the Congress (5) and the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) (38).
Polls for the 294-member assembly, which started April 18, will
end May 10 with the sixth phase.
Polling has been completed in 242 seats in the first four phases.
The counting of votes will take place May 13.
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