Fifth phase of voting in West Bengal begins
Polling for the fifth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal began on Saturday at 7 am in the Kolkata South, South 24 Parganas, and Hooghly districts. Around ​1.2 crore voters from 53 constituencies with 14,500 polling stations will choose from 349 candidates. Further, 90,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the three districts.