New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters in the fourth part of the West Bengal election to solid their votes in record numbers on Saturday.
“As the 4th phase of the West Bengal elections begin, urging the people voting today to do so in record numbers. I would especially request the youth and women to vote in large numbers,” the PM stated in a tweet quickly after the polling started.
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As the 4th part of the West Bengal elections start, urging the people voting at present to accomplish that in record numbers. I’d particularly request the youth and girls to vote in massive numbers.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 10, 2021
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Voting for 44 constituencies in West Bengal`s fourth part Assembly election 2021 started at 7 am on Saturday amid tight safety.
This part of the elections will witness an intense battle between 373 candidates in 44 constituencies of the state throughout 5 districts – Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly.
Among the 44 constituencies, 9 are in Howrah, 10 in Hooghly, 11 in South 24 Parganas, 5 in Alipurduar and 9 in Cooch Behar. A complete of 1,15,81,022 voters will take part in this part, out of which 2,63,016 are first-time voters.Â
The smallest constituency is Bally with 1,76,001 electorates whereas Chunchura is the most important constituency with 3,13,701 electorates. The fifth part of the assembly elections will start on April 17. The counting of votes will happen on May 2.
