The sixth phase of the West Bengal Assembly
Elections at Coochbehar and East Midnapore district covering 25 constituencies
started at 7 am amid strict security. Reports are that the final phase of the
Assembly Elections will make as many as 58.04 lakh voters to cast their vote
and decide the fate of 170 candidates. Today’s polling also adds 18 female
candidates contesting for their luck. Among the total, 27.8 lakh are women
voters and only 68 voters belong to the third gender.
A tight security is deployed to turn out a peaceful
polling in both of the districts. The Election Commission of India has issued 361
companies of central forces with 50, 000 security personnel in it, the largest
deployed force among all the phases. The central force will be assisted by a
contingent of 12,000 state police personnel, sources said.
Also, this is the first time after independence when
people from the border areas of Coochbehar district will cast their vote. The
people were unable to cast their vote due to a former exclusion from the voters
list. They were included as citizens of the nation only last year. Apart from
the history made by including Chitmahal
with the mainland, the oldest voter, 103-year-old Asgar Ali from Mosaldanga was
found to be the oldest voter casting his opinion for the first time.
A total of 61.88 percent of polling turnout was
reported till 1 pm in the sixth phase. Reports are, in both of the districts,
the Commission has marked 714 ‘vulnerable’ areas and 1685 ‘vulnerable’ voters.
Also, a tight vigilance on Nandigram in East Midnapore is kept to tackle any
unfriendly situation.
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