All arrangements put in place for second phase of
assembly elections to be held in West Bengal and Assam tomorrow. Road
shows, public meetings, fiery speeches marked the end of the
high-octane campaign by the ruling TMC and rival BJP for the second
phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, yesterday.
Polling will take place tomorrow in 30 assembly constituencies in the second phase.
Nandigram Assembly constituency of Purbo Midnipur district from where
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seeking a third term in office, also
goes to poll in this phase. For her, and the BJP, the battle for
Nandigram is a prestige fight. Because it was the 2007 agitation against
land acquisition in Nandigram that catapulted Banerjee to the centre
stage of politics in West Bengal, paving the way for the TMC’s victory
in the 2011 Assembly polls that ended 34 years of Left Front rule.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has completed all preparations for
voting. Polling parties will reach polling stations by this evening.
Media correspondent reports that, the departure of polling parties for
polling stations will be started after some time. Security has been
increased in the assembly seats where elections are to be held under the
second phase. The borders of the state adjoining other states are being
closely monitored.
The Election Commission has deployed a large number of Central Armed
Police Forces to making a completely peaceful and fearless environment
for polling. Vehicles entering the boarders of the district and cities
are being checked by security personnel in the presence of magistrate.
Meanwhile, senior leaders of BJP, Trinamool Congress and Sanyukta Morcha
have shifted their election campaign in those constituencies where
polling will take place in the Third and Fourth phase.
Moreover campaigning for the second phase
of assembly elections in Assam ended yesterday with rain and bad weather
playing spoilsport.
Over 73 lakh voters will decide the fate of 345 candidates in 39 seats,
which will go to polls tomorrow. In the first phase, polling had taken
place in 47 seats on March 27.
The high voltage campaign saw bigwigs from BJP and Congress touring the state several times in the past week.
media correspondent reports, most of the seats in the Second phase are
likely to see a straight fight between the NDA and Congress led
Mahajoth. BJP has fielded 34 candidates, Congress has 28, Assam Jatiya
Parishad -19, AIUDF seven, AGP six and BPF has four candidates are in
the fray . For the ruling BJP , ministers Parimal Suklabaidya, Bhabesh
Kalita , Pijush Hazarika and sitting MLA Numal Momin would seek re
-election. Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, Sum Ronghang, Siddique Ahmed from
the Congress would try their political luck. Senior BPF leader and
minister Rihon Daimary is also in the fray from Udalguri seat. Suzam
Uddin Lashkar, Siraj Uddin Ajmal would be in the contest for AIUDF.
However , this election would not witness participation of former Chief
Minister and Asom Gana Parishad leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who
represented Bahrampur seat for last 35 years.
Meanwhile, Joint CEO of Assam Pulak Patgiri said that Braille signage system to be used during polls for the benefit of the visually impaired voters. Mr. Patgiri said that all necessary steps have been taken in this direction as per the guidelines of the ECI.
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