West Bengal votes in 2nd phase: 29% voter turnout till 11.15 am

West Bengal reported 29.27% voter turnout till 11.15 am on Thursday in the second phase of state elections. More than 75 lakh voters will decide the fate of 191 candidates in 30 seats in this phase

All eyes are set on the high profile Nandigram constituency where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against her protégé-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari. The EC has imposed section 144 in the region and deployed aerial surveillance.

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All 10,620 booths where polling is being held this phase have been declared as sensitive by the Election Commission, which has deployed around 651 companies of central forces to provide security.

A total 199 companies of Central Armed Police Force have been deployed in Purba Medinipur, 210 companies in Paschim Medinipur, 170 in South 24 Parganas and 72 in Bankura.

TMC and BJP are contesting in all the 30 seats, while CPI(M) is in the fray in 15 and its alliance partners of Sanjukta Morcha, the Congress and ISF, are competing in 13 and two seats respectively.

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