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High-voltage campaign for 5th phase poll ends

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Press Trust Of India Kolkata

The high-voltage campaign for the 7 May, fifth phase, election to 38 constituencies in the Maoist-hit districts of West Midnapur, Bankura, Purulia and parts of Burdwan district ended today.

An electorate of 74,17,723 will chose their representatives to the West Bengal Assembly from among 193 candidates in fray. The notable among the constituencies is Keshpur in West Midnapur district where a bitter turf war between two arch political rivals CPI-M and Trinamool Congress made news for several years.

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First Published: May 06 2011 | 12:49 AM IST

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