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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 4 voting today in 44 constituencies. Nine of them are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly

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	<strong>West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: </strong>The fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 is taking place today. A total of 1,15,81,022 voters will decide the fate of 373 candidates in constituencies spread over Howrah (Part II), South 24 Parganas(Part III), Hooghly (Part II), Alipurduar and Cooch Behar. Of the 44 constituencies, nine assembly constituencies are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly. The prominent faces going in Phase-IV polls are Babul Supriyo who will lock horns with sitting TMC MLA Arup Biswas from Tollygunj, TMC&rsquo;s secretary-general Partha Chatterjee will take on film actor Srabanti Chatterjee of the BJP from Behala West, TMC turncoat Rajib Banerjee who is contesting from Domjur in Howrah district on a BJP ticket, BJP MPs Locket Chatterjee and Nisith Pramanik from Chuchura and Dinhata, respectively.</div>
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	The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are facing each other, as the Congress and the CPI(M)-led Left Front has joined forces with Abbas Siddiqui&#39;s Indian Secular Front (ISF) to secure their place in the equation.</div>
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Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

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EC should be held responsible for violence in Bengal, says Congress leader Chidambaram

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		The EC should be held responsible because it has made large scale transfers and postings of senior police officers in West Bengal</p>
	&mdash; P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) <a href="https://twitter.com/PChidambaram_IN/status/1380849796173373442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Polling process going on smoothly at Polling Stations No 227-232

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		Polling process going on smoothly at Polling Stations No 227-232 under 149 Kasba Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WestBengalElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WestBengalElections</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ECISVEEP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ECISVEEP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SpokespersonECI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpokespersonECI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rajivkumarec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rajivkumarec</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBKolkata?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PIBKolkata</a> <a href="https://t.co/2Hp7YAetU5">pic.twitter.com/2Hp7YAetU5</a></p>
	&mdash; CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) <a href="https://twitter.com/CEOWestBengal/status/1380807840097443843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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We have sought Amit Shah's resignation, says Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri

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Covid-19 Protocol maintained at 174 Sankrail (SC) Assembly Constituency of Howrah District.

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Mamata questions central forces' version of firing on voters

Mamata questions central forces&#39; version of firing on voters in self-defence in Cooch Behar, lack of video footage and injuries to policemen

LIVE: We will order CID probe into firing by central forces on voters, says Mamata

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	We will order CID probe into firing by central forces on voters at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar, says Mamata Banerjee</div>

Amit Shah is completely responsible for firing incident, says Mamata

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		Home Minister Amit Shah is completely responsible for today&#39;s incident and he himself is the conspirator. I don&#39;t blame central forces because they work under Home Minister&#39;s order: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri <a href="https://t.co/zWwh4hqJvF">pic.twitter.com/zWwh4hqJvF</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1380845618361327616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Enthusiastic voters at 155 Mahestala Assembly Constituency of South 24 Parganas District

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Watch: Glimpses from the ongoing fourth phase of polling in West Bengal

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		Glimpses from the ongoing fourth phase of polling in West Bengal <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AssemblyElections2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AssemblyElections2021</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoVote</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionCommissionOfIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionCommissionOfIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ECI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/rajivkumarec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rajivkumarec</a><br />
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	&mdash; Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ECISVEEP/status/1380826101203734531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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LIVE: Mamata can defeat BJP, but how will she beat people, says Modi at poll rally

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LIVE: Problem is not with central forces, but with your politics of violence, says PM Modi at rally

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LIVE: With defeat staring Mamata in face, she is inciting violence, says Modi at rally

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LIVE: This election is not being fought by BJP alone, people are also fighting this, says Modi

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People of Bengal don't expect Mamata to have sensitivity any more, says PM Modi in Krishnanagar

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After a wait for decades, the 'mahayagya' of 'ashol poribortan' has started in Bengal, says Modi

After a wait for decades, the &#39;mahayagya&#39; of &#39;ashol poribortan&#39; has started in Bengal. This &#39;mahayagya&#39; will teach a lesson to appeasers, says PM Modi at a rally in Krishnanagar.