Kolkata: Preparations are in place for the fourth phase of polling in eight West Bengal Lok Sabha constituencies on Monday, which will decide the fate of 68 candidates in the fray.
The eight seats:
- Baharampur
- Krishnanagar
- Ranaghat (SC)
- Burdwan East (SC)
- Burdwan-Durgapur
- Asansol, Bolpur (SC)
- Birbhum
These seats will see a four-corneredcontest between the Trinamool Congress, the BJP, the Congress and the Left Front.
An electorate of 1,34,56,491 will decide the fate of 68 candidates in these eight constituencies, the Election Commission said.
The commission will deploy a total of580 companies of central forces, which will cover all the polling booths in the Lok Sabha constituencies to ensure free and fair polling, election officials said.
The campaign for the eight parliamentary seats -- that came to an end on Saturday evening -- saw roadshows and poll meetings by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Contestants from the BAHARAMPUR Lok Sabha constituency:
- TMC has fielded Apurba Sarkar (David) against the Congress MP, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
- The Left Front constituent RSP has nominated Id Mohammad, while the BJP has named Krishna Joyardar
Contestants from the KRISHNANAGAR Lok Sabha constituency:
- TMC has fielded Mahua Moitra against BJP's Kalyan Chaubey, a footballer
- The Congress has nominated Intaj Ali Shah and the CPI(M) Shantanu Jha
Contestants from the RANAGHAT (SC) Lok Sabha constituency:
- TMC's Rupali Biswas locking horns with BJP's Jagannath Sarkar
- Congress has nominated Minati Biswas and the CPI(M) Rama Biswas