Trinamool ministers' fate to be decided today in 4th phase of voting

April 25, 2016 07:57

Polling for the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly polls, which will decide the fate of several Trinamool Congress ministers, began this morning with unprecedented security arrangements. Voters were seen lining up before 12,500 polling stationsin 49 seats in North 24 Parganas district, including Bidhan Nagar, and Howrah district as polling began at 7 am.

All eyes will be on jailed former Transport and Sports minister Madan Mitra, who is contesting from Kamarhati seat in

North 24 Parganas district.

Greenhorns in the fray in this phase include former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya's daughter Vaishali and former Bengal cricket captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla - both of whom are fighting on TMC tickets.

Shukla is pitted against actress-turned-politician Rupa Ganguly of BJP from north Howrah seat.

Footballer Dipendu Biswas has been fielded by TMC from south Basirhat seat which is being defended by BJP's lone sitting MLA Shamik Bhattacharya. Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta is fighting for his seat from Rajarhat New Town.

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