Journalism of Courage
Approximately 16.65 per cent turnout was recorded till 11 am in Bengal during polling for the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, voting for which began at 7 am on Saturday. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
Five people were killed in two separate incidents of poll-related violence in Cooch Behar on Saturday. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
Police personnel monitor Tiljala under Kasba Assembly constituency on Saturday. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
A total of 1,15,81,022 voters including 58,82,514 men, 56,98,218 women and 290 members of the third gender, will decide the fate of 373 candidates in Saturday’s polling in a total of 44 constituencies spread over Howrah (Part II), South 24 Parganas (Part III), Hooghly (Part II) in south Bengal and in north Bengal’s Alipurduar and Cooch Behar. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
Polling is being held for nine assembly constituencies in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Coochbehar and ten in Hooghly. In picture, people queue up at Kasba central modern polling station. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
A first-time voter at the Raipur polling station of Jadavpur Assembly constituency. (Express photo by Shashi Ghosh)
At a polling station in Cooch Behar on Saturday. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
Voter's outside Sadar Govt High School, Cooch Behar on Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
Electoral fates of key candidates including Union Minister Babul Supriyo, West Bengal ministers Partha Chatterjee, Arup Biswas and former Indian cricketer turned politician Manoj Tiwary will be decided. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
