Mamata vs Suvendu: Bengal's High-Stakes Polling Continues

Mamata Banerjee is in the fray from Bhabanipur seat, from where she won last year. Mamata had contested from both Bhabanipur and Nandigram in 2021.| India News

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West Bengal is set for its second phase of polling on 142 seats, with over 1,448 candidates in the fray, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Mamata, seeking a fourth term for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), is contesting from the high-stakes Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.

The first phase of polling saw a massive turnout of 92.72%, the highest since Independence.

The results will be declared on May 4, along with other states and Union Territory.

Over 3.22 crore voters, including 1.64 crore male electors and 1.57 crore female electors, will participate in the voting.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the fray from Bhabanipur, where she won last year, after contesting from both Bhabanipur and Nandigram.

A total of 2,473 people have been apprehended in Bengal as part of intensified surveillance ahead of the second phase.