WB assembly polls 2016: Campaigning for third phase ends today

Kolkata: The campaigning for the third phase of West Bengal assembly elections will end today.

62 constituencies spread over Uttar Kilkata, Murshidabad, Nadia and Burdwan districts will go to polls in this phase on April 21.

A total of 418 candidates including 70 independents are in the fray in this phase.

Only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have fielded candidates in all the 62 constituencies.

While the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is contesting 38 seats, the Congress Party has fielded its candidates for 26 seats. About one crore eight lakh voters will decide the fate of these candidates.