With the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections currently under underway across 53 constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the voters the exercise their franchise in large numbers and take part in 'festival of democracy'.
The Prime Minister took to micro-blogging site Twitter to express his views.
"Requesting all voters voting in the 5th phase of West Bengal polls today to vote in large numbers & be a part of this festival of democracy," he tweets.
The fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections began this morning amid tight secutrity in 24 Parganas Dakshin, Hooghly and Kolkata Dakshin districts. The polling is being held for 31 constituencies in 24 Parganas Dakshin, 18 in Hooghly and four in Kolkata Dakshin.
About 1.24 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect their representative from 349 candidates, including 43 women, at 14, 642 polling booths, including 1075 model booths and 390 ladies booths.
As many as 680 companies of central forces have been deployed in all the three poll-bound districts for smooth polling.
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