Fifth phase of West Bengal polls held amid tight security
An estimated 83 percent voting was recorded in three Maoist-affected districts as well as parts of Burdwan in the fifth and penultimate phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on Saturday. The polls were held amid tightened security, with helicopters keeping a watch over the forested areas.
Saturday's voting numbers continued the trend seen in the earlier four rounds, with voters forming long queues at polling booths in the Maoist-hit West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia districts as well as parts of Burdwan.
Text: IANS
Image: Women voters show their identity cards as they stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the fifth phase of assembly elections, at Raina in Burdwan district of West Bengal on Saturday, May 7, 2011. (Photographs copyright PTI)
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