India Social,Political and Educational: Details of 4th Phase Assembly Election of 2016 in West Bengal

There were 49 candidates for whom voters exercised their franchises. 16 were from Howrah and 33 were from Uttar 24 Parganas. 1.08 crore voters were to cast their votes at about 12500 polling stations. 90,000 security personnel were deployed to assure free and fare election. There were five observers, all of IAS rank, all around two districts in Howrah and North 24 Parganas.

Assembly Constituencies for the 4th Phase:-

All assembly constituencies comprise 33 from North 24 Parganas and 16 from Howrah.

North 24 Parganas

94-BAGDAH (SC)

95-BONGAON UTTAR (SC)

96-BONGAON DAKSHIN (SC)

97-GAIGHATA (SC)

98-SWARUPNAGAR(SC)

99-BADURIA

100-HABRA

101ASHOKNAGAR

102-AMDANGA

103-BIJPUR

104-NAIHATI

105-BHATPARA

106-JAGATDAL

107-NOAPARA

108-BARRACKPUR

109-KHARDAHA

110-DUM DUM

111UTTAR PANIHATI

112-KAMARHATI

113-BARANAGAR

114-DUM DUM

115-RAJARHAT NEW TOWN

116-BIDHANNAGAR

117-RAJARHAT GOPALPUR

118MADHYAMGRAM

119-BARASAT

120-DEGANGA

121-HAROA

122-MINAKHAN(SC)

123-SANDESHKHALI(ST)

124-BASIRHAT DAKSHIN

125-BASIRHATUTTAR

126-HINGALGANJ(SC)

Howrah

169-BALLY

170-HOWRAH UTTAR

171-HOWRAH MADHYA

172-SHIBPUR

173-HOWRAH DAKSHIN

174-SANKRAIL (SC)

175-PANCHLA

176-ULUBERIA PURBA

177-ULUBERIA UTTAR (SC)

178-ULUBERIA DAKSHIN

179-SHYAMPUR

180-BAGNAN

181-AMTA

182-UDAYNARAYANPU

183JAGATBALLAVPUR

184-DOMJUR

Number of Candidates:-

Parties	Howrah	North 24 Parganas	Overall
BSP	29	6	35
BJP	33	16	49
CPI	2	0	2
CPIM	18	6	24
INC	7	5	12
NCP	0	0	0
AIFB	4	3	7
AITC	33	16	49
RSP	1	0	1
Registered Unrecognized Parties	43	27	70
Independent	32	64	96
Total	202	143	345

Percentage of Poll:-

Time	Howrah	North 24 Parganas	Overall
9 a.m.	20.34	22.63	21.87
11am	41.25	42.37	42.01
01pm	52.43	52.12	52.22
3pm	67.31	67.27	67.28
5pm	75.46	79.16	78.

Events of 4th Phase:-

Camp office of CPIM at Raghunathpur was destroyed. Complaint of rigging has been lodged for the polling booth no 118 in Bally constituency. There was a debate between TMC candidate Baishali Dalmiya and CPIM ex MLA Kanika. Rigging in presence of Purnendu Basu at Shantimoy Nagar primary school in Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency has been telecast on ABP Ananda. Salua primary school, in the constituency of Rajarhat Newtown, an extra of 20 votes was cast. Roopa Ganguly complained against partiality of a presiding officer. She was also seen to have quarrelled against a TMC supporter. Laxmi Ratan Shukla , a TMC candidate lodged an FIR against Roopa Ganguli for threatening a presiding officer. Arunabha Ghosh, an alliance candidate from Congress, lodged a complaint against a TMC councillor for having threatened a polling agent in CB block area of Salt Lake. Central force broke camp office of TMC in Madhyamgram. Tanmoy Bhattacharya, a CPIM heavyweight candidate, was attacked. He lodged complaint.

Reaction of Surya Kanta Mishra:-

The opposition leader Surja Kanta Mishra asked Chief Minister to take action against miscreants. He said that even a little child was not relieved. He affirmed that the duties of central force was better than the previous phases.He says this vote is between the ruling party and people. 4173 complaints have been submitted in the 4th phase. A presiding officer was dropped.

Minister-Contestants:-

There were some TMC ministers in the fray. They are listed below.

Name of Minister	Department
Amit Mitra	Finance, Excise, Commerce & Industries, Public Enterprise, Industrial Reconstruction, Information Technology & Electronics
Aroop Roy	Agriculture Marketing
Bratya Basu	Tourism( Former- School Education, Higher Education)
Chandrima Bhattacharya	Minister of State:-Law & Judicial(Independent), Health & Family Welfare(Independent)
Jyotipriyo Mullick	Food and Supplies
Purnendu Basu	Agriculture( Former- Labour)