WB Polls: Voting for 2nd phase begins, Nandigram key seat

Second phase of polling commenced in West Bengal on April 1. In this phase, total of 30 assembly constituencies will go to polls from the districts of South 24 Parganas, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur. Out of the 171 candidates in the fray 152 are men and the remaining are women. Among the candidates, all eyes are on the two most prominent figures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari contesting from Nandigram constituency. Security personnel were deployed on polling booths.