Polling for the seventh phase of West Bengal Assembly elections are underway and 37.72 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am.

Over 86 lakh voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 284 candidates on Monday, when 34 assembly constituencies, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's home turf Bhabanipur, go to polls in the seventh phase.Campaigning for the seventh phase has been a low-key affair, following curbs imposed by the EC in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 cases in the state.