Kolkata: Polling began amid incidents of violence in West Bengal, where an estimated 52.36 per cent of
voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Monday in eight Lok Sabha constituencies, election officials said. An electorate of 1,34,56,491 will decide the fate of 68 candidates in the eight constituencies -- Baharampur, Krishnagar, Ranaghat (SC), Burdwan East (SC), Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur (SC) and Birbhum. According to a senior election official, clashes broke out between the supporters of rival parties in Nanoor, Rampurhat, Nalhati and Siuri areas of Birbhum seat, briefly disrupting the polling process.

Estimated voter turnout till 2 pm for the 4th phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 is 38.63%. Voting is underway in 72 constituencies, across 9 states. pic.twitter.com/rvpsO0t5ar