In Pics | How phase 2 of voting unfolded in West Bengal, Assam

The people of West Bengal and Assam on Thursday yet again stepped out to vote in the second phase of Assembly elections even amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In Bengal, thirty seats including Nandigram, in four districts went to the polls in the second phase. The fate of 171 candidates will be decided by about 75 lakh voters in the second phase where 652 teams of the central security forces were deployed to prevent any untoward incident. In Assam, the fate of 345 candidates, including 26 women, is being decided by over 73.44 lakh voters in this phase. Here's how the day unfolded:

A volunteer checks the body temperature of a voter before entering a polling station to cast her vote during Phase 2 of West Bengal's legislative election in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

An elderly voter is assisted by an election official after casting her vote at a polling station during Phase 2 of West Bengal's legislative election in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari (R) leaves on a motorbike after casting his vote at a polling station during Phase 2 of West Bengal's legislative election in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

Voters show their ID cards as they arrive to cast their votes during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, in Nandigram. Credit: PTI Photo

Voters wearing plastic gloves stand in a line to cast their vote outside a polling station during Phase 2 of West Bengal's legislative election in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes notes while sitting in a wheelchair at a polling station during Phase 2 of West Bengal's legislative election in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

All India Trinamool Congress party supporters shout slogans against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters as West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (not pictured) enteres in a polling station during the second phase of West Bengal's legislative elections in Nandigram. Credit: AFP Photo

Tribal women wait to cast their votes during the second phase of Assam Assembly polls, in Morigaon. Credit: PTI Photo

BJP candidate Numol Mumin shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote at a polling station, during the second phase of Assam Assembly Elections, at Boakjan in Karbi Anglong District. Credit: PTI Photo

Voters maintain social distance as they arrive to cast their votes during the second phase of the Assam Assembly election, at a polling station in Morigaon. Credit: PTI Photo

Voters undergo thermal screening as they arrive to cast their votes during the second phase of the Assam Assembly election, at a polling station in Morigaon district. Credit: PTI Photo