Kolkata, April 19 -- As the West Bengal Assembly polls draw closer, a high-stakes battle is brewing in the prestigious Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, where senior TMC leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim is locked in a fierce contest against BJP's strongman candidate Rakesh Singh.

Firhad Hakim is a long-standing TMC stronghold, as he has held the seat continuously since 2011.

The Congress has nominated Aquib Gulzar, while the CPI(M) has fielded Faiyaz Ahmad Khan in the contest.

The constituency has seen its electoral roll shrink to 1.75 lakh after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Muslims form a major chunk of the electorate in the seat, which also has a significant number of basti (slum) areas. Hindus also play an important ...