Where: St Xavier’s College back gate

Ward: 63

Main candidates: Susmita Bhattacharya (Trinamul Congress), Sulochona Agarwal (BJP), Silpa Thakker (CPM)

Sitting councillor: Susmita Bhattacharya

Abdul al Mukit, 22

■ What is your ward number? (Steals a glance at his poll slip) I don’t know

■ Who are the main candidates? No clue (smiles)

■ Who is the sitting councillor? No clue (smiles wider)

Rahul Sahani, 23.

■ What is your ward number? I don’t know

■ Who are the main candidates? Some Mukherjee...

■ Who is the sitting councillor? I don’t know (sheepishly)

Abdul Al Noman, 21

■ What is your ward number? 63

■ Who are the main candidates? No clue (minutes after casting his ballot)

■ Who is the sitting councillor? I don’t know

Where: Puddapukur Institution, near Puddapukur tank

Ward: 69

Main candidates: Anita Basu (Trinamul Congress), Krishna Sen (CPM), Manila Chowdhury (Congress)

Sitting councillor: Manila Chowdhury

Nikita Gohil, 23

■ What is your ward number? 69.

■ Who are the main candidates? Krishna Sen of the CPM, Manila Chowdhury of the Congress… I don’t know the other one

■ Who is the sitting councillor? I have no idea!

Partho Roy, 24

■ What is your ward number? 69.

■ Who are the main candidates? Krishna Sen of the CPM, Manila Chowdhury of the Congress and Anita Basu of Trinamul

■ Who is the sitting councillor? Manila Chowdhury. She had contested from Trinamul earlier, but the party did not give her a ticket this time. So she joined the Congress (full marks)

Sourav Bose, 23

■ What is your ward number? 69.

■ Who are the main candidates? Anita Basu of Trinamul Congress… (mumbles, looking towards mom for help)

■ Who is the sitting councillor? Manila Chowdhury

Kunal Khandelwal, 21

■ What is your ward number? (Looking at his poll slip) 16

■ Who are the main candidates? I don’t know

■ Who is the sitting councillor? Manila Chowdhury, I guess

Where: Kankurgachhi, near 3A bus stand

Ward: 32

Main candidates: Arun Shaw (BJP), Chitta Ranjan De (Trinamul Congress), Rupa Bagchi (CPM), Mrityunjoy Saha (Congress)

Sitting councillor: Rupa Bagchi

Anurag Verma, 18

■ What is your ward number? I don’t remember

■ Who are the main candidates? No idea

■ Who is the sitting councillor? Rupa Bagchi

Aditi Tarafder, 18

■ What is your ward number? Is it 32?

■ Who are the main candidates? Rupa Bagchi of the CPM. I can’t remember the name of the Trinamul candidate. We know him as Bachchu.

■ Who is the sitting councillor? Rupa Bagchi

Compiled by: Saionee Chakraborty and Romila Saha
Pictures by: Sanat Kumar Sinha, Saionee Chakraborty and Romila Saha