West Bengal Assembly polls 2026: States sees massive voter turnout of 92.47 pc
West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday said that voter turnout in the West Bengal Assembly polls 2026 reached a staggering 92.47 per cent (combined across two phases), hailing the large participation of people in the electoral process, the ANI reported. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), polling in Phase II stood at 91.66 per cent till 7:45 pm. In Phase I, held on April 23, voter turnout was 93.19 per cent, taking the combined figure to 92.47 per cent across both phases. Voting across 142 seats in eight districts Addressing a press conference, the CEO said that polling was conducted across 142 Assembly seats in eight districts: Kolkata South, Kolkata North, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, and Purba Bardhaman the news agency reported. He added that there were 41,001 polling booths in total. Kolkata witnesses record participation The CEO said Kolkata saw historic voter participation. Sharing an anecdote, he said even the booth where he voted recorded over 80 per cent turnout. “Turnout reached 92.47 …
