West Bengal maintains record turnout in Phase II also
West Bengal continued with the trend of bumper voting in Phase II also on 142 Assembly seats. As per the Election Commission, the State registered 91.66 percent voter turnout till 7.45 pm. West Bengal had recorded 93.19 percent voting in Phase I when 152 seats went for polls. The combined poll-percentage over the two-phases stands at 92.47 percent. It surpassed the previous highest poll-participation in the State of 84.72% in the 2011 elections. Bengal has 16 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The results will be out on May 4.
