Kolkata: At least 79.09 percent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in 43 Assembly constituencies of West Bengal where voting was held for the sixth phase on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab said.
Thaat number is likely to rise.
Polling was held between 7 am and 6.30 pm at 14,480 polling stations in 17 Assembly constituencies in North 24 Parganas district, nine each in Nadia and Uttar Dinajpur districts and eight in Purba Bardhaman district.
"Polling was by and large peaceful today, apart from a few incidents of violence," a senior official of the CEOs office said.
Among the four districts, Nadia registered the highest voter turnout of 82.67 percent, followed by Purba Bardhaman (82.15 percent), Uttar Dinajpur (77.76 percent) and North 24 Parganas (75.94 percent), Aftab added.
The Election Commission has deployed 1,071 companies of Central forces for the sixth phase.
The state will witness two more phases of polling on 26 and 29 April.
Votes will be counted on 2 May.
April 22, 2021 at 08:23PM
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