Bengal Witnesses 32.78% Voter Turnout in Fourth Phase of LS Elections by 10 am
In West Bengal's eight Lok Sabha constituencies, 32.78% voter turnout recorded by 10 am. Baharampur (35.53%) had maximum polling, followed by Bolpur (35.22%). Despite some EVM malfunction complaints and issues with agents' access, voting continues from 7 am to 6 pm. Over 1.45 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots in 15,507 polling stations.
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A voter turnout of 32.78 per cent was registered in eight Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal till 10 am on Monday, an Election Commission official said.
The Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency registered maximum polling at 35.53 per cent followed by Bolpur (35.22 per cent), he said.
Bardhaman Purba (SC) recorded 33.82 per cent polling, Ranaghat (SC) (33.23 per cent), Krishnanagar (32.59 per cent), Bardhaman-Durgapur (31.41 per cent), Birbhum (30.45 per cent), and Asansol (29.99 per cent), he added.
The poll panel said it has so far received 1,088 complaints from different political parties alleging EVM malfunctioning and agents being stopped from entering booths.
Polling in the eight constituencies started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.
A total of 1,45,30,017 voters – 73,84,356 men, 71,45,379 women and 282 third-genders – are eligible to exercise their franchise in 15,507 polling stations.
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