KOLKATA: Bengal wrapped up its fifth phase of polling on Saturday with a marked decline in voter turnout compared to 2016, especially in constituencies on the fringes of Kolkata, and far fewer incidents of violence than in the fourth phase of elections.
The turnout figures till 5pm in the immediate vicinity of Kolkata Bidhannagar, Rajarhat-New Town, Dum Dum, Baranagar and Barasat were much lower compared to the 2016 assembly polls. The overall turnout till 5pm was estimated to be 78.3%. The final voter count may yet exceed that of the fourth phase
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April 17, 2021 22:04 IST
78.36% electors had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the polling held in 45 Assembly constituencies.
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A health worker sanitise voters at a polling station during the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata on April 17, 2021.
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78.36% electors had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the polling held in 45 Assembly constituencies.
High voter turnout and sporadic incidents of violence marked the fifth phase of elections in West Bengal on Saturday.
Polling was held in 45 Assembly seats across six districts three in north Bengal and three in south Bengal. Till 5 p.m. about 78.36 % voters had exercised their franchise.