West Bengal records 62.18 per cent turnout till 1 pm; 56.81 per cent polling in Tamil Nadu

West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 62.18 per cent till 1 pm on Thursday as the first phase of polling is underway for 152 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts, according to the Election Commission of India data.

As per the 1 pm polling data, West Medinipur recorded the highest voter turnout at 65.77 per cent, followed by Jhargram at 65.31 per cent, Bankura at 64.85 per cent and Birbhum at 63.93 per cent. South Dinajpur saw 63.05 per cent turnout, East Medinipur at 62.90 per cent and Murshidabad at 62.71 per cent.

Advertisement

Alipurduar registered 60.03 per cent polling till 1 pm, while North Dinajpur saw 60 per cent, Coochbehar 60.75 per cent, West Bardhaman 60.37 per cent, Jalpaiguri 60.84 per cent, Darjeeling 59.81 per cent, Purulia 59.83 per cent and Kalimpong 59.52 per cent. Malda recorded the lowest turnout at 58.45 per cent.

In Tamil Nadu, 56.81 per cent turnout was recorded by 1 pm. As per the data shared by the Commission of India, Tirupur saw 62.97 per cent turnout, followed by Namakkal at 62.51 per cent, Erode at 61.79 per cent, and Salem at 61.42 per cent.

The turnout in Dharmapuri was recorded at 59.79 per cent, Coimbatore at 58.24 per cent, Tiruchirappalli at 57.66 per cent, Madurai at 54.75 per cent, Chennai at 54.58 per cent, and Kanniyakumari at 50.35 per cent.