A 61.11% voter turnout has been recorded till 1 p.m. in the second and final phase of West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, as per the official data shared by the Election Commission.
Apart from a few sporadic incidents of EVM malfunctioning, the polling in the second phase on Wednesday, April 29, remained largely peaceful. Updated figures from the election body indicate a significantly higher voter participation by mid-morning.
Earlier, data shared by the Election Commission stated that West Bengal recorded an overall voter turnout of 39.97 per cent till 11 a.m.
Among the Assembly constituences, voter turnout was recorded at 69.33% in Ausgram, 68.15% in Arambag, 64.95% in Chanditala, 63.31% in Chunchura, 63.82% in Chakdaha, 66.89% in Bhatar, 64.94% in Dhanekhali, 60.54% in Diamond Harbour, 68.69% in Monteswar and 68.62% in Mangalkot till 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
During the initial two hours of polling, the overall turnout stood at 18.39 per cent. Later on, these early-hour figures were superseded by the mid-morning update indicating a sharper rise in participation.
In the second phase of polling, a total of 142 Assembly constituencies are in the fray. These seats are spread over eight key districts — Kolkata North (7 seats), Kolkata South (4), North 24 Parganas (33), South 24 Parganas (31), Howrah (16), Nadia (17), Hooghly (18), and Purba Bardhaman (16).
Overall, a total of 3,21,73,837 voters, including 1,64,35,627 men, 1,57,37,418 women, and 792 third-gender voters, are eligible to cast their votes across 41,001 polling stations, all under webcasting surveillance to ensure transparency.
With a high-stakes electoral battle underway and robust security measures in place, authorities remain hopeful that the remaining hours of polling will continue in a peaceful manner while maintaining the strong turnout momentum witnessed so far.
During the first phase of voting on April 23, a 93.19% voter turnout was registered. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.