Nearly 80% turnout in W Bengal, over 72% in Assam in first phase
Millennium Post Delhi|March 28, 2021
Voting held in 30 Assembly seats in Bengal & 47 in Assam
Nearly 80% turnout in W Bengal, over 72% in Assam in first phase

Highlights

• During the polls, 10288 each of Ballot Units (BUs), Control Units (CUs) and VVPATs were used in West Bengal and 11,537 each of BUs, CUs, and 37 VVPATs were used in Assam. One control unit, on VVPAT and at least one ballot unit make an EVM

• In West Bengal, nearly 74 lakh electorate across 10,288 polling stations had registered to exercise their franchise in this phase

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: A voter turnout of 79.79 percent was recorded in West Bengal and 72.14 percent in Assam till 5 pm on Saturday in the first phase of Assembly elections in these states, the Election Commission said.

Voting was held in 30 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal and 47 seats in Assam in this phase with a total of 21,825 polling stations.

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