WB Assembly polls Phase 2: State records nearly 92% voter turnout amid sporadic violence

Bengal clocked its highest ever percentage of polling since Independence in both phases of the Assembly election, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said after voting ended for the second and final phase on Wednesday. “Highest ever percentage of polling in West Bengal in both Phase I & II since Independence - chunav ka parv, Paschim Bengal ka garv [election season, pride of Bengal]," Kumar was quoted as saying by PTI.