By Our Correspondent
KOLKATA:Polling for the General elections for the Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal (Phase-II) began today at 7:00 AM.
As of 7:45 PM, poll-participation in West Bengal (Phase-II) stood at 91.66%. In phase
1st of the West Bengal general elections, the poll-participation was 93.19%. The combined poll-percentage over the two-phases stands at 92.47%. Previously, the highest poll-participation in WB was 84.72% (2011 GELA).
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr. S.S. Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi kept a close watch on the polling through live-webcasting which was ensured in 100% of the Polling Stations in West Bengal (Phase-II) as well.
Presiding Officers updated the polling percentage on ECINET at the close of poll before leaving the polling station as per ECI’s latest instructions resulting in minimal delay in updation of the polling trends.
Several new voter-friendly initiatives such as easily identifiable colour photos of candidates on EVM ballot papers, Mobile Deposit Facility (MDF), newly designed Voter Information Slips (VIS) for easy readability and limit of electors upto 1,200 per polling station were ensured in these elections.
Polling stations were also provided with wheelchairs and volunteers to assist PwD voters. Transport facilities were also provided to assist PwD voters in reaching their respective polling stations.
District-wise and AC wise approximate voter turnout figures are available on the ECINET App.
