Voting Percentage in West Bengal 2026 LIVE: 78.68% Turnout Till 3 PM Amid Sporadic Violence

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78.86 per cent of the 3.21 crore electors exercised their franchise till 3 pm of the second and final phase of polling in West Bengal on Wednesday, April 29. The high turnout was recorded amid attacks on a few candidates, while tension gripped the Bhabanipur seat briefly as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari took swipes at one another in the same booth area.Voters queued up from 7 am outside booths in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, North and South 24 Parganas and Purba Bardhaman districts, which form Bengal's electoral and political core. Check Live Updates Here

Of the total electorate eligible to vote in this phase, 1.57 crore are women, and 792 are third-gender.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said voters are casting their vote in West Bengal this time in a "fearless atmosphere", which was unimaginable in the past six or seven decades. He also asserted that the assembly poll results on May 4 will further strengthen the resolve of a developed India.

Voter Turnout Till 1 PM

Till 1 pm, West Bengal recorded 61.11 per cent polling with Purba Bardhaman registering the highest turnout at 66.8 per cent, followed by Hooghly at 64.57 per cent and Nadia at 61.41 per cent.Howrah registered 60.68 per cent polling, while North 24 Parganas recorded 60.18 per cent.Kolkata North and Kolkata South recorded 60.18 per cent and 57.73 per cent turnout, respectively.South 24 Parganas, a politically crucial district witnessing several high-profile contests, registered 58.58 per cent voting.In the first phase, West Bengal registered 91.78%.

What Happened in West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

In 2021, the ruling party had won 123 of these 142 seats, leaving just 18 for the BJP and one for the ISF. For the BJP, breaching this southern fortress remains critical if it hopes to mount a serious challenge for power in the state.