81.25 pc voter turnout in phase IV of WB polls: EC
In North 24 Parganas district 82.03 per cent voters exercised their franchise while the figure in Howrah was 79.67 per cent.
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The overall average in the two districts adjoining Kolkata was 81.25 %, the EC said, as it released the final voter turnout figures after polling ended at 6 PM last evening.
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Among all the 49 seats that went to the poll yesterday, the lowest percentage was in Howrah north seat (67.83 per cent) and Bidhannagar (67.92 per cent).
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Basirhat North recorded the highest with 89.51 %, the EC said. The third phase had recorded 82.28 % voter turnout while in the second phase it was 83.05 per cent.
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In the first two parts of phase I of polling held on April 4 and April 11, the final turnout was 84.22 per cent and 83.73 per cent, respectively, it said.