India, April 30 -- West Bengal recorded a historic voter turnout in 2026 assembly elections fuelled by large deletions under the special intensive revision (SIR), with women leading participation and several Kolkata seats witnessing unusually high polling in the second and final phase on Wednesday.

According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, the overall voter turnout in the polls stood at 92.9% (till 11pm on April 29), including 92.59% in second phase on Wednesday. The first phase, held on April 23, saw voter turnout of 93.19%, according to EC.

Female voter turnout stood at a record 93.24% across both phases, surpassing male turnout of 91.74%. In Phase 1, female turnout was 94.10% compared to 92.34% among men. In Phase 2, wome...