Kolkata/New Delhi, April 30 -- West Bengal has registered a record 92.47% voter turnout in the two-phase Assembly polls, the highest in the state since Independence, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. In 2013, Tripura had recorded the highest ever voter turnout in an Assembly election at 93.61%. As of 7.45 pm, poll participation in West Bengal in Phase II of the Assembly elections stood at 91.66% . In Phase I of the elections on April 23, the poll participation was 93.19 %. "The combined poll percentage over the two phases stands at 92.47%," the poll watchdog said. West Bengal has a voter base of 6.81 crore. Previously, the highest voter turnout in the state was 84.72%t in the 2011 Assembly polls. In Phase II, the participation of women electors was marginally higher compared to men. According to the Election Commission (EC), 92.28% of the total women electors voted as compared to 91.07% of men. Commenting on the impressive voter turnout, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, "For the highest ever percentage of polling in West Bengal since Independence, the EC salutes each voter of state."P10...