New Delhi, April 23 -- West Bengal recorded 91.4% voter turnout as voting concluded for the first phase of the assembly elections on Thursday, 23 April. Dakshin Dinajpur topped the chart with the highest turnout of around 96% as of 7 PM. The lowest turnout was recorded in Kalimpong.

So far, the voter turnout is among the highest in recent electoral history of the state. In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections, the overall voter turnout was 82.3%.

Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar said, "Highest-ever percentage of polling in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu since Independence - ECI [Election Commission of India] salutes each voter of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu."

These, however, are not the final tallies. The Election Commi...