Among the districts that recorded high voting rates were Dakshin Dinajpur where 94.98% voters exercised their franchise, followed by Cooch Behar with 94.75% and Birbhum recorded 93.88% voting. | Photo credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
West Bengal recorded a record voter turnout of 92.03% in the first phase of parliamentary elections on Thursday (April 23, 2026), amid isolated incidents of violence.
The election, which was the highest voter turnout in the state since 1951, was followed by a four-month special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which saw a drop in voters of about 12%.
Published – 23 Apr 2026 14:14 IST
