India, April 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

General Elections to Legislative Assembly of WB (Phase-II)

Poll Percentage (%) *+

Male

Female

3rd Gender

Total

91.07

92.28

91.28

91.66

Electorate

Male

Female

3rd

Total

I

16

152

1.84

1.76

465

3.60

1,478

44,376

2,21,880

1,54,222

93.19

II*+

8

142

1.65

1.57

792

3.21

1,448

41,001

2,05,005

1,81,271

91.66

TOTAL

24

294

3.49

3.33

1,257

6.81

2,926

85,377

4,26,885

3,35,493

92.47

Sl.

State

Year of Election

Election Type

Election Year

Male VTR

Female VTR %

Total VTR

1

West Bengal

1951

LA

1951(LA)

43.12

2

West Bengal

1951

LS

1951(LS)

40.49

3

West Bengal

1957

LA

1957(LA)

47.64

4

West Bengal

1957

LS

1957(LS)

47.67

5

West Bengal

1962

LA

1962(LA)

61.77

47.43

55.55

6

West Bengal

1962

LS

1962(LS)

61.98

47.62

55.75

7

West Bengal

1967

LA

1967(LA)

70.69

60.51

66.10

8

West Bengal

1967

LS

1967(LS)

70.88

60.15

66.03

9

West Bengal

1969

LA

1969(LA)

69.67

62.57

66.51

10

West Bengal

1971

LA

1971(LA)

65.09

58.09

62.03

11

West Bengal

1971

LS

1971(LS)

64.51

58.57

61.93

12

West Bengal

1972

LA

1972(LA)

63.19

57.75

60.82

13

West Bengal

1977

LA

1977(LA)

59.72

51.86

56.15

14

West Bengal

1977

LS

1977(LS)

64.86

54.75

60.24

15

West Bengal

1980

LS

1980(LS)

72.58

68.18

70.62

16

West Bengal

1982

LA

1982(LA)

78.79

74.87

76.96

17

West Bengal

1984

LS

1984(LS)

81.74

75.04

78.61

18

West Bengal

1987

LA

1987(LA)

77.42

73.65

75.66

19

West Bengal

1989

LS

1989(LS)

82.05

76.92

79.67

20

West Bengal

1991

LA

1991(LA)

77.53

75.96

76.80

21

West Bengal

1991

LS

1991(LS)

78.33

74.88

76.73

22

West Bengal

1996

LA

1996(LA)

83.86

81.92

82.94

23

West Bengal

1996

LS

1996(LS)

84.27

80.86

82.66

24

West Bengal

1998

LS

1998(LS)

80.73

77.66

79.27

25

West Bengal

1999

LS

1999(LS)

76.70

73.25

75.05

26

West Bengal

2001

LA

2001(LA)

77.83

72.53

75.29

27

West Bengal

2004

LS

2004(LS)

79.86

75.38

78.04

28

West Bengal

2006

LA

2006(LA)

82.34

80.75

81.58

29

West Bengal

2009

LS

2009(LS)

82.29

80.25

81.42

30

West Bengal

2011

LA

2011(LA)

84.22

84.45

84.72

31

West Bengal

2014

LS

2014(LS)

82.19

81.96

82.22

32

West Bengal

2016

LA

2016(LA)

82.23

83.13

83.02

33

West Bengal

2019

LS

2019(LS)

81.35

81.79

81.76

34

West Bengal

2021

LA

2021(LA)

81.37

81.75

82.30

35

West Bengal

2024

LS

2024(LS)

78.20

80.16

79.55

36

West Bengal

2026

LA

*2026(LA)

91.74

93.24

92.47

Table2: Phase-wise & gender-wise Poll Participation (%) in General Elections to SLA of West Bengal - 2026

Phase 1

Phase 2

Combined (Phase 1 & 2)

Male

92.34

91.07

91.74

Female

94.1

92.28

93.24

Total

93.19

91.66

92.47

-I of the West Bengal general elections, the poll-participation was 93.19%. The combined poll-percentage over the two-phases stands at 92.47%. Previously, the highest poll-participation in WB was 84.72% (2011 GELA). Details of poll-participation over the years are annexed.

Polling Stations

Polling Staff

Polling Agents

(in crores)

(in crores)

Gender

(in crores)

No.

%

%

PHASE

Districts

ACs

Candidates

Poll %

*As per data uploaded by the PROs themselves in ECINET. Data from 5,343 PS in WB yet to be updated

+Data is provisional and it does not include Service Voters & Postal Ballots. Final figures will be shared in Index Cards through ECINET

*As per data uploaded by the PROs themselves in ECINET. Data from 5,343 PS in WB yet to be updated

+Data is provisional and it does not include Service Voters & Postal Ballots. Final figures will be shared in Index Cards through ECINET

*As per data uploaded by the PROs themselves in ECINET. Data from 5,343 PS in WB(Phase-II) yet to be updated

+Data is provisional and it does not include Service Voters & Postal Ballots. Final figures will be shared in Index Cards through ECINET

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.