Women voters show their ink-marked fingers as they cast their votes at a polling station for the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Birbhum. File | Photo Credit: ANI Kolkata The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections on Thursday (April 23, 2026) had witnessed the highest-ever voter turnout in any of the State’s Assembly elections since independence, data analysed by The Hindu has revealed. The voter turnout on Thursday (April 23, 2026) was 92.88% across 152 constituencies in 16 districts across the State which sealed the fate of 1478 candidates in the fray. Though this is only the first phase of polls and the State voted with a shunted voter list which was reduced by 12% after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process removed at least 91 lakh people, it still had the highest voter turn around in the State. Published – April 24, 2026 09:45 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Rallies, human chain mark third day of TGSRTC employees’ strike Industry flags concerns on draft Pesticides Management Bill