Kolkata: A voter turnout of 66.34 per cent was recorded till 3pm in the three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal where elections were underway in the first phase Friday, officials said.
Polling started at 7am in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduars seats, where a total of 56.26 lakh people are eligible to vote, they said.
“Till 3pm, the voter turnout in Coochbehar was 65.54 per cent, while that in Jalpaiguri was 67.28 per cent, and in Alipurduars was 66.23 per cent,” an election official said.
All three seats are reserved, with Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri for SCs and Alipurduars for STs.
A total of 37 candidates are in the fray in the three constituencies where voting will continue till 6pm.
PTI