Kolkata / New Delhi: West Bengal saw over 80 per cent polling in the second phase of assembly polls in the state.
Addressing a press conference here, state Chief Electoral officer Aariz Aftab said that the polling was peaceful apart from a few stray incidents.
"The turnout was 80.43 per cent polling till 5 pm," he said.
The second phase of polling was held on 30 seats in West Bengal.
Nandigram, where the high-profile contest is between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former ministerial colleague and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhkari, also went to the polls in this phase.
High turnout in Assam
Assam recorded a voter turnout of nearly 75 per cent in the second phase of polling, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission.
The second phase election was held in 39 constituencies across 13 districts.
According to EC data, the voter turnout was 74.76 per cent. The polling ended at 6 pm.
Congress leader Sushmita Dev, All India United Democratic Front president Badruddin Ajmal and former Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain were among those who cast their ballot in the second phase of polls.
Leaders of the BJP-led alliance and that led by Congress expressed confidence about their victory in the polls. Gohain expressed confidence about BJP winning more than 75 seats in the state.
Voting was temporarily stopped at polling stations in Silchar and Nagaon due to malfunctioning of EVMs.
A total of 345 candidates were in the fray in this phase of voting.
Polling for the third and last phase will be held on April 6 and the counting of votes will take place on May 2.
