Kolkata, April 29 -- In a signature advertisement for Indian democracy, West Bengal witnessed a record voter turnout of 92.33 per cent in phase two of the state Assembly elections across 142 seats on Wednesday, with the figure likely to go up, reflecting robust participation across districts despite intermittent rain.
The authorities described the polls as "largely peaceful", with "no deaths and no large-scale violence" reported.
"It is an achievement for us that no major cases of poll violence in terms of deaths or bombings have taken place in West Bengal," said state Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in a tweet said West Bengal has recorded the "highest-ever percentage of polling, in...