WB: 18.3% polling in first two hours of voting

Wed, 27 April 2011

11:08

Over 18 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 75 constituencies in Kolkata and its neighbouring North and South 24-Parganas districts of West Bengal today. An electorate of 1.44 crore would decide the fate of 479 candidates including Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and 11 ministers in this phase.

Here are some figures you can chew on.

6000: Central para-military personnel deployed
11 seats in Kolkata
33 in neighbouring North 24-Parganas
31 in South 24-Parganas districts (17,792 polling booths).

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