Third phase WB Assembly polls record 78.3 % voting

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A total 78.3 per cent votes were cast on Wednesday in the third phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections in 75 constituencies in three districts.

The polling per centage might rise as reports from remote areas of South and North 24 Parganas districts were still awaited, the state's chief electoral officer Sunil Gupta told reporters here.

He said polling was 82.6 per cent in South 24 Parganas district, 80 per cent in North 24 Parganas districts, while Kolkata (south) registered 63.5 per cent and Kolkata (North) 61.6 per cent.

Barring for some stray incidents ,the polling was by and large peaceful, Gupta said.