An impressive 48.41 per cent of the electorate exercised their voting rights by 1 PM across seven Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal during the fifth phase of polling on Monday, according to an Election Commission official.
Among the constituencies, Arambag (SC) witnessed the highest voter turnout at 55.37 per cent. Uluberai followed closely with 52.79 per cent, while Hooghly recorded 50.50 per cent.
Sreerampur saw a 47.75 per cent turnout, Howrah 44.71 per cent, Bongaon (SC) 44.15 per cent, and Barrackpore 42.47 per cent.
Polling, which commenced at 7 AM, is set to continue until 6 PM. The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of West Bengal reported receiving 1,399 poll-related complaints by 1.15 PM.
The electorate in these constituencies comprises 1,25,23,702 voters, including 63,51,320 men, 61,72,034 women, and 348 individuals identifying as third gender.
Voting is taking place across 13,481 polling stations.
Security measures have been stringent, with over 57 per cent of polling stations designated as sensitive.
The deployment for this phase includes more than 60,000 central force personnel, supported by approximately 30,000 policemen.
This security detail is the most extensive seen in any of the state's previous four polling phases.
Eighty-eight candidates are competing in this phase, with Bongaon hosting the highest number of contestants at 15.
Notably, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur is in a key battle against TMC's Biswajit Das in Bongaon.
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