Bangladesh Assembly Elections: Over 3.6 crore voters eligible to vote in first phase on April 23, Election Commission says

New Delhi: More than 3.6 million voters in 16 districts are eligible to vote in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections to be held on April 23, according to data released by the Indian Parliament. election committee.The electoral roll at this stage includes 1.84 billion men, 1.75 billion women and 465 third gender voters, reflecting a broad and inclusive voter base.The first phase of voting will cover 152 seats, and the remaining 142 constituencies will go to the second phase of voting on April 29. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.Among the districts, Murshidabad has the highest number of voters with 50.26 million voters, followed by Purba Medinipur with 4.16 million voters and Paschim Medinipur with 3.77 million voters. Kalimpong has the smallest number of voters at 2.01 million.In North Bengal, Cooch Behar has 22.63 lakh voters, while Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar have 17.19 lakh and 11.64 lakh voters respectively. Darjeeling district has 1.11 million voters.Uttar Dinajpur has 19.68 lakh voters, while Dakshin Dinajpur has 11.59 lakh voters. Malda district has 27.91 lakh voters.In the western constituency, Bankura has 29.19 lakh voters, Purulia has 22.52 lakh voters and Jhargram has 910,000 voters. Paschim Bardhaman has 19.65 lakh voters while Birbhum has 26.91 lakh voters.An election commission official said the list has been updated to ensure accuracy and participation. “Updated after appropriate revision and verification to ensure maximum accuracy and inclusiveness”.“All necessary measures have been taken to ensure that eligible voters can participate in the democratic process without inconvenience,” the official added.