<div>Over 41 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11:00 am in 17 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the fifth and final phase today.<div><br /></div><div>"On an average 41.2 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of polling," state Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta said.<br /><br /></div><div>Stating that voting was peaceful, Gupta said the polling percentage was very good in the first four hours and a large number voters were in queue in most polling stations. Some EVMs had to be replaced after mock polling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Polling was being held for Berhampore, Krishnagar, Ranaghat, Bongaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata (South), Kolkata (North), Tamluk, Contai and Ghatal.<br /><br /></div><div>Altogether 188 candidates are in the fray. Security was stepped up for this phase by the Election Commission following pre-poll violence in the last two days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Arrangements were made for web casting and live monitoring of sensitive areas amid tight security provided by central forces which was more than double that of the 2011 Assembly elections.</div></div>
<div>Over 41 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11:00 am in 17 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the fifth and final phase today.<div><br /></div><div>"On an average 41.2 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of polling," state Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta said.<br /><br /></div><div>Stating that voting was peaceful, Gupta said the polling percentage was very good in the first four hours and a large number voters were in queue in most polling stations. Some EVMs had to be replaced after mock polling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Polling was being held for Berhampore, Krishnagar, Ranaghat, Bongaon, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata (South), Kolkata (North), Tamluk, Contai and Ghatal.<br /><br /></div><div>Altogether 188 candidates are in the fray. Security was stepped up for this phase by the Election Commission following pre-poll violence in the last two days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Arrangements were made for web casting and live monitoring of sensitive areas amid tight security provided by central forces which was more than double that of the 2011 Assembly elections.</div></div>