''Moderate voter turnout of 33.63% reported in West Bengal's 3 seats by 11 am''

A voter turnout of 33.63 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the first phase of elections in three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. Polling started at 7 am in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduars with a total of 56.26 lakh eligible voters. Reserved seats for SCs and STs with 37 candidates.

A voter turnout of 33.63 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal where elections were underway in the first phase on Friday, officials said.

Polling started at 7 am in Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduars seats, where a total of 56.26 lakh people are eligible to vote, they said.

''Till 11 am, voter turnout in Coochbehar was 33.63 per cent, while that in Jalpaiguri was 31.94 per cent, and Alipurduars was 35.20 per cent,'' an election official said.

All three seats are reserved, with Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri for SCs and Alipurduars for STs.

A total of 37 candidates are in the fray in the three constituencies where voting will continue till 6 pm.

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