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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Voters’ turnout in West Bengal, at 92.47 per cent in this year’s Assembly election, has surpassed the previous high of 84.72 per cent registered in 2011, recording the highest-ever poll-participation since Independence, as stated by the Election Commission. Significantly, women voters came out in larger numbers compared to men, registering a percentage of 92.47 against women’s 93.24. Thus, female electors bettered their 2011 turnout, when they marked the till-then h…