Kolkata, Nov 7 (PTI) A voter turnout of 23 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal till 11:00 am.

"We have recorded 23 per cent polling till 11:00 am on an average in the 10 seats," state chief election officer Debasish Sen said.

"So far polling has been peaceful and no untoward incident has taken place," he said.

Of the 10 seats, bypolls to nine constituencies have been necessitated following election of the MLAs from these seats to the Lok Sabha, while in one seat, it is due to the death of state's former transport minister Subhas Chakraborty.

The 10 constituencies where elections are being held are Rajganj, Kalchini, Goalpokhor, Sujapur, Srirampur, Bangaon, Kanthi South, Egra, Alipore and Dumdum.

Fourty companies of central force have been deployed to ensure peaceful elections in the state, which has been witnessing frequent political clashes.