About 85 per cent polling was recorded in the 4th phase of Assembly Elections in West Bengal today. Polls were held for 63 Assembly Constituencies spread over four district covering East Midnapur, Howrah, Hoogly and parts of Burdwan districts. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Deputy Election Commission Mr. Vinod Zutshi said that the polling was totally peaceful. He said, four cases of poll- boycott by the local people have also been reported as they registered their protest against negligence in development works.The Additional Chief Electoral officer Mr. N. K. Sahana told our Kolkata Correspondent that 171 electronic voting machines were replaced from various polling booths due to technical snag. Two presiding officers and two polling officers were removed from duties for violation of model code of conduct and for illness. Boycott of votes were also reported from three polling booths in Howrah and Burdwan on local issues. Police also made 69 preventive arrests.