Chennai, Apr 7 (UNI) A total of 72.78 per cent of the total 6.29 crore electorate have cast their ballots in the single phase Tamil Nadu Assembly polls yesterday. Polling was held to elect 234 members for the 16th Assembly.
Releasing the final poll percentage details today, Chief
Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said this was third
highest turnout recorded in the last two decades.
Compared to elections in the last two decades, the turnout
this year was the third highest.
In 2016, the turnout was 74.81 per cent and in 2011 it
was 78.01 per cent — the highest ever in Tamil Nadu’s
electoral history.
In 2006, when the DMK formed a minority government with
outside support from its allies, the polling percentage was
70.82 per cent, while 2001 saw the lowest turnout ever at
59.07 per cent.
Of the total 37 districts, Karur recorded the highest of
83.92 per cent and Chennai the lowest at 59.06 per cent.
In all four districts reported a turnout of 80 per cent and
above, while the turnout was between 70 to 80 per cent
in 25 districts.
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