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Tamil Nadu (84.69%) and West Bengal (Phase-I) (91.78%) record highest-ever poll participation since Independence

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  1. Polling for the General Elections for the Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (Phase-I) and the bye-elections in 3 ACs of 2 States (Gujarat and Maharashtra) began today at 7:00 AM.
  2. Tamil Nadu, with 84.69%, and West Bengal (Phase-I), with 91.78%, recorded the highest- ever poll-participation since Independence. Previously, the highest poll participation in Tamil Nadu was 78.29% (2011 GELA) and in West Bengal was 84.72% (2011 GELA), respectively. Details of previous poll participation figures are annexed.
  3. Details of poll participation (%) are as follows:
State/UT Poll Percentage (%)
Male Female 3rd Gender Total
General Elections to the Legislative Assembly
Tamil Nadu 83.57 85.76 60.49 84.69
West Bengal (Ph-I) 90.92 92.69 56.79 91.78
By-elections to the AC
Gujarat

1.  Umreth-111

 61.52 56.34 50.00 59.03
Maharashtra

1.  Baramati-201

 61.61 53.29 4.48 57.48
2.  Rahuri-223 58.59 51.80 0.00 55.31

*As per data uploaded by the PROs themselves in ECINET. Data from 6,345 PS in WB and 6,411 PS in TN are yet to be updated

+Data is provisional, and it does not include Service Voters & Postal Ballots. Final figures will be shared in Index Cards through ECINET

  1. Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr.

S.S. Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi kept a close watch on the polling through live webcasting

which was ensured in 100% of the Polling Stations in both states.

  1. Details of electorate, polling stations, polling staff, candidates, and polling agents in the two states are as follows:

State ACs Electorate No. of PS Polling Staff Candidates Polling Agents
Male

(in Crores)

 Female

(in Crores)

 3rd

Gender

 Total

(in Crores)
Tamil Nadu 234 2.80 2.93 7,728 5.73 75,064 3,75,320 4,023 4,21,328
West Bengal (Ph-I) 152 1.84 1.76 465 3.60 44,376 2,21,880 1,478 1,54,222
TOTAL 386 4.64 4.69 8,193 9.33 1,19,440 5,97,200 5,501 5,75,550
  1. Presiding Officers updated the polling percentage on ECINET at the close of poll before leaving the polling station as per ECI’s latest instructions, resulting in minimal delay in updation of the polling trends.
  2. Several new voter-friendly initiatives, such as easily identifiable colour photos of candidates on EVM ballot papers, Mobile Deposit Facility (MDF), newly designed Voter Information Slips (VIS) for easy readability, and a limit of 1,200 electors per polling station, were ensured in these elections.
  3. Polling stations were also provided with wheelchairs andvolunteers too assist PwD voters. Transport facility was also provided to assist PwD voters in reaching their respective polling stations.
  4. District-wise and AC-wise approximate voter turnout figures are available on the ECINET App.

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