Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers a polling percentage of 72.09, largely incident free
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha polls see 72.09% voter turnout, with Vilavancode Assembly bypoll at 64.54%.
Polling percentage in Vilavancode Assembly bypoll stands is 64.54
The fate of 950 candidates in the fray in 39 constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu were sealed on April 19 evening with 72.09% of the electorate turning up at polling booths to exercise their franchise in a four-cornered contest. The polling percentage in the Vilavancode Assembly bypoll was 64.54%. The figures were as of 7 pm and could be revised marginally.
The figures are provisional not including the postal votes and the final figures are expected by Saturday noon. Except for a few minor incidents, there was no major untoward incident during the polling process, said Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo told journalists.
With 75.67%, Kallakurichi stood first among the 39 constituencies in terms of polling percentage. Dharmapuri (75.44) and Chidambaram (74.87) followed Kallakurichi. Chennai Central (67.35), Chennai South (67.82) and Madurai (68.98) registered the lowest figures in the State. Chennai North recorded 69.26%. The voting figures in Chennai were one of the highest in recent parliamentary elections.
Except for five of the total 39 constituencies, polling percentage in 34 constituencies crossed the 70% mark. Thanjavur (69.82) and Sriperumbudur (69.79) scored below 70%.
Perambalur (74.46), Namakkal (74.29), Karur (74.05), Arakkonam (73.92), Arani (73.77), Salem (73.55), Villupuram (73.49), Tiruvannamalai (73.35), Vellore (73.04), Kancheepuram (72.99), Krishnagiri (72.96), Cuddalore (72.40), Virudhunagar (72.29), Pollachi (72.22), Nagapattinam (72.21), Tiruppur (72.02), Tiruvallur (71.87), Theni (71.74), Mayiladuthurai (71.45), Erode (71.42), Dindigul (71.37), Tiruchi (71.20), Coimbatore (71.17), the Nilgiris (71.07), Tenkasi (71.06), Sivaganga (71.05), Ramanathapuram (71.05), Thoothukudi (70.93), Tirunelveli (70.46) and Kanniyakumari (70.15).
When asked about complaints in some places alleging missing of names in the electoral rolls, Mr. Sahoo said: “We have to look into the details as to on what circumstances they were removed. I request voters to check if their names are in the electoral rolls during the special summary revision process in the future. In some cases, we realised their names were present in another polling booth”.