Over 81% of voters exercise franchise in Kozhikode
The Hindu
Kozhikode achieves the highest voter turnout in the state at 81.32%, with Kunnamangalam leading at 84.45%.
Kozhikode registered a polling percentage of 81.32, the highest in the State, in the Assembly polls held on Thursday (April 9, 2026) when data from 2,826 of the 2,837 polling booths in the district were made available late in the night.
A group of nuns getting ready to cast their votes at a polling booth near Vellimadukunnu. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
There are 26,68,817 voters in the district. The total turnout is likely to go up once the Election Commission of India revises its figures at a later stage. The current figure is higher than what was recorded in the previous three elections. The voter turnout was 80.49% in 2021, 81.89% in 2016, and 81.27% in 2011.
Haritha Karma Sena volunteers distribute drinking water to voters at Kadathanad Raja’s Higher Secondary School, Purameri, in the Kuttiyadi Assembly segment. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
The highest polling percentage was recorded at Kunnamangalam at 84.45 and the lowest in Nadapuram at 79.46. Kozhikode South (81.07%) and Kozhikode North (80.23%), the two urban constituencies in the district, saw a higher turnout compared with the previous election, when the respective figures were around 75%.
A senior citizen returns after casting his vote at Government College, Madappally, in Vadakara. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
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