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Assam registered a record voter turnout of over 85.64 per cent while Kerala witnessed an impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections , according to the latest Election Commission figures, as the ruling dispensations in the two states eye a third consecutive term in power.
Puducherry, a small union territory located about 165 km from Chennai, and comprising 30 constituencies, saw a new voter turnout record of 89.87 per cent.
This was the highest polling percentage so far since 1964 when the first election was held following the merger of the UT, a former French colony, with India.
Dubbing the high voter turnout as ‘historic’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the result of this ‘election is already visible — in the hope, pride, and happiness’ on the faces of our people.
However, Congress leader and state party president Gaurav Gogoi asserted that the overwhelming turnout was for a ‘new and greater Assam’ and a new leadership at the helm.
“It is now the responsibility of the ECI to ensure the security of EVMs and conduct the counting of votes accurately,” Gogoi added. Both Sarma and Gogoi are among the 722 candidates contesting from 126 constituencies in these elections.
The total number of voters is 2.5 crore. In 2021, Assam recorded 82.04 per cent in the assembly polls.
