CEC hails West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for highest ever voter turnout since independence

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Voters in line to cast their votes in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election at a polling station in Corporation High School, Sempattu at Tiruchi East Constituency on April 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Moorthy M.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar hailed the voters of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu on Thursday (April 23, 2026) for recording the highest ever polling percentage since independence.

While Tamil Nadu recorded 84.69% polling percentage, West Bengal (Phase-I) registered 91.78%. Previously, the highest poll participation in Tamil Nadu was 78.29% in 2011, and in the same year West Bengal recorded 84.72%.

Published - April 23, 2026 09:38 pm IST

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