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CHENNAI: After a nine-day hold and conscionable 48 hours earlier counting, EC released the implicit elector turnout for the April 23 predetermination successful Tamil Nadu, confirming that 4,87,98,833 voters (4.88 crore) participated successful the workout to elite members for the authorities assembly.This accounts for 85.1% of the 5.73 crore registered voters crossed the state’s 234 constituencies — the highest turnout successful the state’s electoral history. While this appears to beryllium a crisp emergence from the 73.6% (4.63 crore votes) recorded successful the 2021 polls, successful implicit terms, the summation was modest: lone 24.42 lakh much voters turned up, accounting for a 4.3% emergence implicit the fig of voters successful the erstwhile assembly elections.The precocious turnout percent was mostly owed to SIR, which removed 57 lakh names, bringing down the electorate from 6.29 crore to 5.73 crore.According to the information released Saturday, implicit 2.52 crore women formed their votes, compared to implicit 2.35 crore men. Women outvoted men by astir 17.25 lakh, representing a 2.1% higher turnout than their antheral counterparts. This inclination has continued since the 2011 assembly elections.
Of the 7,728 registered third-gender voters, 4,517 formed their ballots. At 77, the Sulur constituency recorded the highest fig of transgender voters.EC faced disapproval from DMK and AIADMK for not sharing the information sooner.TN electoral serviceman Archana Patnaik said EC had made elaborate arrangements crossed 62 counting centres, wherever the counting of votes from each 75,064 polling stations and received postal ballots volition beryllium done connected May 4.Authorities person arranged 234 counting halls, successful summation to 240 halls for counting of postal ballots and electronically transmitted postal ballots astatine the aforesaid venue. Total 10,545 counting unit volition beryllium engaged, supported by 4,624 micro-observers to guarantee transparency and integrity.A broad three-tier information statement would beryllium successful spot astatine each counting centres, Patnaik said. A full of 65 CAPF companies, alongside authorities and section police, volition beryllium deployed.
