Elections 2026: Highest-Ever Voter Turnout in West Bengal & Tamil Nadu
West Bengal records 92.9% and Tamil Nadu 85.1% voter turnout in the Assembly elections in the States, marking historic participation levels as Election Commission praises high engagement
April 24, 2026 - The first phase of voting in the West Bengal and single phase voting in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election concluded on Thursday (April 23) with record-breaking voter participation. West Bengal saw extraordinarily high voter participation at 92.9% and Tamil Nadu at 85.1%.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has praised the “highest ever” turnout in both States which signalled strong voter engagement. “EC salutes each voter of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu,” said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, hailing the highest-ever polling percentage since Independence.
As per reports, ECI officials have described the record voter-turnout as another vindication of the SIR exercise and indication of people’s faith in the electoral process.
The overall turnout exceeded the 84.7% and 78.3% recorded by West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively in the 2011 Assembly elections. In the 2011 polls, West Bengal had recorded 84.72% voter turnout and for Tamil Nadu it was 78.29%.
Female voters outdid the male in both the States in this election. West Bengal saw 92.7% women voters as compared to 90.9% males. Tamil Nadu recorded 85.7% female voter turnout vis-a-vis the 83.6% male voters recorded.
The first phase of voting in West Bengal was held across 152 constituencies out of 294. Around 3.6 crore voters were participating in this phase. The second phase will be held on April 29.
In the Tamil Nadu elections, polling was held across all 234 constituencies in the State with around 5.7 crore eligible voters.
With Media Inputs
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