Post-SIR electorate drop drives turnout surge; votes remain steady compared to 2021 election

As of 8 p.m. connected polling day, elector turnout stood astatine 83.41%, importantly higher than 59.75% recorded successful 2021 Assembly polls, as per ECI data; this is owed to simplification successful electorate from 40.57 lakh successful 2021 to 28.93 lakh successful 2026; fig of electors who turned up successful some elections remains adjacent to 24 lakh

The simplification successful the size of the electorate, pursuing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, compared to the 2021 Assembly election, played a important relation successful the summation successful elector turnout crossed each 16 Assembly segments successful Chennai territory connected Thursday.