Tamil Nadu election 2026: Post-SIR electorate drop drives turnout surge; votes remain steady compared to 2021 election

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 the Chennai territory connected Thursday.

As per the provisional elector turnout information shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) arsenic of 8 p.m. connected the time of polling, elector turnout successful Chennai territory stood astatine 83.41%, importantly higher than the 59.75% recorded successful the 2021 Assembly election.