Sunday, May 25, 2014

Top and Bottom Parliamentary Constituencies in Terms of Voter Turnout in General Elections 2014

The 16th General Elections witnessed a record voter turnout of 66.4%. Dhubri of Assam is the parliamentary constituency that recorded the highest turnout at 88.22% followed by Nagaland at 87.82%; Srinagar of J&K recorded the lowest turnout at 25.90%, followed by Anantnag of the same state.
Table 1: Top 10 Parliamentary Constituencies in terms of Voter Turnout
Sl. No
Parliamentary Constituency
State/UT
Voter Turnout
1
Dhubri
Assam
88.22%
2
Nagaland
Nagaland
87.82%
3
Tamluk
West Bengal
87.59%
4
Bishnupur
West Bengal
86.72%
5
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep
86.61%
6
Kanthi
West Bengal
86.61%
7
Bardhaman Purba
West Bengal
86.21%
8
Tripura West
Tripura
85.92%
9
Basirhat
West Bengal
85.45%
10
Birbhum
West Bengal
85.33%
Source: Election Commission of India

Table 2: Bottom 10 Parliamentary Constituencies in terms of Voter Turnout
Sl. No
Parliamentary Constituency
State/UT
Voter Turnout
1
Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir
25.90%
2
Anantnag
Jammu & Kashmir
28.84%
3
Baramulla
Jammu & Kashmir
39.13%
4
Kalyan
Maharashtra
42.88%
5
Patna Sahib
Bihar
45.33%
6
Bhind
Madhya Pradesh
45.62%
7
Nalanda
Bihar
47.22%
8
Mumbai North Central
Maharashtra
48.61%
9
Arrah
Bihar
48.75%
10
Bansgaon
Uttar Pradesh
49.88%
Source: Election Commission of India

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