General Elections 2009 witnessed voter turnout above
58 percent. Voters wise big States like UP, Bihar, Rajasthan,
Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat had turnout well below the national average of 58.19
%. The biggest state, UP had a voter turnout of 47.78%, more than 10
percentage points lower while Bihar had just 44.46 %. Lowest voter turnout, 39.68%,
was registered in J&K. Gujarat with 47.9% and Rajasthan with 48.4% voter
turnout were amid top five states with lowest voter turnout. Maharashtra,
Jharkhand and MP also had voter turnout lower than the national average, with
50.71%, 50.98% and 51.16 % respectively.
On
the other hand, North Eastern states had very good voter turnout except Mizoram
(51.8%). Nagaland had highest turnout of 89.99% followed by Tripura (84.45%) and
Sikkim (83.76%). West Bengal also had very good turnout of 81.4%. Southern
states had an impressive voter turnout with Kerala at73.36%, Tamil Nadu at
73.03% and Andhra Pradesh at 72.63 %. Karnataka was just above the national
average with 58.81%.
Among
Union Territories, only Delhi had a voter turnout lower than the national
average with 51.85% voters casting their votes in the national capital.
Lakshadweep with 85.9% voter turnout was first amongst UTs and second overall.
TOP FIVE STATES WITH HIGHEST TOP FIVE STATES WITH LOWEST
VOTER TURNOUT PERCENTAGE VOTER TURNOUT PERCENTAGE
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Statewise voter turnout
out in percentage is as follows:-
STATE
|
voting percentage
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
72.63
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
68.16
|
|
Assam
|
69.53
|
|
Bihar
|
44.46
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
55.28
|
|
Goa
|
55.28
|
|
Gujarat
|
47.9
|
|
Haryana
|
67.49
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
58.41
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
39.68
|
|
Jharkhand
|
50.98
|
|
Karnataka
|
58.81
|
|
Kerala
|
73.36
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
51.16
|
|
Maharashtra
|
50.71
|
|
Manipur
|
77.14
|
|
Meghalaya
|
64.38
|
|
Mizoram
|
51.8
|
|
Nagaland
|
89.99
|
|
Odisha
|
65.33
|
|
Punjab
|
69.77
|
|
Rajasthan
|
48.4
|
|
Sikkim
|
83.76
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
73.03
|
|
Tripura
|
84.45
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
53.34
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
47.78
|
|
West Bengal
|
81.4
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
64.16
|
|
Chandigarh
|
65.51
|
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
73.23
|
|
Delhi
|
51.85
|
|
Daman and Diu
|
71.32
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
85.9
|
|
Puducherry
|
79.81
|
|
TOTAL
|
58.19
|
|
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