Poll absenteeism proportionate in men, women

Turnout for the Lok Sabha elections stands at 69.72%; experts blame it on voter apathy, lack of faith in politicians

- T MURUGANANDHAM

THE polling percentage in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha elections stands at 69.72%, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said on Sunday.

Since the postal votes are yet to be included, there may be a very minimal variation in decimal points.

Of the total 6.23 crore voters in Tamil Nadu, 4.35 crore have exercised their franchise. Although women voters outnumbered men, in terms of turnout it was more or less proportional compared to the number of registered voters, with the difference only marginal. Of the 3.17 crore female voters, 2.22 crore (69.85%) cast their vote; while out of 3.06 crore male voters, 2.13 crore (69.58%) exercised their franchise. The data shows, out of the total registered voters, 95.6 lakh women and 93 lakh men have not cast their vote.