Rural D'puri is TN's bright spot, retains top slot

DHARMAPURI Lok Sabha constituency has once again topped the polling percentage in Tamil Nadu with a robust 81.20% voter turnout on Friday.

- JEVIN SELWYN HENRY

However, in line with the statewide trend, the district witnessed a 1.13% dip in polling compared to 2019 when it polled 82.33%.

This predominantly rural district, where the average literacy rate stood at 68.54% in 2011, has been maintaining a consistent record of registering higher polling compared to other parts of the state. While parties attribute it to better political consciousness and the district administration gives the credit to its voter awareness drives, the dynamism of politics at the grassroots level where people feel it as a part and parcel of their lives, plays a huge role in determining voter participation in this relatively backward district.