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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