Turnout in the 18 Assembly segments of the three parliamentary constituencies in Chennai reduced by 4 percentage points in the Lok Sabha elections this year, when compared to the previous elections, said Chennai District Election Officer J. Radhakrishnan.
Speaking to mediapersons on Saturday, April 20, a day after the polls, Mr. Radhakrishnan said 56.10% turnout was registered in the three parliamentary constituencies of Chennai this year.
North Chennai parliamentary constituency registered a turnout of 60.13%; Central Chennai 53.91% and South Chennai 54.27%.
The total electorate in the three Chennai constituencies stood at 48.69 lakh.
“We are analysing the urban voter apathy and the reduced turnout. The turnout this year was achieved because of the 47 different types of SVEEP activities conducted in the city,” said Mr. Radhakrishnan.
Security measures for EVMs
All the EVMs have reached the counting centers including Queen Mary’s College, Loyola College and Anna University. Surveillance of the strong rooms and storerooms has been intensified with 188 cameras. Three tier security has also been provided.
The sealing of the EVMs will be done in the presence of observers and candidates.
Video surveillance teams are expected to be disbanded shortly.
In the wake of multiple complaints of names missing from the voter list, the Chennai district election office will also check if voters’ names have been deleted from the rolls, Mr. Radhakrishnan said
