<\/ins><\/ins><\/ins>Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo<\/a> said this was the third-highest turnout recorded in the last two decades.<\/p>\nCompared to elections in the last two decades, the turnout this year was the third-highest.<\/p>\n
In 2016, the turnout was 74.81 percent and in 2011 it was 78.01 percent \u2014 the highest ever in Tamil Nadu\u2019s electoral history.<\/p>\n
In 2006, when the DMK formed a minority government with outside support from its allies, the polling percentage was <\/ins><\/ins><\/ins>70.82 percent, while 2001 saw the lowest turnout ever at 59.07 percent.<\/p>\nOf the total 37 districts, Karur recorded the highest of 83.92 percent and Chennai the lowest at 59.06 percent.<\/p>\n
All four districts reported a turnout of 80 percent and above, while the turnout was between 70 to 80 percent in 25 districts.<\/p>\n
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