Highest polling of 78% recorded in Puducherry; 71% exercise franchise in T.N. Assembly bypolls.
The second phase of the Lok Sabha election on Thursday for 95 constituencies registered a tentative voter turnout of 67.6% across 11 States and one Union Territory, with sporadic incidents of violence.
The overall figure was 69.62% in 2014.
The highest turnout of 78% was reported from Puducherry, followed by Manipur with 77.86% and West Bengal with 76.42%.
Tamil Nadu, which voted in the first general election without Dravidian stalwarts Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, recorded an average turnout of 71.11% in the 38 constituencies. Polling in Vellore was earlier cancelled due to the alleged use of money to influence voters.
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