Polling ends in Puducherry
April 13th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANSPuducherry, April 13 (IANS) Polling ended in union territory of Puducherry Wednesday to elect a 30-member assembly. As of 5.40 p.m., the voter turnout was recorded at 84.13 percent, an election official said.
The percentage is expected to go up when the final figures are released. About 29 NRIs also exercised their voting rights.
According to the official, 79.99 percent of women have cast their vote while 77.69 percent of men voted.
Over 810,000 voters - about 390,500 men, 419,800 women and five transgenders - were elegible to decide the fate of 187 candidates in the fray.
According to the official, the polling percentage in 2006 assembly elections was 85.5 percent.
Voters began assembling at the 867 polling booths from 7.45 a.m. to cast their votes early to escape the heat. Voting began at 8 a.m.
All the polling booths were monitored live through web cameras, the official said.
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