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The Election Commission of India on Friday published Index Cards and the Statistical Reports for the Assembly elections of four States and Union Territories where elections were concluded recently.
According to data made available in the public domain through the EC website and the ECINET app, total votes polled in West Bengal were 6,38,42,843, of which 6,32,58,138 were valid votes. In Assam, the corresponding figures were 2,16,84,656 and 2,13,97,936.
The turnout of women voters in West Bengal was 93.8%, slightly higher than the 92.06% for men. In Assam, female turnout was recorded at 86.53%, marginally exceeding the 84.95 % recorded among male voters.
Tamil Nadu polled a total of 4,93,89,958 votes and 4,91,24,329 were valid while in Kerala, 2,16,30,208 votes were polled and 2,14,71,988 were valid. Women voters recorded a turnout of 86.2% in Tamil Nadu, higher than the 83.77% among men. In Kerala, female voter participation stood at 81.17% as against 74.9% among men.
The Union Territory of Puducherry saw 8,66,932 votes being cast, of which 8,59,506 were valid. The percentage of voters opting for ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) was the highest in Assam at 1.23% and lowest in Tamil Nadu at 0.4%.
This round of Assembly elections also saw extensive mobilisation of electoral infrastructure. West Bengal had the highest number of polling stations at 85,092, followed by Tamil Nadu with 75,064 and Assam with 31,490.
The Index Cards contain data across multiple dimensions such as candidates, electors, votes polled, votes counted, party-wise and candidate-wise votes polled, etc.
The Index Cards and Statistical Reports have been published for all 830 Assembly constituencies that went to polls. Re-poll has been scheduled at Falta in West Bengal on May 21, 2026.
The digital updation and faster publication of Index Cards and Statistical reports were among the over 30 initiatives taken in the last one year by the EC, the poll body said in a statement.
The Index Cards can be accessed from both platforms — on ECINET app (About Elections tab → Current Elections → Index Cards) and the official ECI website (https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-reports)
Before the introduction of the ECINET, the process used to take several weeks to months as the data had to be manually filled by field officials. The primary data are in the statutory forms maintained by the concerned Returning Officers and the data in statutory forms are final.
Published – May 08, 2026 03:32 pm IST
