Summary of TN, Kerala and Puducherry Elections By Deepak Parvatiyar May 17, 2016 - See more at: http://www.elections.in/blog/summary-of-tn-kerala-and-puducherry-elections/#sthash.SGHFOydt.dpuf Voters braved rains in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, but the turnout, as per the initial analysis of figures by the Election Commission on Monday night was less than the 2011 assembly elections as well as the 2014 Lok Sabha elections figures in both the states. Voting Percentage The figures received till late Monday night showed over 73% polling in Tamil Nadu and 72% in Kerala. The third poll-bound southern state, Puducherry, though, saw a voter turnout of 84.11 per cent till 8 pm on Monday which was higher than 75.12% in the 2011 assembly polls and 84.05% in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls figures. All these figures are likely to be revised upwardly as they were not the final figures. Following Monday’s polling, the over two-month-old election process in the Union Territory of Puducherry
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