Voter turnout in General Elections 2009: Lowest in J&K and Highest in Nagaland

General Elections 2009 witnessed voter turnout above 58 percent.  Voters wise big States like UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat had turnout well below the national average of 58.19 %.  The biggest state, UP had a voter turnout of 47.78%, more than 10 percentage points lower while Bihar had just 44.46 %. Lowest voter turnout, 39.68%, was registered in J&K. Gujarat with 47.9% and Rajasthan with 48.4% voter turnout were amid top five states with lowest voter turnout. Maharashtra, Jharkhand and MP also had voter turnout lower than the national average, with 50.71%, 50.98% and 51.16 % respectively.

On the other hand, North Eastern states had very good voter turnout except Mizoram (51.8%). Nagaland had highest turnout of 89.99% followed by Tripura (84.45%) and Sikkim (83.76%). West Bengal also had very good turnout of 81.4%. Southern states had an impressive voter turnout with Kerala at73.36%, Tamil Nadu at 73.03% and Andhra Pradesh at 72.63 %. Karnataka was just above the national average with 58.81%.

Among Union Territories, only Delhi had a voter turnout lower than the national average with 51.85% voters casting their votes in the national capital. Lakshadweep with 85.9% voter turnout was first amongst UTs and second overall.

 Statewise voter turnout out in percentage is as follows:-

STATE	voting percentage
Andhra Pradesh	72.63
Arunachal Pradesh	68.16
Assam	69.53
Bihar	44.46
Chhattisgarh	55.28
Goa	55.28
Gujarat	47.9
Haryana	67.49
Himachal Pradesh	58.41
Jammu and Kashmir	39.68
Jharkhand	50.98
Karnataka	58.81
Kerala	73.36
Madhya Pradesh	51.16
Maharashtra	50.71
Manipur	77.14
Meghalaya	64.38
Mizoram	51.8
Nagaland	89.99
Odisha	65.33
Punjab	69.77
Rajasthan	48.4
Sikkim	83.76
Tamil Nadu	73.03
Tripura	84.45
Uttarakhand	53.34
Uttar Pradesh	47.78
West Bengal	81.4
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	64.16
Chandigarh	65.51
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	73.23
Delhi	51.85
Daman and Diu	71.32
Lakshadweep	85.9
Puducherry	79.81
TOTAL	58.19