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The Election Commission of India on Friday released the index cards and statistical reports for the assembly elections of the four states and union territories where elections were concluded recently.
According to data made available in the public domain through the EC website and ECINET app, the total number of votes polled in West Bengal was 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.
Female voter turnout in West Bengal was 93.8%, slightly higher than 92.06% for males. In Assam, female voter turnout was recorded at 86.53%, marginally higher than 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. Female voters recorded a voter turnout of 86.2% in Tamil Nadu, more than 83.77% for males. In Kerala, female voter turnout was 81.17% against 74.9% for males.
In the Union Territory of Puducherry, 8,66,932 votes were cast, of which 8,59,506 were valid. The percentage of voters opting for “None of the Above” (NOTA) was highest in Assam at 1.23% and lowest in Tamil Nadu at 0.4%.
This round of parliamentary elections also meant a large-scale mobilization of the electoral infrastructure. West Bengal had the highest number of polling stations with 85,092, followed by Tamil Nadu with 75,064 and Assam with 31,490.
Index cards contain data across various dimensions such as candidates, voters, polled votes, tallied votes, polled party and candidate votes, etc.
Index cards and statistical reports were released for all 830 council constituencies that went to the polls. A repeat vote was scheduled in Falta, West Bengal on 21 May 2026.
Digital updates and faster publication of index cards and statistical reports were among more than 30 initiatives taken in the last year by the EC, the electoral body said in a statement.
The index cards can be accessed from both platforms — in the ECINET application (About Elections tab → Current Elections → Index Cards) and on the official ECI website (https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-reports)
Before the introduction of ECINET, this process took several weeks to months as the data had to be manually filled in by field officers. The primary data is in the statutory forms maintained by the relevant return persons and the data in the statutory forms is final.
Published – 08 May 2026 15:32 IST
