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EC’s downward revision of Tamil Nadu turnout figures raises eyebrows
Though the Election Commission is supposed to release only actual real-time data, figures extrapolated from sample data was given on Friday, which was revised downward on Saturday.

SWATI DAS APRIL 21, 2024 / 01:15 PM IST
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Voters wait in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Chennai (PTI)

When the poll percentage of a state is revised after polling, it is generally revised upward. The revision accounts for the postal votes and the votes of those who entered polling booths before closing hours, but polled later. But, strangely in Tamil Nadu, after the first phase Lok Sabha election on Friday, the polling percentage came down, by 3.44% points later.

Though the Election Commission is supposed to release only actual real-time data, figures extrapolated from sample data was given on Friday, which was revised downward on Saturday.

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“The data we have shared are approximate, based on the sample data from polling stations,” Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said on Saturday, explaining the data provided on Friday.

On Friday, Sahoo had said that the data collected till 7 pm are based on inputs from polling stations. But, as all polling stations were unable to send the data on time, therefore minor variations can be expected later, he added.