New Delhi, April 23 -- Voter participation gathered strong momentum through Thursday afternoon, with West Bengal's Phase-1 constituencies recording 78.77% turnout and Tamil Nadu reaching 70.00% by 3:00 PM, according to the Election Commission of India's ECINET "Polling Trends" update for April 23, 2026.
The figures reflect a steady rise since morning, when Tamil Nadu registered 17.69% turnout at 9:00 am, climbing to 37.56% by 11:00 am and 56.81% by 1:00 pm. West Bengal's Phase-1 seats followed a similar trajectory, moving from 18.76% to 41.11% and then 62.18% over the same time intervals.
Polling today began at 7:00 am across all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, where voting is being held in a single phase, while select constituencies in...