Polling for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, along with by-elections in four Assembly constituencies across three states, remained largely peaceful yesterday. According to the Election Commission, Assam recorded a voter turnout of 85.38 percent, while Puducherry saw 89.83 percent, both the highest ever in their Assembly election history. In Kerala, polling stood at 78.03 percent. In the by-elections, Karnataka’s Bagalkot seat registered 68.70 percent turnout, while Davanagere South recorded 68.55 percent. Koridang in Nagaland saw 82.21 percent voting, and Dharmanagar in Tripura recorded over 80 percent turnout. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr. S.S. Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, monitored the polling process through live webcasting, which was implemented at all polling stations in these regions for the first time. Several voter-friendly measures were introduced, including colour photographs of candidates on EVM ballot papers, mobile deposit facilities, redesigned voter information slips, and a cap of 1,200 voters per polling station.
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