UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa recorded the Highest ever Voting Percentage in their History

Mar 6, 2012, 12:52 IST

India Current Affairs 2012. UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa recorded the highest ever voting percentage in their history in the recently concluded Assembly elections

UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa recorded the highest ever voting percentage in their history in the recently concluded Assembly elections. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand registered unprecedented polling percentages. Uttar Pradesh recorded around 60 percent in the seven-phased election as against 46.07 percent voting in the last assembly elections in 2007. So far, the highest voting percentage was 57.13 percent in 1993.

Punjab recorded 78.57 percent against 75.45 percent in 2007 state assembly elections. Goa registered a voting percentage of 81, which is more than the previous highest percentage of 70.51 in 2007.

The large voter turnouts will help improve the quality of governments.

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