Voting was successfully conducted in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on 9 April. This time all previous records of voting were broken in two out of three states. While 85.9 percent voting took place in Assam this time, 89.87 percent voting took place in Puducherry. In this context, the records of 84.67% voting in 2016 in Assam and 86.9% voting in 2011 in Puducherry were broken. Apart from these two states, Kerala also recorded more voting than last time.
Amidst these record-breaking voting figures, such claims are being made that the increase in voting in different states was due to the reduced number of voters in the special intensive review (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission before the elections this time. The argument being given is that since there were fewer voters this time than last time, there was bound to be an increase in the voting percentage. Amar Ujala compared the registered voters and vote percentage and found out what is the truth of these claims.