The highest turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election was recorded in the State of Nagaland (87.82 %) and the lowest turnout was recorded in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (49.52 %).
The highest male turnout was reported in Nagaland (88.15%) while the highest female turnout was reported in Lakshadweep (88.42%). Female voter turnout (in percentage) was higher than male turnout in 16 States and UTs.
Table 1 State-Wise Voter turnout in 2014 General Election
SlNo |
State/UT |
Electors |
Voters |
Voter Turnout |
||||
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total Voter Turnout |
||
1 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
1,42,782 |
1,26,578 |
1,01,178 |
89,150 |
70.86% |
70.43% |
70.66% |
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
3,26,70,930 |
3,22,67,820 |
2,43,52,913 |
2,40,05,632 |
74.54% |
74.39% |
74.47% |
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
3,79,627 |
3,79,760 |
2,89,291 |
3,07,665 |
76.20% |
81.02% |
78.61% |
4 |
Assam |
97,87,209 |
90,98,065 |
78,76,763 |
72,09,120 |
80.48% |
79.24% |
79.88% |
5 |
Bihar |
3,40,92,938 |
2,96,68,858 |
1,87,79,230 |
1,71,06,136 |
55.08% |
57.66% |
56.28% |
6 |
Chandigarh |
3,33,621 |
2,81,593 |
2,44,956 |
2,08,499 |
73.42% |
74.04% |
73.71% |
7 |
Chattisgarh |
89,15,783 |
87,07,266 |
63,20,693 |
59,34,886 |
70.89% |
68.16% |
69.54% |
8 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
1,06,215 |
90,402 |
87,800 |
77,486 |
82.66% |
85.71% |
84.06% |
9 |
Daman & Diu |
57,011 |
54,816 |
42,378 |
44,855 |
74.33% |
81.83% |
78.01% |
10 |
Goa |
5,28,308 |
5,32,469 |
3,95,766 |
4,21,234 |
74.91% |
79.11% |
77.02% |
11 |
Gujarat |
2,12,29,092 |
1,93,74,012 |
1,42,59,115 |
1,15,64,888 |
67.17% |
59.69% |
63.60% |
12 |
Haryana |
87,16,612 |
73,81,137 |
63,51,584 |
51,43,566 |
72.87% |
69.69% |
71.41% |
13 |
Himachal Pradesh |
24,74,430 |
23,35,641 |
15,69,632 |
15,28,869 |
63.43% |
65.46% |
64.42% |
14 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
38,02,021 |
34,00,142 |
19,27,584 |
16,39,279 |
50.70% |
48.21% |
49.52% |
15 |
Jharkhand |
1,06,85,149 |
96,41,594 |
68,60,476 |
61,22,464 |
64.21% |
63.50% |
63.87% |
16 |
Karnataka |
2,35,86,223 |
2,26,25,886 |
1,61,65,832 |
1,48,73,056 |
68.54% |
65.73% |
67.17% |
17 |
Kerala |
1,17,34,258 |
1,25,92,391 |
86,78,185 |
92,97,708 |
73.96% |
73.84% |
73.89% |
18 |
Lakshadweep |
25,433 |
24,489 |
21,585 |
21,654 |
84.87% |
88.42% |
86.61% |
19 |
Madhya Pradesh |
2,53,09,830 |
2,28,08,210 |
1,67,34,556 |
1,29,05,240 |
66.12% |
56.58% |
61.60% |
20 |
Maharashtra |
4,27,43,156 |
3,79,74,127 |
2,67,14,578 |
2,20,04,266 |
62.50% |
57.95% |
60.36% |
21 |
Manipur |
8,71,431 |
9,02,894 |
6,85,427 |
7,27,210 |
78.66% |
80.54% |
79.62% |
22 |
Meghalaya |
7,77,639 |
7,89,602 |
5,24,774 |
5,53,284 |
67.48% |
70.07% |
68.79% |
23 |
Mizoram |
3,46,219 |
3,55,951 |
2,16,167 |
2,17,034 |
62.44% |
60.97% |
61.69% |
24 |
Nagaland |
6,00,490 |
5,82,458 |
5,29,325 |
5,09,585 |
88.15% |
87.49% |
87.82% |
25 |
NCT OF Delhi |
70,51,098 |
56,60,138 |
46,53,522 |
36,18,244 |
66.00% |
63.93% |
65.07% |
26 |
Orissa |
1,51,94,309 |
1,40,01,732 |
1,10,32,523 |
1,04,99,752 |
72.61% |
74.99% |
73.75% |
27 |
Puducherry |
4,32,048 |
4,69,309 |
3,51,360 |
3,88,657 |
81.32% |
82.81% |
82.10% |
28 |
Punjab |
1,03,27,116 |
92,80,892 |
72,62,625 |
65,82,507 |
70.33% |
70.93% |
70.61% |
29 |
Rajasthan |
2,26,38,323 |
2,03,31,124 |
1,46,27,976 |
1,24,82,068 |
64.62% |
61.39% |
63.09% |
30 |
Sikkim |
1,90,886 |
1,79,725 |
1,58,222 |
1,50,745 |
82.89% |
83.88% |
83.37% |
31 |
Tamil Nadu |
2,75,71,785 |
2,75,42,720 |
2,02,49,949 |
2,03,70,491 |
73.44% |
73.96% |
73.70% |
32 |
Tripura |
12,17,575 |
11,71,244 |
10,35,722 |
9,88,137 |
85.06% |
84.37% |
84.72% |
33 |
Uttar Pradesh |
7,60,71,444 |
6,28,94,376 |
4,49,79,619 |
3,61,12,683 |
59.13% |
57.42% |
58.35% |
34 |
Uttarakhand |
37,51,098 |
33,78,841 |
22,68,767 |
21,23,123 |
60.48% |
62.84% |
61.60% |
35 |
West Bengal |
3,26,89,449 |
3,01,43,679 |
2,68,86,706 |
2,47,35,849 |
82.25% |
82.06% |
82.16% |
|
Total |
43,70,51,538 |
39,70,49,941 |
29,32,36,779 |
26,05,65,022 |
67.09% |
65.63% |
66.40% |
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