Puducherry records 84.11% voter turnout

PUDUCHERRY: The Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry recorded 84.11% voter turnout, the Election Commission has said.

At 11.30 AM, it had been just 30 per cent, officials said.

The UT comprises Puducherry and its enclaves Yanam in Andhra Pradesh and Mahe and Karaikal. There are 9.41 lakh voters out of whom 4.94 lakh are women.

Rains in Puducherry did not affect polling.

344 contestants, including 96 Independents, are in the fray for election on the 30 Assembly seats in the UT.