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Women voter turnout was relatively lower in Coimbatore North. Of the total 1,51,061 women voters in this constituency, only 76.2% (1,15,190) had polled this year. This constituency registered only 75.51 % voting
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While the constituency registered a turnout of 55% in 2021, this year, the provisional figures released by election authorities stood at around 80.4%
The IMD has forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy skies over Lucknow and adjoining areas, with the possibility of one or two spells of rain or thunderstorms
While the SIRs deletions muted turnout in cities like Chennai, northern and semi-urban areas of Tamil nadu registered a good increase in voters compared to 2021 election

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