The Bihar assembly elections concluded on Tuesday with the Election Commission reporting the highest ever voter turnout of 66.91% in the state since 1951.

While the turnout among male voters at the end of two-phase polling, today was 62.8%, the turnout among female voters was far more at 71.6%.

The election commission said this is the highest ever percentage for women voters in Bihar.

The previous highest voter turnout in Bihar assembly elections was recorded for males at 70.71% in 2000 and for females at 60.48% in 2015.

Voter turnout in Punjab was 60.95% with 1, 92, 838 electors exercising their franchise. In Punjab, the voter turnout was 60.80 % among males and 61.12% among females.

The election commission said that chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with election Comm

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