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LIVE- LS polls 2014 (Phase III): High turnout in 91 seats; Chandigarh tops with 74 per cent

New Delhi:  High voter turnout was recorded in the 91 constituencies in 14 states and Union Territories which went to polls in the third and substantial phase of Lok Sabha elections, with Chandigarh witnessing the

Chandigarh constituency recorded the highest turnout of 74 per cent, against 64 per cent in 2009 polls. 

Kerala, which went to polls in single phase today, recorded 73.4 per cent voter turnout, up from 73.2 per cent last time.

Chhattisgarh's Bastar seat witnessed the lowest voter turnout among the 91 seats of 51.4 per cent. But it was higher as compared to 47.33 per cent recorded in the last LS polls. 

EC maintained that the turnout could be “much higher” in all the seats as final reports were yet to come in with voting still on after the stipulated hours in various areas. 

In Odisha, maoists snatched EVMs and took away the battery of one voting machine.