Punjab, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli record highest- ever turnout

In Ahmedabad, the turnout was 62.30 per cent, while in Surat, 61.50 of the electorate turned out to cast their vote.

Like Gujarat, Punjab, with 13 seats, went for a single phase poll today, recording its highest ever turnout of 73 per cent. Last elections' turnout was 70.04 per cent.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (with one seat each) also recorded their highest-ever voter turnout of 85 per cent and 76 per cent respectively.

The turnout in Daman and Diu is likely to each 80 per cent, Deputy Election Commissioner Alok Shukla said.In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the turnout was 73.26 per cent and 72.69 per cent respectively.