Nagpur graduates' constituency poll starts slowly, 9.20% turnout by 10 am

Voting began on Friday for the 2026 biennial election to the Nagpur Division Graduates' Constituency, but the pace was slow. According to figures released by the election administration, overall turnout in the first two hours was only 9.20 per cent.

Between 8 am and 10 am, 23,511 of the 2,55,603 registered voters cast their ballots. Of these, 15,886 were men and 7,625 were women.

In the district-wise picture, Nagpur recorded 13,691 votes from 1,44,466 registered voters, a turnout of 9.48 per cent.

Wardha recorded the highest turnout. There, 2,334 of 21,742 registered voters voted, taking the figure to 10.73 per cent.

In Gadchiroli, 1,353 of 13,608 voters turned up, a turnout of 9.94 per cent. In Chandrapur, 2,749 of 32,262 registered voters voted, a turnout of 8.52 per cent.

In Bhandara, 1,667 of 21,349 registered voters voted, a turnout of 7.81 per cent. Gondia recorded the lowest turnout, with 1,717 of 22,176 registered voters voting, or 7.74 per cent.

The figures were released by Pradeep Kulkarni, Assistant Returning Officer and Additional Commissioner.

Voting is under way in the six districts of the Nagpur division. The early figures suggest the election began relatively slowly. More turnout figures are expected as polling progresses through the day.