Nagpur graduates' constituency records 38.88% turnout by 2 pm in biennial election

Voting picked up pace by afternoon in the 2026 biennial election to the Nagpur Division Graduates' Constituency. According to figures released by the election administration, 38.88 per cent of votes had been cast by 2 pm.

The constituency, spread across six districts, has 2,55,603 registered voters. Of these, 99,378 graduates had voted by 2 pm, including 63,187 men and 36,191 women.

District-wise, Gadchiroli recorded the highest polling at 46.51 per cent. Wardha was just behind at 46.42 per cent, a very narrow gap between the two districts. Nagpur has the most voters but recorded the lowest turnout, at 36.13 per cent.

The district-wise figures up to 2 pm are as follows. In Gadchiroli, 6,329 of 13,608 voters cast their votes, or 46.51 per cent. In Wardha, 10,093 of 21,742 voted, or 46.42 per cent. In Chandrapur, 13,718 of 32,262 voted, or 42.52 per cent.

In Gondia, 9,171 of 22,176 voters voted, or 41.36 per cent. In Bhandara, 7,868 of 21,349 voters turned up, or 36.85 per cent. In Nagpur, 52,199 of 1,44,466 voters voted, or 36.13 per cent.

Polling had started slowly in the morning, with only 9.20 per cent of votes cast by 10 am. By 2 pm the figure had risen to 38.88 per cent, a sharp increase after the slow start.

The rise suggests that more people came out to vote in the last hours of the morning and the early afternoon. In terms of total votes, Nagpur district led, with 52,199 graduates exercising their franchise by 2 pm.