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Elections during a Pandemic Chapter 7
The number of polling stations was increased in all poll bound states/UT to comply with physical distancing norms.
Every polling station with number of registered voters exceeding 1000 (one thousand) was compulsorily split into two.
Name of State/UT Polling Stations in 2016 Polling Stations in 2021 Percentage of increase
Assam 24,890 33,530 34.71 percent
Tamil Nadu 66,007 88,936 34.73 percent
West Bengal 77,413 1,01,916 31.65 percent
Kerala 21,498 40,771 89.65 percent
Puducherry 930 1,559 67.63 percent
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