Polling percentage in the Assembly elections increased by 2.52 per cent. This suggests that the efforts made by the Election Commission of India (ECI) failed to bear fruits. Besides, the political parties are contemplating this in their favour.
Chief Electoral officer (CEO) of Madhya Pradesh Jaideep Govind feels that polling by over 72 per cent is an encouraging figure, but it would have been better if polling could have reached around 80 per cent, as expected.
The increase in polling percentage from 2003 Assembly elections to 2008 was recorded at 2.5 per cent, while a similar increase was witnessed in 2013. This time, the Election Commission had come out with unique ways to increase the voting percentage. It had installed an exhibition and eye-catching advertisements, both in electronic and print media.