In Delhi, turnout was estimated at 64% as the polls closed, 12% higher than in the 2009 general election, according to the office of Delhi's chief electoral officer.
The chief electoral officer said so far this year, his office had posted about 190,000 letters to the public, including reminder letters asking for information to update the register.
The referendum on the extension was denounced as a "fantastic" fake by the chief electoral officer, Viktar Hanchar, who was removed from office during the campaign.
Once registered as an overseas elector, a British citizen living abroad can then apply to the electoral officer of their constituency for a postal vote under the Representation of the People Regulations 2001.
A working group was established in 1995, which in March 1996 submitted the report The Register of Electors Project: A Report on Research and feasibility to the chief electoral officer of Elections Canada.
Last week, the chief electoral officer for Northern Ireland began putting a petition in place.
As OIC, I spoke with the chief electoral officer to urge that the IEC stick with its established procedures.
Mr. Manawi and Abdullah Ahmadzai, the chief electoral officer, have been under intense pressure over the past 10 months, facing charges of corruption and threats of indictment.
Anita Karwal, the chief electoral officer for the state, said that steps had been taken to ensure peaceful voting at these stations.
Late last month, for example, Vijai Sharma, the chief electoral officer of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, banned an 11-tonne sweet.
However, he and the commission's chief electoral officer, Abdullah Ahmadzai, were adamant that a total recount would not be feasible because of the cost and the time required.
