At nearly 50 per cent, the voter turnout in Thane district this assembly election was poor, said the experts. And one of the reasons, according to the Thane collectors, is missing names on the voters' list. Residents' boycott to vote over poor road conditions and inadequate water facility was another major cause for low turnout.

Only 47.91 per cent of the eligible electorate exercised their rights in the district, while Thane city recorded a turnout of 52.3 per cent. At 40.72 per cent, turnout was lowest in Dombivli, where several residents didn't vote this year. They said their demands for better roads and measures to tackle the poor quality of air in the area were never addressed. We saw no point in voting the same people to power again, they added.