Lok Sabha election 2024: Voter turnout sees a 2.9% point dip over 2019 during Phase 3 polling

The elector turnout for the 3rd signifier of the Lok Sabha polls, which took spot connected Tuesday, stood astatine 64.4% whereas successful the 2019 wide election, these constituencies recorded a turnout of 67.33%.

This year, the elector turnout besides dipped during Phase 1 and Phase 2. As per the canvass panel, successful the archetypal phase, held connected April 19, the last turnout was 66.14%--a driblet of conscionable nether 4 percent points arsenic compared to 2019.

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In the 2nd phase, the last turnout was 66.71%--a driblet of astir 3 percent points from 2019.

The highest elector turnout was recorded successful Assam astatine 81.61% and the lowest was successful Uttar Pradesh astatine 57.34% during Phase 3 of the ongoing wide election.

The elector turnout successful different states that voted connected Tuesday successful the 3rd signifier is Bihar -58.18 %, Chhattisgarh -71.06 %, Goa -75.20 %, Gujarat-58.98 %, Karnataka-70.41 %, Madhya Pradesh - 66.05 %, Maharashtra - 61.44 % and West Bengal -75.79 %, arsenic per the latest ECI data.

Lok Sabha Election Phase 3: Voter turnout recorded astatine 63.23%, UP lowest

A full of 1331 candidates, including astir 120 women, were successful the electoral fray successful this phase. A full of 17.24 crore voters are eligible to formed their franchise successful this signifier astatine 1.85 lakh polling stations.

With the decision of Phase 3, polling is present implicit successful 20 States/UTs and 283 constituencies for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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Prominent leaders that contested successful the Phase 3 canvass conflict included Union Home Minister Amit Shah, erstwhile Madhya Pradesh main ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Samajwadi Party person Dimple Yadav, and NCP (SP) person Supriya Sule, among others.

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Published: 08 May 2024, 08:17 AM IST