Voter turnout was only slightly lower than in 2019, according to the latest voting results for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections released by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday night.
The revised estimated turnout as of 10pm on May 8th was 65.68%. This translates into a 1.65 percentage point drop in his turnout compared to the third phase voting of the 2019 Sabah state election. The poll committee said the numbers will be updated further.
The third phase of elections was held on May 7 in 93 seats in 11 states and union territories. In 2019, these constituencies recorded a voter turnout of 67.33 percent for him.
After the third stage of voting ended on Tuesday, the poll committee announced that the turnout was 63%. However, the numbers have been updated and the poll committee announced that turnout in Phase 3 was 64.4 percent as of 11:40 p.m. on May 7.
The first two phases saw a drop in turnout of four and three points respectively compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The first two phases were held on April 19th and he on April 26th.
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Voter turnout increased in five of the 11 states and union territories in phase 3 when compared to Tuesday’s numbers, according to the mobile app. These are Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh.
Opposition parties have questioned the delay in announcing the final turnout. According to a report by news agency PTI, leaders of the opposition India Bloc on May 10 over their demand for absolute voter turnout figures for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls to be released promptly after each phase. It is likely that they will meet with the Election Commission. The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday.
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As many as 102 seats were voted in the first phase of the election, with a final turnout of 66.14 percent, down just under four points from 70 percent in 2019. In the second stage, in April he had 88 seats voted. Voter turnout on the 26th recorded a decline of about 3 percentage points from 69.64% in 2019. This comparison does not include the five seats in Assam that were re-drawn due to last year’s delimitation.
The remaining four phases of Lok Sabha elections are scheduled on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1 and the results will be declared on June 4.
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