As of 9:30 am voter turnout percentages varied across states participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections with states like West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh leading the voter turnout charts.
According to the data released by the Election Commission of India, West Bengal saw a 15.09 % voter turnout while Madhya Pradesh recorded a 15 % till 9 am.
Voting percentages for the states participating in phase 1 elections are —
Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 8.64 % Arunachal Pradesh – 6.29 %, Assam – 11.15 %, Bihar 9.23 %, Chhattisgarh 12.02 %, Jammu and Kashmir 10.43 %, Lakshadweep 5.59 %, Maharashtra 6.98 per cent.
Manipur 11.91 %, Meghalaya 13.71 %, Mizoram 11.22 %, Nagaland 10.64 % Puducherry 10.11 %, Rajasthan 10.67 %, Sikkim 7.92 %, Tamil Nadu 8.25 %, Tripura 15.21 %, Uttar Pradesh 12.66 % Uttarakhand 10.54 % The voter turnout in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was over 67 %.
Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo informed that elections in the state are going smoothly.
“There are four to five places where the functioning of EVMs was delayed due to technical fault but all were rectified,” he said.
Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am.
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