NEW DELHI: The fourth phase of Lok Sabha election for 96 seats on Monday saw around 68.7% voter turnout as of Tuesday 11pm , which may marginally increase when the final data is released by Election Commission.
Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir saw higher turnout during the fourth phase, while Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal saw the steepest drop, according to data updated by EC on its voter turnout app.Barring the third phase, the fourth round has seen the second lowest gap compared to 2019, although polling data in Srinagar Lok Sabha constitutency cannot be compared given the delimination exercise carried out. The seat in J&K logged 38.5% voting, the highest since 1996.
In terms of the overall percentage, West Bengal registered the highest turnout of 80.2%, although it was lower than the 82.9% in 2019. None of the eight seats in the state, where voting took place on Monday, reported higher turnout.
In all, 36 seats recorded higher polling than 2019 with Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh recording the highest of 83.2% polling, although it was marginally lower than 84.6% in the last general elections. Eluru, also in Andhra Pradesh, registered the second highest polling at 83% compared with 83.5% in 2019. Out of the 17 seats in Telangana, 16 registered higher turnout with Mehboobnagar and Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seats seeing an increase of around seven percentage points.
Data also showed that four seats in UP – Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur and Kheri – had higher turnout on Monday compared to the last general election. Similarly, four out of 24 seats in Andhra Pradesh, where polling was held also saw marginal increase in polling.
Three seats in Odisha, two in Jharkhand and one each in Maharashtra recorded more voting than 2019. Outside J&K, Hyderabad saw the lowest turnout, in line with the trend until midnight, clocking 48.5% turnout, higher than 44.8% in the last LS polls.
Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir saw higher turnout during the fourth phase, while Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal saw the steepest drop, according to data updated by EC on its voter turnout app.Barring the third phase, the fourth round has seen the second lowest gap compared to 2019, although polling data in Srinagar Lok Sabha constitutency cannot be compared given the delimination exercise carried out. The seat in J&K logged 38.5% voting, the highest since 1996.
In terms of the overall percentage, West Bengal registered the highest turnout of 80.2%, although it was lower than the 82.9% in 2019. None of the eight seats in the state, where voting took place on Monday, reported higher turnout.
In all, 36 seats recorded higher polling than 2019 with Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh recording the highest of 83.2% polling, although it was marginally lower than 84.6% in the last general elections. Eluru, also in Andhra Pradesh, registered the second highest polling at 83% compared with 83.5% in 2019. Out of the 17 seats in Telangana, 16 registered higher turnout with Mehboobnagar and Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seats seeing an increase of around seven percentage points.
Data also showed that four seats in UP – Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur and Kheri – had higher turnout on Monday compared to the last general election. Similarly, four out of 24 seats in Andhra Pradesh, where polling was held also saw marginal increase in polling.
Three seats in Odisha, two in Jharkhand and one each in Maharashtra recorded more voting than 2019. Outside J&K, Hyderabad saw the lowest turnout, in line with the trend until midnight, clocking 48.5% turnout, higher than 44.8% in the last LS polls.