As Results Trickle In, A Look At Highest, Closest Victory Margins In 2019
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As per the Election Commission, a total of 8,360 candidates had their fate sealed in EVMs across all the 543 parliamentary constituencies in the country.
The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, conducted over seven polls from April 19 to June 1, is currently underway. As per the Election Commission, a total of 8,360 candidates had their fate sealed in EVMs across all the 543 parliamentary constituencies in the country. This time, a total of 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participated in the electoral process.
Let's now take a look at who secured the biggest and closest wins in the 2019 general elections in terms of votes.
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