Voting concludes for 18th Lok Sabha polls; last phase records 60% turnout
The Hindu
Voter turnout reaches 58.34% in final phase of Lok Sabha polls, with clashes between TMC and BJP supporters in West Bengal.
After six weeks, voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, which began on April 19, concluded with a nearly 60% turnout recorded till 8.45 p.m. in the seventh and last phase on Saturday.
In West Bengal, where nine seats went to the polls, violence was reported from Sandeshkhali (Basirhat constituency) and Bhangar (Jadavpur seat).
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West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout at 69.89%. The lowest voting percentage was recorded in Bihar at 50.79%. The turnout in Himachal Pradesh was 67.53%, 69.59% in Jharkhand, 63.57% in Odisha, 55.86% in Punjab, 55.60% in Uttar Pradesh and 62.80% in Chandigarh.
While votes cast in the Lok Sabha election and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will be counted on June 4 from 8 a.m., counting for the Assembly elections in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will be on June 2.
“Through their emphatic participation, the voters have risen to the trust reposed by the founders of the Indian Constitution, when they handed over the power of suffrage to the ordinary Indian. The massive participation in the democratic exercise reaffirms the democratic ethos and spirit of India,” the Election Commission of India said in a statement.
The poll body expressed its gratitude to the election machinery, including the security forces, the political parties and the candidates.
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