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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Lok Sabha Polls

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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Lok Sabha Polls

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1 2024: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections were held in 21 states and Union territories on April 19. Nearly 64% voter turnout was recorded pm across the states. Seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Puducherry go to polls today.

More than 16.63 crore voters, which include over eight crore men and women each, will cast their vote at nearly 2 lakh polling stations.

Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Bhupendra Yadav, Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Sarbananda Sonowal are in the fray in the first phase. Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi, DMK’s Kanimozhi, and BJP’s Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai are also contesting the polls today.

While the BJP-led NDA is seeking a stronger majority, the opposition INDIA bloc are hoping for a rebound. In 2019, the UPA had won 45 of the 102 seats at stake on Friday and the NDA 41. Six of these seats have been redrawn as part of the delimitation exercise.

The general elections to elect 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases, from April 19 to June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.

Here are the highlights on Lok Sabha polls Phase 1:

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Of Polls

StatesNo of Seats2019 Phase 1 TO2024 Phase 1 (Provisional)
ALL INDIA10270.063.7
Andaman & Nicobar Islands1/165.164.0
Arunachal Pradesh2/282.167.7
Assam5/1474.872.3
Bihar4/4053.648.5
Chhattisgarh1/1166.365.3
Jammu & Kashmir1/570.265.2
Lakshadweep1/185.259.0
Madhya Pradesh6/2975.166.7
Maharashtra5/4864.157.8
Manipur2/282.769.2
Meghalaya2/271.474.5
Mizoram1/163.156.6
Nagaland1/183.056.9
Puducherry1/181.273.8
Rajasthan12/2564.057.3
Sikkim1/181.475.1
Tamil Nadu39/3972.467.2
Tripura1/281.980.6
Uttar Pradesh8/8066.659.5
Uttarakhand5/561.954.6
West Bengal3/4284.877.6
Vidhan Sabha TurnoutNo of Seats2019 Phase 1 TO2024 Phase 1 (Provisional)
Sikkim32/3281.475.3
Arunachal Pradesh50/5065.970.1

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Nearly 64% Voter Turnout In Phase 1 Of Polls

StatesNo of Seats2019 Phase 1 TO2024 Phase 1 (Provisional)
ALL INDIA10270.063.7
Andaman & Nicobar Islands1/165.164.0
Arunachal Pradesh2/282.167.7
Assam5/1474.872.3
Bihar4/4053.648.5
Chhattisgarh1/1166.365.3
Jammu & Kashmir1/570.265.2
Lakshadweep1/185.259.0
Madhya Pradesh6/2975.166.7
Maharashtra5/4864.157.8
Manipur2/282.769.2
Meghalaya2/271.474.5
Mizoram1/163.156.6
Nagaland1/183.056.9
Puducherry1/181.273.8
Rajasthan12/2564.057.3
Sikkim1/181.475.1
Tamil Nadu39/3972.467.2
Tripura1/281.980.6
Uttar Pradesh8/8066.659.5
Uttarakhand5/561.954.6
West Bengal3/4284.877.6
Vidhan Sabha TurnoutNo of Seats2019 Phase 1 TO2024 Phase 1 (Provisional)
Sikkim32/3281.475.3
Arunachal Pradesh50/5065.970.1

Article source: ndtv.com

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