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47.5 Per Cent Voting Till 3 PM, West Bengal And Ladakh Cross 60 Per Cent Mark, Maharashtra Turnout Below 40 Per Cent
Nishtha AnushreeMay 20, 2024, 03:44 PM | Updated 03:44 PM IST
Voters showing voter ID card while standing in queue to cast their vote (Parwaz Khan/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)
47.53 per cent of voter turnout was reported till 3 pm in 49 constituencies of eight States and Union Territories voting in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections today (20 May).
Maximum voter turnout was reported in West Bengal at 62.72 per cent, followed closely by Ladakh at 61.26 per cent. Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout with 38.77 per cent voting.
Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh reported 53.9 per cent, 48.95 per cent and 47.55 per cent turnout respectively. In UP, the lowest turnout was in the capital Lucknow.
