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Around 10.82 Per Cent Voting Till 9 AM Across Eight States, UTs In Sixth Phase Of Lok Sabha Elections
Kuldeep Negi
May 25, 2024, 09:38 AM | Updated 09:38 AM IST
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The sixth phase of the voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is ongoing across 58 Parliamentary constituencies in eight states and UTs on Saturday (25 May).
A total of 58 Lok Sabha constituencies, including 14 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal and Bihar, seven in Delhi, six in Odisha, four in Jharkhand, and one in Jammu and Kashmir, are undergoing polls in this phase.
As of 9.00 am, 10.82 per cent voter turnout was recorded across eight states and UTs participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, according to the latest Election Commission data.
In Bihar, the voter participation stands at 9.66 per cent, while Haryana recorded a turnout of 8.31 per cent.
Jammu and Kashmir saw a turnout of 8.89 per cent, while Jharkhand registered 11.74 per cent voting.
In Delhi, 8.94 per cent voters have cast their votes, while in Odisha, 7.43 per cent voter participation was recorded.
Uttar Pradesh reported a turnout of 12.33 per cent, while West Bengal saw a voter turnout of 16.54 per cent till 9.00 am.
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Kuldeep is Senior Editor (Newsroom) at Swarajya. He tweets at @kaydnegi.
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