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Nearly 51 Per Cent Voter Turnout In Second Phase Polling Till 3 PM
Kuldeep Negi
May 07, 2024, 03:57 PM | Updated 03:57 PM IST
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The third phase of the voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is ongoing across 93 Parliamentary constituencies in 11 states and UTs on Friday (26 April).
As of 3.00 pm, 50.71 per cent voter turnout was recorded across 11 states and UTs participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, according to the latest Election Commission data.
In Assam, the voter participation stands at 63.08 per cent, while Bihar recorded a turnout of 46.69 per cent.
Chhattisgarh saw a turnout of 58.19 per cent, while Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu registered 52.43 per cent.
In Goa, 61.39 per cent voters have cast their votes, while in Gujarat, 47.03 per cent voter participation was recorded.
Karnataka reported a turnout of 54.20 per cent, while Madhya Pradesh saw a voter turnout of 54.09 per cent till 3.00 pm.
In Maharashtra, 42.63 per cent of voters have cast their votes, while 46.78 per cent voter turnout has been recorded in Uttar Pradesh.
In West Bengal, 63.11 per cent of voters have exercised their franchise.
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Kuldeep is Senior Editor (Newsroom) at Swarajya. He tweets at @kaydnegi.
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