24.32% voter turnout till 11 am in 9 states, 2 UTs
24.32% voter turnout till 11 am in 9 states, 2 UTs
A total of 24.32% voter turnout has been recorded till 11 am in nine parliamentary constituencies during the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Thursday. A great number of voters have turned up in front of the polling stations to exercise their Right to Vote.
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24.32% voter turnout till 11 am in 9 states, 2 UTs[/caption]
Polling for 91 Lok Sabha constitutions across 18 states and two union territories is underway. The constituencies going for polls in the first phase are - 8 in Uttar Pradesh, 5 in Uttarakhand, 4 in Bihar, 7 in Maharashtra, 5 in Assam, 4 in Odisha, 2 each in Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal, and 1 each in Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
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24.32% voter turnout till 11 am in 9 states, 2 UTs[/caption]
More than 15 crore voters will decide the fate of 1289 candidates. More than one lakh polling booths have been set up across India. Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases - April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting of votes will be done on May 23.
- PTC News
