Voter turnout highest in Assam
Voter turnout highest in Assam
After 2 hours of polling, the voter turnout is highest in Assam. 9.51 per cent of voters came out and exercised their Right to Vote in the first phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections 2019.
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In Chhattisgarh, the turnout at 9 AM has been recorded at 7.71 per cent. Despite threats from Naxals a large number of voters have come out to cast their votes in three constituencies. In Bihar, voter turnout has touched 7.83 per cent in the first two hours. Whereas, in Uttar Pradesh, which has eight constituencies going to polls today, has recorded 3.99 per cent voting till 9 am.
Among other states going to polls, voter turnout in the first two hours in Odisha is 2.15 per cent, Manipur 1.78 per cent, Karnataka 1.14 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir 0.99 per cent, Tamil Nadu 0.81 per cent, West Bengal 0.55 per cent, Maharashtra 0.85 per cent and Puducherry 1.62 per cent.
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Polling for 95 Lok Sabha constitutions across 11 states and one union territory began on Thursday morning. Polling is being held in Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (38), Uttar Pradesh (8), West Bengal (3), and a single parliamentary seat of Puducherry.
-PTC News
