The voter turnout in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 stood at 67.71 per cent, slightly higher than the previous phases, according to the latest voting percent🦩age shared by the Election Commissio🍌n (EC).
The updated voter turnout figures for the third phase of polling in the Lok Sabha election stood at 65.68 per cent.ꦺ In the third phase of the 2019 general election, the turnout was 68.4 per cent.
Voting is taking place in seven phases for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. While four phases - April 19, April 26, May 7, and May 13 - a🅺re done, polling in the remaining phases will take place on - May 20, May 25 and June 1.
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 4 Voter Turnout
According to the poll authority, the voter turnout of Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections 2024 tha♏t took place on Monday, May 13, stood at 67.25 per cent at 11:45꧒ pm.
The🔯 turnout is 1.74 percentage points higher than the correspon𒁏ding phase in the 2019 parliamentary polls.
The EC had said thꦛe figures will continue to be updated by the field-level officers as polling p💮arties return.
A total of 96 seats went to polls in the fourth phase of the seven-phase election. After the latest phase, polling has been completed in 379 seats across 23 🎐states and Union terr🔥itories.
Assembly Elections 2024 Voter Turnout
Voting also took place simultaneously on all 175 assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh and 28 of Odisha on Monday, May 13. ꦦWhile both Lok Sabha and assembly polls concluded in Andhra Pradesh on Monday, Odisha assemಞbly and Lok Sabha elections 2024 are taking place in four phases - May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1 and Lok Sabha polls are also taking place in Odisha in . On Monday, four Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha voted.
While Andhra Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 7﷽8.25 and 78.36 in Lok Sabha Phase 4 and its assembly election voting, respectively, on Monday, Odisha recorded a tu🉐rnout of 73.97 per cent in Lok Sabha seats and same in assembly seats.
Whith Monday's phase, polling h🎃as also been completed in the Assembly elections of Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
The low voter turnout so far has largely been attributed to heatwave conditions. The EC has been making efforts to ensure voter registration and a hig💮her voter participation.
It has described its efforts as "from ro🌞ll to poll". The poll panel had expressed dismay at the poor voꦇter turnout in metro cities and described it as urban and youth apathy towards elections.
Since registration as a voter and casting votes is not mandatory under law, the💧 EC has said it functions in a "persuasive space" t꧟o motivate people to enrol themselves as voters.
