Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3: Voter turnout recorded at 61.76%, Maharashtra marks lowest

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live Updates

Maharashtra marked the lowest elector turnout astatine 55.21 per cent. 

Notably, the aforesaid 93 seats had polled 67.33% successful 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The numbers, updated till 8pm connected May 7, confirms speculations that elector turnout has reduced from the past Lok Sabha Elections held successful 2019. 

In this phase, much than 1300 candidates, including astir 120 women, are successful the fray. A full of 17.24 crore voters are eligible to formed their franchise successful this signifier astatine 1.85 lakh polling stations.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: State-wise elector turnout

Voting percentages for different States participating successful the 3rd signifier of the Lok Sabha polls arsenic per latest information are- 

Assam-- 75.30 per cent

Bihar --56.55 per cent

Chhattisgarh--67.16 per cent

Goa -- 74.47 per cent

Gujarat--56.86 per cent

Karnataka--68.67 per cent

Madhya Pradesh--63.32 per cent

Maharashtra-- 54.98 per cent

Uttar Pradesh--57.34 per cent 

West Bengal--73.93 per cent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu- 65.23 per cent 

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Key Contestants

Prominent leaders contesting Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3 included Union Home Minister Amit Shah, erstwhile Madhya Pradesh main ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Samajwadi Party person Dimple Yadav, and NCP (SP) person Supriya Sule, among others.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Result successful past General Elections

In the 2019 wide election, the BJP won 72 of the 93 seats that spell to the polls today.

Voting volition not instrumentality spot for Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha spot connected Tuesday arsenic the Election Commission of India (ECI) has postponed the polling to the sixth signifier to beryllium held connected May 25. Originally, voting was scheduled to beryllium held connected 94 Lok Sabha seats successful the 3rd phase.

The Lok Sabha elections are being held crossed 7 phases, from April 19 to June 1. The counting is scheduled for June 4.

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Published: 07 May 2024, 08:34 PM IST