Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Will voter turnout in Delhi on May 25 be affected due to long weekend?

However, elector turnout is expected to beryllium little than usual, arsenic the voting time coincides with a agelong weekend. This timing could interaction the fig of radical who crook retired to formed their votes.

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As reported by Hindustan Times citing elder officials nationalist superior goes to polls connected a Saturday has raised "concerns".

Given that May 23 (Thursday) is simply a gazetted vacation for Buddha Purnima and May 26 is simply a Sunday, officials are acrophobic that galore radical mightiness instrumentality May 24 (Friday) disconnected to make an extended agelong weekend. This could pb to a driblet successful elector turnout arsenic residents whitethorn take to question retired of town.

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Moreover, Delhi's main electoral serviceman has declared a paid holiday in the nationalist superior connected May 25. According to the order, each eligible employees -- nationalist oregon backstage -- who are voters successful Delhi are entitled to a paid vacation to workout their antiauthoritarian close to ballot connected the polling day.

“It is 1 of the reasons wherefore we person accrued our elector consciousness campaigns and are trying to scope retired to each imaginable group. We person reached retired to marketplace associations to connection discounts to radical who ballot and we are besides readying a ideology discount astatine restaurants for polling day," the Delhi predetermination committee authoritative told Hindustan Times connected the information of anonymity.

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The terrible heatwave and ongoing summertime abrogation could besides little elector turnout.

Earlier connected Friday, the Silicon Valley of India observed the situation, arsenic astir fractional of Bengaluru's eligible voters did not amusement up to formed their votes during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, PTI reported. Across Karnataka's 14 constituencies, the Election Commission reported an estimated elector turnout of 69.23 per cent. According to canvass officials, thescorching summertime vigor is said to beryllium 1 crushed radical bash not crook up astatine polling booths successful the city.

However, the nationalist superior has a past of debased elector turnout, often attributed to municipality apathy. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the full elector turnout successful Delhi was 65.1%, which declined to 60.5% successful 2019. The astir affluent areas consistently grounds the lowest elector turnout rates, particularly successful the New Delhi and South Delhi constituencies.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 01:52 PM IST