Lok Sabha polls Phase 7: 49.68 pc voter turnout recorded till 3 pm, Jharkhand leads with 60.14 pc
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The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 49.68 per cent till 3 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 1: The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 49.68 per cent till 3 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday.
As per the ECI, Jharkhand is leading the voter turnout charts at 60.14 per cent till 3 pm.
Other states where polling is underway in the seventh phase are Bihar- 42.95 per cent, Chandigarh--52.61 per cent, Odisha--49.77 per cent, Punjab--46.38 per cent, Uttar Pradesh--46.83 per cent and West Bengal--58.46 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 58.41 per cent.
The polling of the last phase started on Saturday at 7 am in the 57 parliamentary constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
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✨According to the Election Commission of India, over 10.06 crore electors including approximately 5.24 crore male, 4.82 crore female and 3574 third gender electors are expected to exercise their franchise.
(ANI)
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