New Delhi: Polling in the sixth phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced across 58 Parliament Constituencies (PC) recorded an approximate voter turnout of 59.06% as of 7:45 pm today, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said today. A large number of voters were still in the queue at some polling stations at the prescribed time of closing of the poll, it added.
Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Jharkhand, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, are the States/UTs that went to polls in this phase. A total of 889 candidates were in the electoral fray.
Polling across all constituencies was held smoothly and peacefully.
Polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Parliament Constituency in Jammu and Kashmir was completely peaceful with a turnout of 52.28% as of 7.45 pm, which is the highest in many decades. With this, the polling for the Parliamentary seats in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has concluded.
In the ongoing General Elections 2024, the three PCs in the valley namely Srinagar (38.49%), Baramulla (59.1%) and Anantnag-Rajouri (52.28% as of 7:45 PM) have recorded voter turnouts which is highest in many decades.
The ECI said the approximate voter turnout figures of 59.06% as of 7:45 PM will continue to be updated State/PC/Assembly Constituency wise on the Voter Turnout App of ECI. This will also give aggregate phase-wise figures in addition to the State/PC/AC-wise figures. Commission shall additionally for the convenience of stakeholders, issue another press note with voter turnout figures at ~2345 hours though live updates are available for stakeholders to directly check on the voter turnout App.
In Odisha, 42 Assembly Constituencies went to polls simultaneously with the Parliamentary Constituencies. Scenes of colourful jubilation at having exercised their cherished franchise emerged from across the State which recorded a voter turnout of 60.07% as of 7:45 PM.
With the conclusion of phase 6, polling for General Elections 2024 is now completed in 28 States/UTs and 486 PCs. Polling is also complete in General Elections for State Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and 105 Assembly seats of Odisha State Assembly.
The next and last phase (phase 7) polling is scheduled on June 1, 2024, in 57 PCs in 8 States/UTs.
– global bihari bureau
