LS polls: Voting for first phase ends, 64% voting turnout to be expected

DN Bureau

First phase polling for 91 Lok Sabha constituencies, spread across 18 states and two Union Territories ended on Thursday.

Voters cast their vote
Voters cast their vote


New Delhi: First phase polling for 91 Lok Sabha constituencies, spread across 18 states and two Union Territories ended on Thursday, 64% voting turnout to be expected. 

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Among the constituencies going for polls in the first phase are - eight in Uttar Pradesh, five in Uttarakhand, four in Bihar, seven in Maharashtra, five in Assam, four in Odisha, two each in Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal, and one each in Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Over 14 crore voters decided the fate of 1279 candidates who are in the fray. More than 1 lakh polling booths were set up across the country. It also mentioned that 7764 third gender voters will exercise their franchise in the first phase.










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