63.5 per cent voter turnout in Phase 5: EC

NEW DELHI: A voter turnout of 63.5 per cent was recorded in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which is the lowest in all the phases so far, Election Commission data shows.

According to the Commission’s Voter Turnout android application, at 9.00 PM, the turnout in the Monday’s polling was 63.5 per cent.

The voter turnout has recorded a decreasing trend so far this election.

At 69.50 per cent, the polling in phase-1 is the highest in the five phase so far. In phase-2, the turnout was 69.44 per cent, it was 68.40 in phase-3 and 65.51 per cent in phase-4.

Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena told reporters here that as compared to 2014, in the first four phases (barring Monday’s phase five), 7.85 crore more people eligible to cast vote.

He also said that six crore more voters participated in the democratic exercise in the first four phases as compared to 2014 LS polls in its four phases.  (AGENCIES)

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