62.89 percent of the registered voters in the constituency exercising their franchise...
The North East Delhi parliamentary seat reported the highest voter turnout in the elections held on Saturday, with 62.89per cent of the registered voters in the constituency exercising their franchise, according to data released by the office of the Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO).
This was a slight dip from the 63.8percent polling recorded in the 2019 general elections.
The second highest voter turnout was in East Delhi, with 59.51% of the registered voters turning out to vote, followed by West Delhi (58.79per cent), Chandni Chowk (58.60per cent), North West (57.85per cent), and South Delhi (56.45per cent).
Meanwhile, the worst-performing constituency was New Delhi, with only 55.43per cent of electors stepping out to cast their vote, according to the figures released by the CEO's office. This figure too was a drop from the 56.9% polling logged in the last elections.
With 15.2 million eligible voters including 8,212,794 males and 6,987,914 females voting began at 7 am, and queues of voters were witnessed at several polling stations, while at others, voters continued to turn out in a staggered manner till 6 pm to exercise their franchise. However, the Capital recorded a total turnout of 58.69per cent, lower than 60.6per cent turnout reported during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
The turnout left poll officials dismayed, who hoped that the 2024 polling percentage would surpass the turnout in 2019.
An official said the poll panel undertook a slew of steps to tackle the intense heat. “Proper shading was arranged at all polling booths, providing relief to voters as they exercised their rights,” the official said, on condition of anonymity.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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