Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: Over 60% voter turnout recorded in first phase of polls, West Bengal tops with 77.6%

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: An estimated voter turnout of 60% was recorded on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories. As per the Election Commission, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout at 77.6% among states and Union Territories, followed by Tripura at 76.1%, while Bihar recorded the lowest at 46.3%. The first phase of elections began amidst sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and an IED blast in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF commandant injured. Minor EVM glitches were reported at some booths in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Assam.

The voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on April 19, Friday. As many as 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories are polling today. There are 1,625 candidates out of which only 134 (8%) are female candidates. Besides the General Elections, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will conduct the Assembly polls simultaneously in the first phase. Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their electoral fate in this phase. The voting for the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases. The counting of votes will be on June 4.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow