Homkar said 891 booths in the second phase were in Maoist-affected areas and 6,828 booths in the critical category. No violence was reported, barring Maoists torching five trucks in Latehar district hours before the commencement of polls.
The second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections saw a 56% voter turnout, slightly lower than 2014. Despite tight security, elections in 26 constituencies concluded peacefully. High turnout was reported in key regions like Sri Mata Vaishno Devi and Surankot.
Jammu-Kashmir Phase 1 polling: In Pulwama district, the Pulwama segment witnessed 50.42 per cent polling, followed by Rajpora 48.07 per cent, Pampore 44.74 per cent and Tral 43.21 per cent.
The next phases of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections are on September 25 and October 1. The votes will be counted on October 8.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a 63.37% voter turnout for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections held on May 25 across 58 constituencies. The turnout included 61.95% male, 64.95% female, and 18.67% third gender voters.
After a strife over the delay in the release of poll data, the Election Commission of India released a comprehensive data of absolute number of votes polled in five phases.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 6 Updates: Polling on 58 seats across seven States and Union Territories (UTs) concluded on Saturday in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Now, the seventh and last phase of general elections is left, which will vote on June 1.
During the hearing, the bench said it would be difficult for the poll panel to mobilise manpower for uploading the voter turnout data on its website. The apex court took into cognisance the EC argument that giving 17C on website could lead to mischief and create mistrust among voters.
The ECI highlighted the risk of morphed images and misinformation if Form 17C is uploaded online. It emphasised that in tightly contested elections, publishing this data could cause confusion about the total votes polled, as it would combine in-person and postal votes.
After phase 5, voting in the last two phases -- 6 and 7 -- are left. Phase 6 will vote on May 25 and last phase on June 1. The results of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be declared on June 4.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the remarkable surge in the voter turnout in Baramulla Lok Sabha polling, saying it is a befitting reply to those who ask what has changed after the abrogation of Article 370.
Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency went to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday (May 20). The fifth phase marked the end of Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory which has five constituencies. The results will be declared on June 4.
"The Sankalp Patra, a pledge form, was distributed to students who, in turn, brought those to their parents to sign, committing to vote," the poll body said in a statement.
The demand for uploading polling data within 48 hours aims to enhance electoral transparency and facilitate public access to crucial information regarding voter participation.
After phase four, polling in three more phases including fifth, sixth and seventh are yet to take place. The results for the Lok Sabha elections will be declared on June 4. In the first three phases, experts shared their concerns over the low voter turnout.
Srinagar voted for the first time in the Lok Sabha Elections after the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The parliamentary constituency had recorded a total voter turnout of 14.43 per cent in the 2019 elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: A total of 1,717 candidates are in the fray in the Lok Sabha seats and more than 19 lakh polling officials have been deployed at 1.92 lakh polling stations for the over 17.70 crore eligible voters, including 8.73 crore women, in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has once again written to the Election Commission after the poll body refuted his claims around delay in voter turnout data, saying that such allegations could hurt voter participation and demoralise the election machinery across state.
Polling in first phase of Lok Sabha elections was held in April 19 and second on April 26. While voting in the first two phases have been completed, five more phases are yet to go for polls. Results will be declared on June 4.
A turnout of 60.96 per cent was recorded till 7 pm, as per the Election Commission. Scroll down to see the comparison of voter turnout in the second phase from 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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