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LS polls: Tripura records highest turnout in initial hours, stray incidents of violence in Bengal
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on April 19, 2024
In the early hours of polling on Friday, during phase one of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories, a voter turnout ranging from 16.33 per cent to 34.54 per cent was recorded. The situation was marred by sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and an IED blast in Chhattisgarh that...
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Published on April 19, 2024 - 02:29
LS Polls Phase 1 Polling: West Bengal records highest turnout as polling ends | Oneindia News
Polling in 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states and Union Territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections commenced at 7 am on April 19 and ended at 6 pm. Over 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states and union territories headed to the polling booth on Friday, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. West Bengal recorded the highest turnout till 5 PM at 77.57 per cent, followed by Tripura at 76.10 per cent. Voter turnout in Assam stood at 70.77 per cent, while Manipur recorded a voter turnout of 68.58 per cent till 5 PM.
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