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Lok Sabha polls 2024 phase 1: 60.03% aggregate voter turnout at 7 pm

The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will see 102 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats go to polls, across 17 states and four Union Territories (UTs)

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An elderly voter after casting vote during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Gangtok. (Photo: PTI)

Rimjhim Singh New Delhi

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Voting in the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections was held on April 19. The first phase will vote for 102 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats in 17 states and four Union Territories (UTs).

Voter turnout in Tripura
Of all the states that went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Tripura recorded the highest voter turnout at 76.1 per cent, as of 5 pm.

Voter turnout in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 63.4 per cent till 5 pm.

Voter turnout in Sikkim
The voter turnout in Sikkim was at 68.1 per cent till 5 pm. In the northeastern state, voting is underway for 32 Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat.
 

Voter turnout in Tamil Nadu
By 5 pm, Tamil Nadu recorded a 62.0 per cent voter turnout in the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. The entire state went to polls in the first phase on April 19.

Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh
By 5 pm, Uttar Pradesh recorded over 57 per cent turnout in eight Lok Sabha seats. Eight Lok Sabha constituencies went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday, out of a total of 80 constituencies in the state.

Voter turnout in Maharashtra
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 54.9 per cent till 5 pm. In the first phase, five out of 48 Lok Sabha seats went to polls in the state.

Voter turnout in Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep recorded the lowest turnout at 59.0 per cent, as of 5 pm.

Voter turnout in Rajasthan
Over 50 per cent polling was recorded in Rajasthan till 5 pm. In Rajasthan, 12 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh
Over 63 per cent polling was recorded in Madhya Pradesh till 5 pm. In MP, 6 out of 29 Lok Sabha seats went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
 

The first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 polls is being in Tamil Nadu (39 seats), Rajasthan (12), Uttar Pradesh (8), Madhya Pradesh (6), Uttarakhand (5), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Puducherry (1), Sikkim (1) and Lakshadweep (1). There will be five seats each in Assam and Maharashtra, four in Bihar, three in West Bengal, two in Manipur, and one each in Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.

The Election Commission said the voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will start at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm on April 19.

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First Published: Apr 19 2024 | 4:38 PM IST

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