Lok Sabha elections: 39.13% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in sixth phase of polling

Voting for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Saturday morning in 58 seats across six states and two Union territories.

Polling is underway in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal and Bihar, seven in Delhi, six in Odisha, four in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir.

Voting is also underway in 42 Assembly seats in Odisha as part of the third phase of Assembly elections in the state.

Polling for 428 constituencies, of the total 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, concluded after fifth phase of the election on Monday.

At 1 pm, the approximate voter turnout in the sixth phase was 39.13%, according to the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout App.

Uttar Pradesh had recorded a 37.23% voter turnout, while the number was 54.80% in West Bengal, 36.48% in Bihar, 35.69% in Odisha, 42.54% in Jharkhand and 36.48% in Haryana. The Union territories of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir saw a voter turnout of 34.37% and 35.22%.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi alleged that the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, had instructed the Delhi Police to slow down voting in areas which are strongholds of the Opposition INDIA bloc in the national capital, reported ANI.

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