Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: West Bengal is leading the voter turnout in Lok Sabha elections after it recorded a 77.57 per cent voting percentage till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
Other states like Tripura (76.10), Assam (60.70 per cent), Meghalaya (61.95 per cent), Manipur (63.04 per cent) and Madhya Pradesh (53.40 per cent) are also witnessing high voter turnout percentages.
Bihar has recorded the lowest voter turnout till 3 pm which is 39.73 per cent.Voting percentages for the States and Union Territories undergoing voting in phase 1 elections are — Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded 45.48 per cent, Arunachal Pradesh – 55.58 per cent, Assam – 60.70 per cent, Bihar – 39.73 per cent, Chhattisgarh – 58.14 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir – 57.09 per cent, Maharashtra – 44.12 per cent and Lakshadweep (43.98 per cent).
While Mizoram recorded 49.97 per cent, Nagaland – 53.38 per cent, Puducherry – 58.86 per cent, Rajasthan – 41.51 per cent, Sikkim – 52.72 per cent, Tamil Nadu – 51.18 per cent, Tripura – 68.35 per cent, Uttar Pradesh – 47.44 per cent, Uttarakhand 45.62 per cent.
