The polling in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, which commenced in the early morning hours of Tuesday simultaneously across 93 constituencies, recorded an approximate voter turnout of 63.47 per cent, according to the latest data issued by the Election Commission of India.
After polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls for 93 parliamentary constituencies concluded, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal claimed that "BJP is staring at a historic defeat".
The voter turnout in the 93 parliamentary constituencies that went to polling in the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 61.45 percent until 8 pm, said the Election Commission.
The voter turnout was recorded at approximately 50.71 per cent across 93 constituencies that voted in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday till 3 pm, according to Election Commission of India data.
Voting for the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 began on Tuesday morning in 93 constituencies across 11 states and Union Territories (UTs). In Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar cast his vote at Gangubai Kate Zila Parishad Prathamik
The states and union territories where the elections are being held in this phase are Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10) and West Bengal (4).
With the Lok Sabha elections 2024 gaining momentum, anticipation mounts for the third phase of polling scheduled for Tuesday, May 7. A total of 93 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 11 states and union territories will witness the democratic exercise.
The third phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday involves some key seats whose outcome will have a direct bearing on the future of political families involved with the contest to form the next government at the Centre also crossing the half-way mark in terms of the seats cove