Indian stock markets experienced high volatility during Wednesday's trading session amid concerns about the decreasing voter turnout in the ongoing general elections in India. The volatility index VIX reached a 15-month high after increasing by more than 40 percent over the last month.
Voting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Tuesday across 93 Lok Sabha constituencies across 12 states and Union territories with Assam recording the highest voter turnout of 81.71 per cent, according to the data issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Election Commission successfully conducted a logistical feat to ensure smooth proceedings for 160 voters at the picturesque Raireshwar Fort, nestled at a staggering altitude of 4,491 feet, the highest polling booth in the Baramati constituency during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls
Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is time for voters to decide if 'vote jihad will work or Ram Rajya'.
The voter turnout for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election held on Tuesday in 93 constituencies recorded at 64.4 per cent as per the Election Commission's update until 11:40 pm on Tuesday.
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.
More than one lakh personnel have been deployed across the national capital and other arrangements are being as over 1.5 voters will be exercising their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections on May 25.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah launched an all-out attack on the BJP, reminding how the mosques were raised, Madrassa's were bull-dozed and innocent people were allegedly lynched for eating beef.
"In Sangola city at polling booth number 86 a voter tried to set fire to an EVM. The three ballot units looked a little black but they are intact. The control unit & VVPAT are also intact. We replaced the EVM machines, we conducted a mock poll on new EVM machines and the voting process s
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 60.97 per cent across the 11 States/Union Territories in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, according to the latest data issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The proprietors of an ice cream shop in the Hubbali city of Dharwad decided to offer ice creams free of cost as part of an awareness campaign to promote voting for the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections.