This time there was a lot of voting in West Bengal, Bihar and UP were left behind, see the latest figures of the Election Commission

New Delhi: In the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, only the fifth phase saw higher voter turnout than the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In the remaining six phases, the voting was much lower than in 2019. After each phase of voting, the voting figures given by the Election Commission till around 7 pm were updated by the Commission a few days later, showing an increase of four to six percent. The difference between the first and fourth phases was more than 6 percent. On the other hand, in the seven-phase elections for all 543 Lok Sabha seats in 36 states and union territories, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were the three states that were discussed a lot politically. While the people of West Bengal were at the forefront in voting across the country, the voters of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh showed indifference and voted the least.

There was a lot of voting in West Bengal
If we look at the voting figures of all the seven phases, West Bengal was in the top-2 in the first, third and fourth phases. The highest voting took place here in the 5th, 6th and 7th phases. Odisha and Tripura were also among the states with the highest voting. On the other hand, Bihar was the only state which was among the top-3 lagging states in terms of casting the least votes in every phase. In the first, fourth, 5th and 7th phase, Bihar voters cast the least votes in comparison to all other states. Uttar Pradesh was also not behind in showing indifference in voting. This state topped in terms of casting the least votes in the second, third and sixth phases of voting. There was less voting in Maharashtra as well.

Jammu and Kashmir made a record
Voting in Jammu and Kashmir seats was also less as compared to some other states. But, voting in three seats of this union territory made a record. The highest voting took place here in the last 35 years. In this respect, this state remained on top despite low voting. Regarding the overall low voting this time, the commission officials say that counting is yet to be done. On the day of counting of votes, postal ballot votes are also counted. After this, the data of votes cast in each phase will increase further. After this, even if the voting turnout this time may not reach more than 67 percent in 2019, it will not be much less than that.