Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Urban voters in big cities will decide the future of parties, understand from the figures.

New Delhi: Five phases of Lok Sabha elections have been completed. With the completion of the remaining two phases on May 25 and June 1, the wait will be for June 4 when the picture will be as clear as glass. Amidst all this, one thing which is surprising is the decreasing voting percentage. Data released by the Election Commission shows that turnout in many urban constituencies in 2024 was lower than 2019 figures. Two days before elections in Delhi, data from Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Gandhinagar, Jhansi, Howrah, Madurai and Jabalpur have shown a trend.Voting percentage decreased in urban areas
Voter turnout in Mumbai North was 57.02% against 60.09% in 2019, Mumbai North Central recorded 51.98% against 53.68% in 2019 and Mumbai South Central recorded 53.60% against 55.4% in 2019. There was 52.28 percent voting in Lucknow on May 13, which is 2.5 percent less than the 2019 figure. Even West Bengal, which recorded a higher turnout, noted 71.73% voting percentage in Howrah, up from 74.83% in 2019. Jhansi’s percentage was 63.86% and 67.68% respectively. Voting has decreased in phase 4. Only 61.67% people voted in Indore, which is less than 69.33% in 2019. Voting also decreased in Ujjain, 73.8% people cast their vote, whereas in 2019 75.4% people cast their vote. In Guwahati, which was held in Phase 3, there was 78.39% voting, but this is also less than 2019’s 80.87%.

Voting reduced in Amit Shah’s Lok Sabha constituency also
Voting also decreased in Gandhinagar, the constituency of Home Minister Amit Shah. This time 59.8% people voted, whereas in 2019 this figure was 66.08%. There was less voting in Ahmedabad East also, this time 54.72% people voted, whereas in 2019 61.76% people voted. Same was the case in Ahmedabad West, this time 55.45% people cast their vote, whereas in 2019 60.8% had cast their vote. Voting has also decreased in cities like Jamnagar, Rajkot and Vadodara. Voting also decreased in Agra, this time 54.08% people voted whereas in 2019 59.12% people voted.

City and voter turnout in percentage

What was the situation in the south? MP Bihar and Rajasthan are no less
Voting has decreased in Chennai Central, Chennai North and Chennai South. In these areas, 4 to 5 percent less votes were cast as compared to 2019. Voting has also reduced in Madurai, this time 62.04% people voted whereas in 2019 this figure was 66.09%. Voting has also gone down in Thiruvananthapuram, where there was a high-profile contest between Shashi Tharoor and Rajiv Chandrashekhar. This time 66.47% people voted whereas in 2019 this figure was 73.74%.

Talking about Jaipur and other cities of Rajasthan, voting has also decreased in Jaipur, this time 63.38% people voted whereas in 2019 this figure was 68.48%. Even in Jodhpur and Udaipur, less people came to vote. If we discuss Jabalpur, Gaya, Rampur and Moradabad, voting in Jabalpur decreased from 69.46% to 61%. Voting also decreased in Gaya, this time 52.76% people voted whereas in 2019 this figure was 56.18%. Voting in Rampur declined from 63.19% to 55.85% and Moradabad also recorded a decline of 3 per cent. In Noida, Ghaziabad and Meerut also there was less voting by 5 to 7 percent.

Voting percentage increased in these cities
The Election Commission of India held a meeting on May 3 to push states to take new steps to attract voters, but the summer of 2024 has been the biggest reason. For several decades, general elections were held in favorable weather, a trend that changed in 1991 due to the midterm elections. The elections moved back to winter in 1999, but returned to summer in 2004. Some cities also left this trend behind. Voting in Hyderabad increased by about four percent compared to 2019. Its twin cities Secunderabad and Warangal also recorded an increase of 3-5 percentage points in voting. Similarly, Pune recorded 53.54% voting against 49.8% in 2019. Marginal improvement was recorded in Gwalior. Bengaluru remained stable at around 54% for both the elections. Raipur, North Goa, South Goa, Bhopal, Nagpur, Kozhikode and Mysore were the other ‘stable cities’.