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World

India poll panel says 642mn voters cast ballots in general election

Published June 3, 2024
A woman (L) casts her ballot to vote as a polling official (C) applies indelible ink to another voter after he cast his vote at a polling station on the outskirts of Amritsar on June 1, 2024, during the seventh and final phase of voting in India’s general election. Photo: AFP
A woman (L) casts her ballot to vote as a polling official (C) applies indelible ink to another voter after he cast his vote at a polling station on the outskirts of Amritsar on June 1, 2024, during the seventh and final phase of voting in India’s general election. Photo: AFP

NEW DELHI: India’s Election Commission said on Monday that 642 million of the 968 million registered voters cast their ballots in the general election that concluded on June 1.

Although the number is higher than the 612 million voters who cast their ballots in the previous election in 2019, it is about one percentage point lower than the 67.4% turnout five years back.

The seven-phase 2024 vote began on April 19 and was held in scorching summer heat in many parts of the country, with temperatures rising to nearly 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) in some north and northwestern regions.

The voter turnout was possibly lower in the initial phases because there was no single major issue to draw voters out, analysts said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought a rare, third consecutive term.

Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day: state election chief

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority, TV exit polls said on Saturday, ahead of the counting on Tuesday.

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