As per provisional figures, the Raipur constituency recorded the second lowest voter turnout of 61.25 percent on Tuesday in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh.
The familiar scene of lack of serpentine queues was seen, leaving most polling staff idle.
The Kosa production hub in Bilaspur recorded the lowest turnout of 60.05 percent.
Assembly-wise, Raipur City West constituency saw the lowest turnout of 50.08 percent. Raipur Rural and Raipur City North recorded the second and third lowest turnouts of 52.83 and 53.44 percent respectively.
These numbers aren’t much different than the 2023 Assembly election turnout.
Then, Raipur City North had the lowest turnout of 55.59 percent, Raipur City West 55.94 percent, Raipur Rural 58.55 percent and Raipur City South 60.20 percent. The figures are expected to go up when the final tally is released.
