Increase has been witnessed in polling percentage in 19 parliamentary constituencies under the first and second phases of the lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh compared to the lok Sabha elections of 2009.
Polling percentage has increased in urban areas in 17 districts in the first phase and 19 districts in the second phase compared to the previous lok Sabha elections.
In the first phase, polling percentage in Satna urban area in 2009 lok Sabha election was 51.14, which increased in 2014 to 57.26 percent. Voting percentage in Rewa in 2009 was 48.45, which increased to 54.22, Sidhi from 42.89 to 57.62, Anuppur 46.06 to 60.08, Jabalpur East from 38.52 to 54.97, Jabalpur North from 44.82 to 61.49, Jabalpur Cantt. from 46.84 to 58.37, Jabalpur West from 39.74 to 56.62, Mandla from 56.54 to 66.04, Balaghat from 58.27 to 61.81, Seoni from 45.00 to 65.13, Chhindwara from 69.21 to 77.46, Narsinghpur from 58.24 to 66.61 and polling percentage in Hoshangabad increased from 46.68 to 63.76 percent.
Polling percentage in urban areas of 10 lok Sabha constituencies where polling was held on April 17 also increased compared to 2009 lok Sabha elections. It increased in Morena from 46.66 to 47.26, Bhind from 33.4 to 45.45, Gwalior from 37.1 to 53.1, Gwalior East from 37.84 to 51.43, Gwalior South from 41.5 to 54.32, Guna from 52.98 to 61.47, Ashok Nagar from 58.42 to 63.76, Sagar from 40.83 to 52.12, Tikamgarh from 47.5 to 54.68, Chhatarpur from 37.86 to 54.14, Damoh from 47.5 to 57.22, Panna from 44.01 to 53.81, Bhopal North from 44.00 to 56.33, Bhopal South-West from 47.31 to 56.98, Bhopal Madhya from 45.19 to 53.48, Govindpura from 42.7 to 59.00, Sehore from 46.26 to 66.69 and polling percentage in Rajgarh urban areas increased from 53.89 to 67.17 percent.
Thus, it was observed that the inclination to exercise franchise in the people has increased in the urban areas and they cast their votes in large numbers.