The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday released the voter turnout data of the sixth phase of voting for the 58 parliamentary constituencies in ongoing Lok Sabha elections, with figures indicating a turnout of 63.37 per cent. This marks an increase from the 59.06 per cent recorded at 7:45 PM on Saturday. Data showed with 64.95 per cent women voters voted in a large number as compared to 61.95 percent male voters.
The overall turnout for these 58 seats is slightly lower than the 64.73 per cent recorded in the 2019 elections, with the exception of the delimited Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir. West Bengal registered the highest turnout at over 80 per cent, up from 79.5 per cent in 2019, followed by Odisha and Jharkhand. Uttar Pradesh saw the lowest turnout at 54 per cent.
Notably, the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a turnout of 54.46 per cent, the highest since 1984. The voter turnout in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi was revised to 58.69 per cent. However, even the updated figure remains lower than the 60.6 per cent turnout in 2019. All seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi also reported lower turnouts compared to the last Lok Sabha election. As per data North East Delhi parliamentary constituency witnessed the highest polling in the state at 62.89%. Like 2019, New Delhi clocked the lowest turnout at 55.43%, followed by South Delhi at 56.45%. The polling percentage in North West Delhi recorded 57.85 %, 58.60 per cent in Chandni Chowk, 58.79 per cent in West Delhi and and 59.51 per cent in East Delhi.
Low voter turn out recorded at Maharajganj in Bihar, Faridabad in Haryana, Dhanbad in Jharkhand, Bhubaneswar in Odisha and Pulpur in Uttar Pradesh recorded 52.27 percent, 60.52 percent and 62.06 percent , 64.49 percent, 48.91 percent respectively.
The EC also released the absolute number of voters for all completed phases. Notably, these figures only account for votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and do not include postal ballots, which will be counted on results day.
The first phase, held on April 19, saw a turnout of 66.14 per cent, down from 69.29 per cent in 2019. The second phase, on April 26, recorded a turnout of 66.71 per cent, down from 69.43 per cent in 2019. The third phase, on May 7, saw a turnout of 65.68 per cent, slightly lower than the 66.58 per cent in 2019. The fourth phase, held on May 13, recorded a turnout of 69.16 per cent, slightly higher than the 68.8 per cent in 2019. The fifth phase, on May 20, saw a turnout of 62.2 per cent, higher than the 61.82 per cent in 2019.