LS polls: Phase 2 turnout reaches 66.7% mark; both phases see dip since 2019
voter turnout in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections has touched the 66.7 per cent mark, which is less than the figures of the 2019 parliamentary polls. Both phases of the ongoing polls have seen a dip in the voter turnout as compared to the last general election. The 66.7 per cent figure is approximate, sources said. The Election Commission is yet to come out with the polling percentage formally.
Phase two of the Lok Sabha elections was held on Friday across 88 constituencies spread in 13 states.
In the second phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, held in 95 constituencies across 13 states, the turnout was higher at 69.64 per cent.
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In the first phase of this election, the turnout was 65.5 per cent as compared to 69.43 per cent in the phase one of the 2019 parliamentary polls. Some of the constituencies were different then and the total number of seats which went to poll were 91.
Heat wave is believed to have contributed to several voters not turning up at
