Top 7 news on May 25: Lok Sabha polls Phase 6 concludes, Cyclone Remal inches closer to Bengal, IPL 2024 final & more
Top news of the day: On 24 May, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Election Commission of India said that the 58 seats voting today saw 57.70% approximate voter turnout till 5 pm. The IMD has issued warnings against severe cyclonic storm Remal, which is moving towards West Bengal and is expected to make landfall on May 26.
The 17th edition of the IPL is near its end as Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders face Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final on May 26. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday released the absolute number of voters for all five phases of Lok Sabha elections and slammed the pattern of false narratives and mischievous design to vitiate electoral process. Read moreElection Commission of India said that the 58 seats voting today saw 57.70% approximate voter turnout till 5 pm.
West Bengal recorded 77.99%, while UP recorded 52.2%. Delhi recorded 53.75 % while Anantnag Rajouri seat of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 51.35 % turnout, the poll panel said. While Jharkhand recorded 61.14 % turnout till 5 pm, Bihar and Haryana recorded 52 and 53 per cent turnout, respectively.
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