Lok Sabha Polls Section 5: The fifth section of Lok Sabha elections witnessed a voter turnout of over 57.51 per cent on Monday, overlaying 49 constituencies throughout six states and two Union Territories. This section, nonetheless, was marked by sporadic incidents of violence, significantly in West Bengal, and a ballot boycott in a village in Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, EVM glitches had been reported in a number of cubicles in Odisha and West Bengal.
In line with the Election Fee, the approximate polling proportion recorded was 57.51 per cent. Among the many states, Maharashtra recorded the bottom voter turnout at 49 per cent, whereas West Bengal noticed the best at 73 per cent. Different states and a union territory reported the next turnouts: Bihar at 53 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir at 55 per cent, Jharkhand at 63 per cent, Odisha at 60.72 per cent, Uttar Pradesh at 58 per cent, and Ladakh at 67 per cent.
State/UT | Constituency | Constituency Turnout (%) | State Turnout (%) |
Bihar
| Sitamarhi | 53.40 | 52.60 |
Madhubani | 49.96 | ||
Muzaffarpur | 55.30 | ||
Saran | 50.46 | ||
Hajipur | 53.81 | ||
Jammu & Kashmir | Baramulla | 54.67 | 54.67 |
Ladakh | Ladakh | 67.15 | 67.15 |
Maharashtra
| Dhule | 48.81 |
49.01
|
Dindori | 57.06 | ||
Nashik | 51.16 | ||
Kalyan | 41.70 | ||
Palghar | 54.32 | ||
Bhiwandi | 49.43 | ||
Thane | 48.04 | ||
Mumbai North | 46.91 | ||
Mumbai North-West | 49.79 | ||
Mumbai North-East | 48.67 | ||
Mumbai North-Central | 47.46 | ||
Mumbai South-Central | 48.26 | ||
Mumbai South | 44.63 | ||
Odisha
| Bargarh |
66.14
|
60.72
|
Sundargarh | 62.36 | ||
Bolangir | 61.35 | ||
Kandhamal | 57.46 | ||
Aska | 55.65 | ||
Uttar Pradesh
| Mohanlalganj (SC) | 62.53 |
57.79
|
Lucknow | 52.03 | ||
Amethi | 54.17 | ||
Rae Bareli | 57.85 | ||
Jalaun | 55.99 | ||
Jhansi | 63.57 | ||
Hamirpur | 60.36 | ||
Banda | 59.46 | ||
Kaushambi (SC) | 52.60 | ||
Barabanki (SC) | 66.89 | ||
Faizabad | 58.96 | ||
Kaiserganj | 55.47 | ||
Gonda | 51.45 | ||
West Bengal
| Bangaon | 75.73 |
73
|
Barrackpur | 68.84 | ||
Howrah | 68.84 | ||
Uluberia | 74.50 | ||
Serampore | 71.18 | ||
Hooghly | 74.17 | ||
Arambagh | 76.90 | ||
Jharkhand
| Chatra | 62.96 |
63
|
Kodarma | 61.86 | ||
Hazaribagh | 64.32 |
Lok Sabha Polls Section 5: Violence & Clashes in West Bengal, Boycott in Uttar Pradesh, Complaints in Maharashtra
In West Bengal, the elections had been marred by violence in seven parliamentary constituencies. Clashes erupted between TMC and BJP supporters in Barrackpore, Bongaon, and Arambagh, in accordance with information company PTI. The ballot panel obtained 1,036 complaints from varied political events relating to EVM malfunctions and brokers being barred from getting into cubicles.
In Arambagh’s Khanakul space, TMC and BJP supporters clashed. BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee confronted protests from TMC activists in Hooghly, resulting in a confrontation. Police and central forces intervened to disperse the teams, PTI reported. In Howrah’s Liluah space, the BJP accused TMC staff of sales space jamming, leading to extra clashes. In Bongaon, BJP chief Subir Biswas was allegedly assaulted by TMC supporters, and in Kalyani, Union Minister and BJP candidate Shantanu Thakur caught an individual utilizing the identification card of his rival TMC candidate inside a polling sales space, as per PTI. The particular person was eliminated by central forces from the sales space.
In Uttar Pradesh, the Congress get together claimed EVM malfunctions and accused the BJP of stopping voters from casting their ballots in three cubicles in Rae Bareli. The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress posted on X, “Sales space quantity 5, Rasulpur in Sareni in Rae Bareli is closed since 8 AM (and) voters are going again. So that is how (the goal of) 400 (seats) shall be crossed!”
Samajwadi Celebration candidate Shreya Verma from Gonda constituency complained to the Election Fee about alleged unfair polling practices in Mankapur. In Kaushambi, voters from Hisampur Madho village boycotted the election, demanding assurances for the development of a street and railway bridge connecting their village to different areas.
In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray highlighted points relating to the shortage of amenities for voters outdoors polling cubicles, accusing ECI of “pathetic administration”. Thackeray posted on X, “An company that boasts about One Nation, One Ballot, can not conduct an election course of that’s easy in even 1 constituency, overlook the whole metropolis. Residents have complained about warmth, suffocation in cubicles, probably purposeful sluggish voting (voter suppression) particularly in selective constituencies. The dearth of separate strains for senior residents and pregnant girls in lots of cubicles, absence of followers, water and shade have angered the residents. We Mumbaikars stepped out to vote, however your pathetic administration/ purposeful voter suppression strategies tried to maintain us away from the cubicles. Nonetheless individuals stepped out and voted!”
A conflict broke out between Congress and BJP staff throughout voting in Little Angel Faculty situated within the Sion space of Mumbai. BJP staff alleged that they had been giving voting slips to voters 100 meters away from the polling centre, on which Congress officers accused the saffron get together members of interfering within the voting course of by going close to the polling centre, news agency ANI reported citing Mumbai Police. The BJP claimed that the Congress members threatened to kill two individuals. Primarily based on the grievance of a BJP employee, Sion police registered a case towards two unknown individuals beneath part 506(2) of IPC and began additional investigation, the Police mentioned, as per PTI.
BJP chief Kirit Somaiya accused Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders of corrupt practices at a polling sales space in Bhandup, Mumbai. MLA Sunil Raut dismissed these allegations, stating {that a} dummy EVM was stored for instructional functions and was eliminated beneath political stress.
In Odisha, an auto-rickshaw driver was allegedly hacked to dying close to Sarsara in Bargarh district whereas transporting voters to a polling sales space. Whereas the household claimed it was a political homicide, police recommended private enmity because the motive, PTI reported. EVM points had been additionally reported in some locations in Odisha.
Over 8.95 crore individuals, together with 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-gender electors, had been eligible to vote on this section. A complete of 9.47 lakh polling officers had been deployed throughout 94,732 polling stations. Polling for 23 states and Union territories overlaying 379 seats has been accomplished thus far. The sixth and seventh phases of voting are scheduled for Might 25 and June 1, respectively, with the counting of votes set for June 4.