, Bangladesh Global: An overall voter turnout of 57.51% was recorded in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections held in 49 parliamentary constituencies across eight states and union territories in India on Monday.
West Bengal led with 73% turnout, followed by Ladakh at 67.15%, Jharkhand at 63%, and Odisha at 60.72%. Uttar Pradesh saw 57.79%, Jammu and Kashmir 54.67%, Bihar 52.60%, and Maharashtra 49.01%.
There are provisional figures and the turnout could go up marginally in the final data.
West Bengal saw a voter turnout of 73% across seven constituencies, according to the Election Commission data. The highest turnout was in Arambag at 76.90%, followed by Bangaon (75.73%), Uluberia (74.50%), Hooghly (74.17%), Sreerampur (71.18%), and Howrah and Barrackpore (68.84%).
Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout at 49.01 per cent, with less than 45 per cent polling in Mumbai South. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray claimed there were a lot of complaints from electors about facilities outside polling booths.
"A lot of complaints from voters about the facilities outside the booths @ECISVEEP At least having the voter lines in shade/ fans could help. They don't want much, just basics to stay cool. Please look into it," Thackeray said in a post on X.
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