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After two months of high-pitched campaigning, Ludhiana West bypoll sees 51.33% turnout, lowest since 2007

June 20, 2025 12:54 pm

Since 1977 when Ludhiana West constituency came into existence, it has witnessed ten assembly contests.

The six phases of polling so far have recorded an overall turnout of 65.63% – 1.55 percentage points down from 67.18% in the same seats in 2019. (Express Photo)

94 seats see dip in vote count from 2019; overall turnout down by 1.5 pc points

May 29, 2024 8:54 am

Overall, 301 seats across the first six phases of voting saw a decline in the turnout percentage from 2019

Ram Nath Kovind writes: Why elections should be conducted in better weather conditions

May 04, 2024 10:20 am

Climate concern is serious enough to require a well-considered and collective response. All stakeholders should come together to address this question in the interest of democracy, and find a way out

How voter apathy puts our democracy at risk

April 22, 2024 4:55 pm

It creates a fertile ground for injustice and inequality to take root and perpetuates a cycle of disenfranchisement

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266 constituencies with low voter turnout identified, EC orders action plans to increase participation

April 06, 2024 7:22 am

In the 2019 elections, the voter turnout of 11 states and UTs, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, had been less than the national average of 67.40%.

PMC bypoll: Voters stay home, turnout 45%

January 19, 2015 2:32 am

The result will be declared on Monday.

Shanta bonanza for voters of Kangra,Chamba

April 17, 2014 2:52 pm

Concerned over low voter turnout,senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar on Wednesday said he will sanction Rs 5 lakh out of the MPs discretionary fund,if more than 90 per cent of the electors in Kangra and Chamba districts voted on Sunday.

Ghaziabad votes to elect local body

July 05, 2012 2:03 am

Largely following the pattern of both the Assembly and the previous local body elections,urban Ghaziabad registered a relatively low voter turnout in the urban civic body elections held on Wednesday.