Over 57 per cent voter turnout recorded in phase 5 of Lok Sabha polls

A voter turnout of 5751 per cent was recorded as voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 concluded on Monday across all 49 parliamentary constituencies spanning eight States and Union Territories reported the ANIPolling on Monday also ended on 35 Assembly constituencies in OdishaAccording to the Election Commission West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout 73 per cent followed by Ladakh 6715 per cent Jharkhand 6300 per cent Odisha 6072 per cent Uttar Pradesh 5779 per cent Jammu and Kashmir 5467 per cent Bihar 5260 per cent and Maharashtra 4901 per cent as per the ANIMeanwhile Mumbai witnessed a voter turnout failing to cross 50 per cent till 7 pm Mumbai North recorded a turnout of 4691 per cent Mumbai North Central saw a turnout of 4746 per cent Mumbai North East saw a turnout of 4867 per cent per cent Mumbai North West recorded a turnout of 4979 per cent Mumbai South had the lowest turnout in the city with 4463 per cent recorded till 7 pm Mumbai South Central saw a turnout of 4826 per centIn Mumbai Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar Kiara Advani Ranbir Kapoor Ekta Kapoor Jaya Bachchan Ranveer Singh and Deepika were among the celebrities who stepped out to cast their votes in the fifth phase of India General Elections 2024Cities including Mumbai Thane and Lucknow voted in this phase which has in the past suffered from urban apathy in voting Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats 14 are from Uttar Pradesh 13 from Maharashtra 7 from West Bengal 5 from Bihar 3 from Jharkhand 5 from Odisha and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhPolling began at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm across constituenciesAs per the ECI over 895 crore voters including 469 crore males 426 crore females and 5409 thirdgender electors were eligible to decide the fate of 695 candidates in the fifth phase of voting The fifth phase is witnessing key contests in various constituenciesThe voting was held in eight statesUTs comprising Bihar Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Jharkhand Maharashtra Odisha Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal during the phase 5 Lok Sabha pollsIn a bid to create a peaceful atmosphere for the electors a total of 2000 flying squads 2105 static surveillance teams 881 video surveillance teams and 502 video viewing teams kept surveillance round the clock across the 94732 polling stationsA total of 216 international border check posts and 565 interstate border check posts also kept a strict vigil on any illicit flow of liquor drugs cash and freebies Strict surveillance was maintained on sea and air routes the ECI said the news agency reported on Mondaywith ANI inputs