The celebration of democracy in the shadow of SIR
The City of Joy voted today with a lot of enthusiasm. Voting was peaceful barring in some pockets, which saw disturbances.
The City of Joy voted today with a lot of enthusiasm. Voting was peaceful barring in some pockets, which saw disturbances.
Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing for 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of parliament.
Voting was held in 18,274 polling stations from 7 am to 6 pm. Of these, 2,055 polling stations have been earmarked as sensitive.
Voters in the rest of the seven districts, including Thirussur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasaragod would use their franchise on December 11.
It was the modest, but smooth beginning of the polling at 268 polling centers in this assembly constituency of the South-eastern Rajasthan at 07:00am, however, it gained momentum later setting a brisk pace in the voting.
The Commission and its officials across the states have been disseminating voter turnout data in the best possible manner, taking into account statutory considerations, it said.
According to the poll body, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout (77.99 per cent) followed by Jharkhand (61.41 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (52.02 per cent), Odisha (59.60 per cent), Jammu and Kashmir (51.35 per cent), Bihar (52.24 per cent), Haryana (55.93 per cent), and Delhi (53.73 per cent).
In a social media post on X, he specially urged women voters and youth voters to vote in large numbers.
More than 25 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls in 58 constituencies spread across eight States and Union Territories.
Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections in 58 constituencies spread across eight States and Union Territories (UTs) began early this morning.
