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Madhya Pradesh Records Lower Turnout Than Last Time: 71.16 Per Cent Voting Till 5 PM

Nishtha Anushree

Nov 17, 2023, 06:17 PM | Updated 08:57 PM IST


Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the campaign rally held at Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the campaign rally held at Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh reported a voter turnout of 71.16 per cent in the assembly elections held on Friday (17 November). On the same day, Chhattisgarh reported a 68.15 per cent turnout as of 5 pm in phase 2 of the elections.

Notably, in the 2018 elections, Madhya Pradesh reported a turnout of 75.05 per cent when it voted the Congress to power. Generally, it is considered that when a higher turnout is recorded, the government gets changed.

On the other hand, voter turnout in phase 1 was higher in Chhattisgarh when the 20 seats of Naxal-affected area reported a turnout of 71.11 per cent. Elections were held on remaining 70 seats in the second phase.

Nishtha Anushree is Senior Sub-editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @nishthaanushree.


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