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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
TopicVoter turn-out

Topic: voter turn-out

What’s Article 329(b) invoked by EC in SC that restricts judicial intervention in poll process

Adjourning plea by ADR seeking directions to EC to publish turnout data, SC Friday agreed with commission's contention that judicial intervention was barred under Article 329(b).

‘Hands-off’: Supreme Court refuses to direct ECI to publish data of votes polled per booth

A top court bench said it could not interrupt the polls, and ask petitioners to list the plea after the summer vacations.

Voter turnout sees dip in 68% of contested seats so far, major states saw decline in all 4 phases

However, the total number of voters went up by 2 cr. 7 seats saw a double-digit percentage point drop in turnout. ThePrint analyses data from 374 seats that have seen polling.

Madhya Pradesh records 74.61% voter turnout on poll day

1,145 EVMs were replaced as polling was marred by complaints of faulty EVMs and VVVPAT machines.

Increase in voter turnout in India does not signal rise in anti-incumbent sentiment

The Indian press and public have largely sustained the notion that an increase in voter turnout signals anti-incumbent sentiment- especially in the run up to the May 2014 general election- but empirical investigations tell a different story.

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