The voter turnout in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections is approximately 62.19 per cent, 1.97 percentage points lower than in 2019.
With the conclusion of polling in the fifth phase on Monday evening, voting has been completed in 25 states and Union Territories, covering 428 constituencies in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Two more phases are scheduled for May 25 and June 1.
During the corresponding phase of the 2019 polls, the turnout was 64.16 per cent, with 51 seats across seven states going to the polls.
According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout in the fourth phase stood at 69.16 per cent, 3.65 percentage points higher than the corresponding phase in the 2019 parliamentary elections.
The updated voter turnout figures for the third phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections was 65.68 per cent. In the third phase of the 2019 elections, the turnout was 68.4 per cent.
Turnout was 66.71 per cent in the second phase of the 2024 elections, compared to 69.64 per cent in the second phase of the 2019 polls.
In the first phase of the ongoing general elections, 66.14 per cent of the electorate participated, compared to 69.43 per cent in the 2019 polls.
The poll panel has said the final turnout will only be available after the results are released, with postal ballots counted and their total voting percentage added.
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