Election Commission readies plan to increase voter turnout in 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh
The Hindu
The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, to exercise their franchise in the upcoming general elections.
As part of its 'Turnout Implementation Plan' (TIP), the poll body has shortlisted 10 of the State's 80 Lok Sabha constituencies where the voter turnout was lower than the State's polling percentage.
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These parliamentary constituencies are Phulpur (48.57%), Kanpur (51.39%), Allahabad (51.75%), Shravasti (52.05%), Gonda (52.11%), Domariyaganj (52.26%), Pratapgarh (53.36%), Bhadohi (53.45%), Amethi (54.05%) and Sant Kabir Nagar (54.15%).
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters.
"So, efforts are being made with utmost attention and in a concentrated manner... [to ensure] that more and more people are enrolled [as voters] ... and then subsequently, they cast their votes. We call this 'roll to poll'," he said.
"This time, a Turnout Implementation Plan has been made and constituencies and booths where polling has been low have been shortlisted.
The Election Commission of India will hold a press conference on June 3, a day before the counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha polls. Till the 2019 parliamentary polls, deputy election commissioners used to hold media briefings after each phase of polls, but the practice has been done away with.