Morning Digest | Baramulla creates history with record voter turnout; SIT writes to MEA seeking cancellation of Prajwal’s passport and more
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With 59% voter turnout, Baramulla breaks previous poll record
A paradigm shift in the voting pattern in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir Valley pushed the polling percentage to 59% by 5 p.m. on May 20, breaking the previous record of 46.65% in 1996. “Zero violence was reported during voting in Baramulla. Poll percentage increased from 4% in 2019 to 44% in Sopore. The Baramulla constituency recorded all-time highest voter turnout of 59%,” said P.K Pole, chief electoral officer, J&K.
General elections 2024: Urban apathy continues; voter turnout crosses 60% in in phase 5
The fifth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Monday saw 60.39% voter turnout till 11.45 PM, amid reports of minor incidents of violence from West Bengal. Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout at 54.33%, while West Bengal saw the highest at 75.56%. The voting percentage in Bihar was 54.85%, Jammu and Kashmir 57.58%, Jharkhand 63%, Odisha 69.19 %, Uttar Pradesh 57.79% and Ladakh 69.92%.
Demands unmet by BJP govt., farmer, worker and sarpanch unions back Opposition candidates in Haryana
In an election being fought in Haryana under the shadow of year-long farmers’ agitation against the now-repealed farm laws, farmer unions and various worker and employee unions have lent support to the candidates of various Opposition parties.
SIT writes to MEA seeking cancellation of Prajwal’s passport
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