Polling in the third phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 am today simultaneously across 93 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 61.45% as of 8 pm. Though polling was till 6 PM, but voters were seen in the queue at many polling stations. Voters from across 11 States/UTs participated enthusiastically to cast their vote at their polling stations, braving hot weather conditions in some areas. Starting with this phase, ECI has commenced a system of SMS alerts, WhatsApp messages, and voice calls from national and state icons, with support from major Telecom Service Providers to encourage voter participation.  With the conclusion of Phase-3, polling is now over in 20 States/UTs and 283 PCs for General Elections 2024. A total of 1331 candidates were in the electoral fray in this Phase.

Electors Data and Voter Turnout: 

Approximate turnout data for each State / 93 PCs having gone to poll in third phase / each of the Assembly constituency falling in each of the PC, is already available on voter turnout App (VTR App) live. Commission has added a new feature in VTR App to show aggregated phase-wise turnout also in addition to State/PC /AC wise figures for the benefit of media and other stakeholders.  The VTR App is available at the following link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.gov.eci.pollturnout&hl=en_IN

https://apps.apple.com/in/app/voter-turnout-app/id1536366882

The voter turnout figures which are approximate as of 8 pm will continue to be further updated on VTR App on continuous basis as various polling parties formally close the poll and hand over Form 17 C to the polling agents of candidates at each of the polling station. As per statutory requirements, voter turnout is to be recorded at every polling station in absolute numbers in Form 17C, which prevails. As an embedded measure of transparency, the copies of Form 17C, duly signed by Presiding Officer and all present polling agents, are invariably shared with all present polling agents of contesting candidates. Thus, booth wise data of actual number of votes polled is always available with the candidates, which is a statutory requirement.

As a further measure of enhanced transparencyand facilitation of all stakeholders including media, PC wise electors’ data for Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 is also being shared at Annexure A1, A2, and A3 respectively. This will facilitate calculation of number of voters at regular intervals, when aggregate PC wise turnout figures along with figures for respective assembly segments are updated on VTR App.

The state wise approximate voter turnout at 8pm is as below:

Sl. No.

State / UT

No. PCs

Approximate Voter Turnout %

1

Assam

4

75.26

2

Bihar

5

56.55

3

Chhattisgarh

7

66.99

4

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

2

65.23

5

Goa

2

74.27

6

Gujarat

25

56.76

7

Karnataka

14

67.76

8

Madhya Pradesh

9

63.09

9

Maharashtra

11

54.77

10

Uttar Pradesh

10

57.34

11

West Bengal

4

73.93

Above 11 States

(93 PCs)

93

61.45

 

Data displayed here are as per the information being filled in the systems by the field officer.

This is an approximate trend, as data from some polling stations (PS) takes time and this trend does not include Postal Ballot. Final actual account of votes recorded for each PS is shared in Form 17 C with all Polling agents at close of polls.

In order to further facilitate the stake holders, Commission has decided to update the above table and again release the approximate voter turnout close to 11.30 pm today. Needless to add that same shall continue to be updated by the field level officers as polling parties keep returning and be available PC wise (along with respective AC segments) live at VTR App.

As per the laid down procedure, scrutiny of election papers takes place one day after the polling day in the presence of Candidates or their authorised polling agents. The decision to conduct repoll, if any, is also taken thereafter. Some polling parties return after polling day depending on the geographical/ logistical conditions. Commission will also, after the scrutiny and depending on the number/ schedule of repoll, publish the updated voter turnout along with gender wise breakup by 11.5.2024. In any case VTR App will continue to display updated turn out figures as usual. 

High resolution poll day photos of the biggest election and related logistic exercise of movement of man and material on earth, transit of polling parties, polling stations, enthusiasm of voters can be accessed here: https://www.eci.gov.in/ge-2024-photogallery

Smooth and peaceful conduct of elections

The polling was held smoothly and peacefully in all States/UTs across the three phases which covered the entire North eastern part of the country, LWE affected and vulnerable areas in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The Commission led by CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar along with ECs Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Shri Sukhbir Singh Sandhu kept a regular close watch on each and every aspect of the poll process. Stringent security measures were in place creating a conducive environment for voters to cast their vote without fear or intimidation. 

Showcasing India's Democracy to the world

In phase-3, 75 international delegates from 23 countries visited many polling stations in 6 states to witness the poll process. The delegates also witnessed the process of dispatch of polling materials and machines to the polling teams and were appreciative of the magnitude, transparency and most importantly the festive mood of voters.

Special arrangements were made to mitigate the effects of hot weather conditions including the provision of shamiyana, drinking water, medical kits, fans for convenience of voters. The Commission had made special efforts to facilitate voting amongst the tribal groups with polling stations decorated in tribal culture and local themes. Women tribal voters came out along with children to cast their vote at polling stations. In Chhattisgarh, five generations of a family voted together at a polling station in Sarguja PC in Chhattisgarh.

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Chhattisgarh are the States/UTs where polling took place in this phase. Voting in the Anantnag-Rajouri PC in Jammu and Kashmir was rescheduled to Phase-6. Also, Surat PC in Gujarat did not go to polls as the candidate was elected unopposed.

The next phase (phase 4) polling is scheduled on May 13, 2024 in 96 PCs in 10 States/UTs.

Annexures – PC wise electors’ data

Annexure-A1

Phase-1: Parliamentary Constituency wise number of Electors

State Name

PC Name

Electors *

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal West

517384

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal East

375310

Assam

Sonitpur

1633800

Assam

Lakhimpur

1577234

Assam

Dibrugarh

1659588

Assam

Jorhat

1727121

Assam

Kaziranga

2050126

Bihar

Aurangabad

1871564

Bihar

Gaya

1816815

Bihar

Nawada

2006124

Bihar

Jamui

1907126

Madhya Pradesh

Sidhi

2028451

Madhya Pradesh

Shahdol

1777185

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur

1896346

Madhya Pradesh

Balaghat

1873653

Madhya Pradesh

Mandla

2101811

Madhya Pradesh

Chhindwara

1632190

Maharashtra

Nagpur

2223281

Maharashtra

Ramtek 

2049085

Maharashtra

Bhandara Gondiya

1827188

Maharashtra

Gadchiroli - Chimur

1617207

Maharashtra

Chandrapur

1837906

Manipur

Inner Manipur

991574

Manipur

Outer Manipur

553078

Meghalaya

Shillong

1400411

Meghalaya

Tura

826156

Mizoram

Mizoram

856364

Nagaland

Nagaland

1317536

Rajasthan

Ganganagar 

2102002

Rajasthan

Bikaner 

2048399

Rajasthan

Churu

2213187

Rajasthan

Jhunjhunu     

2068540

Rajasthan

Sikar

2214900

Rajasthan

Jaipur

2287350

Rajasthan

Jaipur Rural

2184978

Rajasthan

Alwar

2059888

Rajasthan

Bharatpur 

2114916

Rajasthan

Karauli-Dholpur 

1975352

Rajasthan

Dausa 

1899304

Rajasthan

Nagaur

2146725

Sikkim

Sikkim

464140

Tamil Nadu

Tiruvallur

2085991

Tamil Nadu

Chennai North

1496224

Tamil Nadu

Chennai Central

1350161

Tamil Nadu

Chennai South

2023133

Tamil Nadu

Sriperumbudur

2382119

Tamil Nadu

Kancheepuram

1748866

Tamil Nadu

Arakkonam

1562871

Tamil Nadu

Vellore

1528273

Tamil Nadu

Krishnagiri

1623179

Tamil Nadu

Tiruvannamalai

1533099

Tamil Nadu

Arani

1496118

Tamil Nadu

Viluppuram

1503115

Tamil Nadu

Kallakurichi

1568681

Tamil Nadu

Dharmapuri

1524896

Tamil Nadu

Salem

1658681

Tamil Nadu

Namakkal

1452562

Tamil Nadu

Erode

1538778

Tamil Nadu

Nilgiris

1428387

Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur

1608521

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

2106124

Tamil Nadu

Pollachi

1597467

Tamil Nadu

Dindigul

1607051

Tamil Nadu

Perambalur

1446352

Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore

1412746

Tamil Nadu

Chidambaram

1519847

Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam

1345120

Tamil Nadu

Mayiladuthurai

1545568

Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

1501226

Tamil Nadu

Karur

1429790

Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirappalli

1553985

Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga

1633857

Tamil Nadu

Madurai

1582271

Tamil Nadu

Theni

1622949

Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar

1501942

Tamil Nadu

Ramanathapuram

1617688

Tamil Nadu

Thoothukkudi

1458430

Tamil Nadu

Tenkasi

1525439

Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli

1654503

Tamil Nadu

Kanniyakumari

1557915

Tripura

Tripura West

1463526

Uttar Pradesh

Kairana

1722432

Uttar Pradesh

Saharanpur

1855310

Uttar Pradesh

Bijnor

1738307

Uttar Pradesh

Nagina

1644909

Uttar Pradesh

Moradabad

2059578

Uttar Pradesh

Rampur

1731836

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar

1817472

Uttar Pradesh

Pilibhit

1831699

West Bengal

Coochbehar

1966893

West Bengal

Alipurduars

1773252

West Bengal

Jalpaiguri

1885963

Chhattisgarh

Bastar

1472207

Uttarakhand

Tehri Garhwal

1577664

Uttarakhand

Haridwar

2035726

Uttarakhand

Almora

1339327

Uttarakhand

Garhwal

1369388

Uttarakhand

Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar

2015809

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

315148

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep

57784

Puducherry

Puducherry

1023699

Jammu and Kashmir

Udhampur

1623195

 

                      * Number of Electors do not include count of Service Electors

 

Annexure-A2

Phase-2: Parliamentary Constituency wise number of Electors

State Name

PC Name

Electors *

Assam

Darrang-Udalguri

2209314

Assam

Nagaon

1817204

Assam

Diphu

901032

Assam

Silchar 

1369578

Assam

Karimganj

1412148

Bihar

Kishanganj

1829994

Bihar

Katihar

1833009

Bihar

Purnia

1893698

Bihar

Bhagalpur

1983031

Bihar

Banka

1856566

Karnataka

Udupi Chikmagalur

1585162

Karnataka

Chitradurga

1856876

Karnataka

Tumkur

1661309

Karnataka

Kolar

1726914

Karnataka

Bangalore North

3214496

Karnataka

Bangalore Central

2433751

Karnataka

Bangalore South

2341759

Karnataka

Chikkballapur

1981347

Karnataka

Bangalore Rural

2802580

Karnataka

Hassan

1736610

Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada

1817603

Karnataka

Mandya

1779243

Karnataka

Mysore

2092222

Karnataka

Chamarajanagar

1778310

Kerala

Kasaragod

1452230

Kerala

Kannur

1358368

Kerala

Vadakara

1421883

Kerala

Kozhikode

1429631

Kerala

Wayanad

1462423

Kerala

Malappuram

1479921

Kerala

Ponnani

1470804

Kerala

Palakkad

1398143

Kerala

Alathur 

1337496

Kerala

Thrissur

1483055

Kerala

Ernakulam

1324047

Kerala

Chalakudy

1310529

Kerala

Idukki

1250157

Kerala

Kottayam

1254823

Kerala

Pathanamthitta

1429700

Kerala

Alappuzha

1400083

Kerala

Mavelikkara 

1331880

Kerala

Kollam

1326648

Kerala

Attingal

1396807

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram

1430531

Madhya Pradesh

Tikamgarh

1826585

Madhya Pradesh

Damoh

1925314

Madhya Pradesh

Satna

1705260

Madhya Pradesh

Rewa

1852126

Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho

1997483

Madhya Pradesh

Hoshangabad

1855692

Maharashtra

Buldhana

1782700

Maharashtra

Akola

1890814

Maharashtra

Amravati 

1836078

Maharashtra

 Wardha

1682771

Maharashtra

Yavatmal- Washim

1940916

Maharashtra

Nanded

1851843

Maharashtra

Hingoli

1817734

Maharashtra

Parbhani

2123056

Manipur

Outer Manipur

484949

Rajasthan

Tonk-Sawai Madhopur 

2148128

Rajasthan

Ajmer 

1995699

Rajasthan

Pali

2343232

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

2132713

Rajasthan

Barmer

2206237

Rajasthan

Jalore 

2297328

Rajasthan

Udaipur 

2230971

Rajasthan

Banswara 

2200438

Rajasthan

Chittorgarh

2170167

Rajasthan

Rajsamand

2060942

Rajasthan

Bhilwara

2147159

Rajasthan

Kota

2088023

Rajasthan

Jhalawar-Baran

2030525

Tripura

Tripura East

1396761

Uttar Pradesh

Meerut

2000530

Uttar Pradesh

Baghpat

1653146

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad

2945487

Uttar Pradesh

Amroha

1716641

Uttar Pradesh

Gautam Buddha Nagar

2675148

Uttar Pradesh

Bulandshahr

1859462

Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh

1997234

Uttar Pradesh

Mathura

1929550

West Bengal

Darjeeling

1765744

West Bengal

Raiganj

1790245

West Bengal

Balurghat

1561966

Chhattisgarh

Mahasamund

1762477

Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon

1868021

Chhattisgarh

Kanker

1654440

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu

1781545

 

                            * Number of Electors do not include count of Service Electors

Annexure-A3

Phase-3: Parliamentary Constituency wise number of Electors

State Name

PC Name

Electors *

Assam

Kokrajhar 

1484571

Assam

Dhubri 

2660827

Assam

Barpeta

1966847

Assam

Guwahati

2036846

Bihar

Jhanjharpur

2003040

Bihar

Supaul

1927207

Bihar

Araria

2018767

Bihar

Madhepura

2071166

Bihar

Khagaria

1840217

Chhattisgarh

Surguja

1819347

Chhattisgarh

Raigarh

1838547

Chhattisgarh

Janjgir-Champa

2056047

Chhattisgarh

Korba

1618864

Chhattisgarh

Bilaspur

2102687

Chhattisgarh

Durg

2090414

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

2375379

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Daman & Diu 

134189

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Dadar & Nagar Haveli

283024

Goa

North Goa

580577

Goa

South Goa

598767

Gujarat

Kachchh

1943136

Gujarat

Banaskantha

1961924

Gujarat

Patan

2019916

Gujarat

Mahesana

1770617

Gujarat

Sabarkantha

1976349

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

2182736

Gujarat

Ahmedabad East

2038162

Gujarat

Ahmedabad West

1726987

Gujarat

Surendranagar

2033419

Gujarat

Rajkot

2112273

Gujarat

Porbandar

1768212

Gujarat

Jamnagar

1817864

Gujarat

Junagadh

1795110

Gujarat

Amreli

1732810

Gujarat

Bhavnagar

1916900

Gujarat

Anand

1780182

Gujarat

Kheda

2007404

Gujarat

Panchmahal

1896743

Gujarat

Dahod

1875136

Gujarat

Vadodara

1949573

Gujarat

Chhota Udaipur

1821708

Gujarat

Bharuch

1723353

Gujarat

Bardoli

2048408

Gujarat

Navsari

2223550

Gujarat

Valsad

1859974

Karnataka

Chikkodi

1761694

Karnataka

Belgaum

1923788

Karnataka

Bagalkot

1806183

Karnataka

Bijapur

1946090

Karnataka

Gulbarga

2098202

Karnataka

Raichur

2010103

Karnataka

Bidar

1892962

Karnataka

Koppal

1866397

Karnataka

Bellary

1884040

Karnataka

Haveri

1792774

Karnataka

Dharwad

1831975

Karnataka

Uttara Kannada

1641156

Karnataka

Davanagere

1709244

Karnataka

Shimoga

1752885

Madhya Pradesh

Morena

2006730

Madhya Pradesh

Bhind

1900654

Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior

2154601

Madhya Pradesh

Guna

1889551

Madhya Pradesh

Sagar

1745690

Madhya Pradesh

Vidisha

1945404

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

2339411

Madhya Pradesh

Rajgarh

1875211

Madhya Pradesh

Betul

1895331

Maharashtra

Raigad

1668372

Maharashtra

Baramati

2372668

Maharashtra

Osmanabad

1992737

Maharashtra

 Latur 

1977042

Maharashtra

Solapur

2030119

Maharashtra

Madha

1991454

Maharashtra

 Sangli

1868174

Maharashtra

Satara

1889740

Maharashtra

Ratnagiri- Sindhudurg

1451630

Maharashtra

Kolhapur

1936403

Maharashtra

Hatkanangale

1814277

Uttar Pradesh

Sambhal

1898202

Uttar Pradesh

Hathras

1938080

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

2072685

Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur Sikri

1798823

Uttar Pradesh

Firozabad

1890772

Uttar Pradesh

Mainpuri

1790797

Uttar Pradesh

Etah

1700524

Uttar Pradesh

Badaun

2008758

Uttar Pradesh

Aonla

1891713

Uttar Pradesh

Bareilly

1924434

West Bengal

Maldaha Uttar

1862035

West Bengal

Maldaha Dakshin

1782159

West Bengal

Jangipur

1805360

West Bengal

Murshidabad

1888097

 

          * Number of Electors do not include count of Service Electors

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