Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Assam's Dhubri sees highest turnout so far, Bihar's Nawada posts lowest

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: During the ongoing election season, Dhubri has emerged with the highest voter turnout among all 283 constituencies where elections have been conducted so far, reaching an impressive 92.1% during the third phase on Tuesday.

This constituency in Assam, from where AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is seeking a fourth successive term, has surpassed its own record from 2019, which stood at 90.7%.

In contrast, Nawada in Bihar posted the lowest turnout at 43.2%, with 11.4 lakh out of over 20 lakh registered voters abstaining from voting.


Barpeta, also in Assam, follows closely behind Dhubri with a turnout of 85.2%, albeit lower than its 2019 performance.

Amreli in Gujarat witnessed the lowest turnout during the third phase at 50.3%.

The Election Commission updated the overall turnout for the third phase to 65.7%, up from 64.5% reported earlier.

Excluding the constituencies in Assam where delimitation occurred, the 2019 turnout in these seats was approximately 66%. Notably, Assam witnessed a significant increase in turnout, with the four seats recording 85.5%, compared to 81.6% reported earlier.

Among the 93 seats that went to polls, 39 recorded higher turnout, including all seven seats in Chhattisgarh, all 14 in Karnataka, and the two in Goa.

In Gujarat, only Banaskantha recorded higher voting, while six each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra saw increased voter participation compared to 2019. However, all seats in Bihar and West Bengal experienced lower turnout during the third phase.