7% MORE VOTING IN 2ND PHASE THAN FIRST

Jaipur: With completion of voting on 13 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase, the fate of candidates on all 25 seats of Rajasthan has been sealed in EVMs. In whose favor voters have decided, it will now be revealed on June 4. It is a matter of satisfaction that the hard work of political parties and the Election Commission, which became active after low voting in the first phase, bore fruit. In the second phase, about seven percent more votes were cast than in the first phase. There was 58.28 percent voting on 12 seats in the first phase, while the voting figure on 13 seats in the second phase has now reached 64.56 percent. After the updation, when the final figures come by Saturday, this voting percentage may be higher. At present, there was 3.86% less voting on these thirteen seats compared to the last LS polls. This time, a total of 61.60% voting took place on 25 seats, which is about 5% less than last time.

The special thing in second phase was that this time percentage of voting on two seats - Kota and Barmer - crossed the figure of 2019 whereas in Banswara it remained very close to the last time. Voting on remaining ten seats was less than last time. In the last LS polls, there was 70.22% voting in Kota, 73.30% in Barmer and 72.90% in Banswara. After late night updation, the voting figures were 70.82% in Kota, 73.68% in Barmer and 72.24% in Banswara. Kota seat was considered a high profile seat due to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla contesting the elections as a BJP candidate.