55-60 percent voter turnout in Punjab, ChandigarhMay 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Initial projections of the voter turnout for polling for nine parliamentary seats in Punjab and one seat in Chandigarh Wednesday were pegged at 55-60 percent by election officials here. The officials said that the final polling percentage could be higher as all those who had queued up till 5 p.m.
Highlights of India's national electionsMay 13th, 2009 Highlights of India's national electionsKey details of India's national elections, which ended Thursday with a fifth and final phase of voting:
— About 714 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots at more than 828,000 polling stations. Overall turnout was 59 to 60 percent.
Re-polling underway in two Delhi boothsMay 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Re-polling was underway Sunday in two polling booths in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area that had both recorded an unbelievable 98.5 percent voter turnout, officials said. 'In polling station numbers 64 and 64 A, the assistant returning officer told me that the voter turnout was 98.5 percent on Thursday.
Over 47 percent voter turnout in Gautam Budh NagarMay 7th, 2009 NOIDA - The Gautam Budh Nagar parliamentary constituency recorded 47.66 percent voter turnout in the fourth round of polling Thursday, officials said. The urban areas of the district recorded a turnout of 43.9 percent while rural areas registered 49.1 percent voting.
West Bengal records turnout of 75 percent, Bihar 37 percentMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - West Bengal recorded a high of 75 percent and Bihar a low of 37 percent voter turnout in the fourth round of the Lok Sabha elections. The national capital saw a voter turnout of around 50 percent, the Election Commission announced Thursday.
Over 47 percent voter turnout in Gautam Budh NagarMay 7th, 2009 NOIDA - The Gautam Budh Nagar parliamentary constituency recorded 47.66 percent voter turnout in the fourth round of polling Thursday, officials said. The urban areas of the district recorded a turnout of 43.9 percent while rural areas registered 49.1 percent voting.
Voter turnout was very high in Jangipur: PranabMay 7th, 2009 JANGIPUR - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday that the voter turnout was very high - around 70 percent - in his largely rural West Bengal constituency that the senior Congress leader is hoping to retain. Mukherjee told reporters: 'The exact polling percentage is not yet available and officials do not know yet...
West Bengal records voter turnout at over 80 percentMay 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal saw a large voter turnout of 80.71 percent in its first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 14 of the 42 seats in the state. 'The total voter percentage was 80.71,' the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) Debasish Sen told reporters Friday.
Lowest white, highest black turnout helped Obama in US electionsMay 1st, 2009 NEW YORK - The lowest white turnout and record black women and youth ballots in the historic November election put Barack Obama in the White House, according new poll research. An analysis of poll data by the Pew Research Center shows that blacks, Hispanics and Asians voted in unprecedented numbers to give Obama a huge edge over John McCain.
Priyanka Gandhi shocked by low voter turnout in AmethiApril 24th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Priyanka Gandhi Friday said she was shocked by the low voter turn out in Amethi, her brother Rahul Gandhi's constituency in Uttar Pradesh. 'I lost my sleep after seeing such a low turn out,' Priyanka said at a public meeting in Rae Bareli, from where her mother and Congress president Sonia is contesting the Lok Sabha elections.
55 percent turnout in round twoApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - About 55 percent turnout was recorded in the second phase of the 2009 general elections, the Election Commission said here Thursday.
Voter turnout improves marginally in Uttar PradeshApril 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - About 14.5 percent of the 25 million-odd Uttar Pradesh voters eligible to vote Thursday exercised their franchise in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies till noon, election officials said here. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m.
Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh rises to 26 percentApril 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - About 26 percent of 25 million-odd eligible voters cast their ballot in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh till 2 p.m., election officials said here Thursday. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m.
44 percent voting in second phase of Uttar Pradesh pollsApril 23rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - The second phase of polling in 17 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh ended Thursday with 44 percent voter turnout, state Election Commission officials said here. However, the turnout was slightly lower than the first phase of elections held April 16 when nearly 48 percent voters exercised their franchise.
17 percent voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh by noonApril 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An estimated 17 percent of the voters exercised their franchise by around noon Thursday in the 16 parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to the polls, officials said. 'We have learnt that nearly 17 percent voter turnout was recorded in Uttar Pradesh till noon,' state Additional Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha told IANS.
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