The Seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 sees polling across all 13 constituencies of Punjab is going on. By midday, 37.80% of voters had cast their vote. By 3 PM, voter turnout reached 46.38% across Punjab. Gurdaspur overtook Bathinda to take the lead with 49.10 %. In Bathinda, 48.95% of voters exercised their franchise. The lowest voter turnout was recorded at Amritsar with 41.74%.
Here is the constituency wise rundown of voter percentage across the state as at 3 PM
Amritsar: 41.74 %
Anandpur Sahib: 47.14 %
Bathinda: 48.95 %
Faridkot: 45.16 %
Fatehgarh Sahib: 45.55 %
Firozpur: 48.55 %
Gurdaspur: 49.10 %
Hoshiarpur: 44.65 %
Jalandhar: 45.66 %
Khadoor Sahib: 46.54 %
Ludhiana: 43.82 %
Patiala: 48.93 %
Sangrur: 46.84 %
Highest voter turnout in Punjab was recorded in 1967 elections with 71.13%. It was also the year that saw Punjab churning out the highest voter turnout of the whole country. In 1967, India recorded a voter turnout of 61.04%. Lowest voter turnout ever recorded in 1992, when militants boycotted the elections in the presence of increasing terror activity, and to protest the government at the time. A voter turnout of 23.96 % across the state was recorded.
2.14 Crore voters of Punjab are casting their vote on 24,451 Polling Stations across the state on June 1, 2024. There are several incentivising initiatives being undertaken by the Election Commission to encourage voter turnout as well, targeting over 70% turnout. All major political parties will be contesting the elections solo for the first time. BJP and SAD will be contesting the elections solo for the first time since 1996.