Election Commission of India (ECI) promised to poll conduct, and therefore, approximately 66% of eligible voters turned out to vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The nationwide voting figure stands at 66.95% after the initial four phases, with approximately 451 million registered voters casting ballots during the defined period.
The CEC Rajiv Kumar, along with the ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, has asked the CEOs of the states who are about to have the 5th, 6th, and 7th phases of polling to take quick action in the distribution of voter information slips and making more efforts towards enlightening them. Furthermore, they encouraged famous people to participate in voter quest outreach schemes.
The commission observed that it undertook voter outreach programs, touching on not only the mainstream media but also the soft power of celebrities and Bollywood superstars, particularly Sachin Tendulkar, to motivate voters to come to the polling booths to vote.
On April 30, the ECI published the final voter turnout figures, disclosing that the figure rose by about 5-6 % in contrast to the numbers initially. Opposition parties raised the questions as concerns about the delay and discrepancies were found in the reported data. On the Opposite, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s query on 10th May, the ECI confirmed that the Voter Turnout App was a source with real-time voter turnout data and no delay contradicting the claim.
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-party organization, filed to be an urgent petition and a head. As a result, Khanna and Datta scheduled a hearing in the court of Justices.
The Supreme Court has agreed to listen to a plea asking for the Election Commission to declare immediately the total number of voters who cast their vote. The protracted delay in the release of data about the first two rounds of the Lok Sabha elections led to the filing of the petition. Upon outlining the role of amalgamation of efforts as a strategy for voter awareness endeavour, Rajiv Kumar CEC drew attention to the involvement of institutions, influencers, and celebrities, people who actively associate with the cause voluntarily.
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