Rise in voters, fall in turnout: EC data
Hindustan Times Bengaluru|December 27, 2024
An increase in number of voters despite a marginal dip in turnout compared to the previous election; an increase in women candidates but a fall in women MPs; and a near-perfect match between the top five parties by parliamentary constituencies and those by the underlying assembly constituencies.
Nishant Ranjan and Aditi Agrawal

NEW DELHI:

These are among the highlights of the granular data on the 2024 national elections released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday.

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