Dehradun, April 21 -- State records lower voting percentage than in 2019

Dehradun, 19 Apr: Voting for Lok Sabha elections 2024 was held today in Uttarakhand. In most places, moderate to brisk voting was reported. More than 54.18 percent votes had been cast till 7 p. m. in the state but the final figure may go slightly up. A total of 53.56 percent voters had exercised their franchise till 5 p. m. even as the voting continued well beyond the stipulated time. It appears that, as compared to 2019 elections, the vote percentage has been slightly lower this time in the state. In all the polling booths of District Dehradun, 55.64 voters exercised their franchise till 5 p. m. with maximum voting in the district seen in Sahaspur Assembly segment....