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eld in 72 constituencies across nine states region was a stronghold of the SP and Dimple Yadav,
on April 29, the fourth phase of the Lok wife of SP leader Akhilesh Yadav, had won the Kan-
Sabha elections recorded 64 per cent nuaj seat in 2014.
turnout amid incidents of violence in
H West Bengal and EVM glitches at some Bihar remains peaceful
booths. A total of 58.92 per cent of the 87.74 lakh electorate
In Rajasthan, 67.13 per cent turnout was recorded cast their votes in five Lok Sabha constituencies in
in 13 Lok Sabha seats. Tribal dominated seat of Ban- the fourth phase of polling in Bihar. The voters
swara recorded the highest voting percentage at exercised their franchise on 8,834 polling stations to
72.34, followed by Barmer which recorded 72.21 per decide the fate of 66 candidates. The polling percent-
cent voting. An average 66.09 per cent voter turn- age of the five constituencies could increase once
out was recorded in Madhya Pradesh across six Lok the final figures reach the state election office in
Sabha seats. the state, the official said. “A total of 58.92 per cent
Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, witnessed a 57.58 per voting was recorded in five Lok Sabha constituen-
cent voting in 13 constituencies in the state. Phase 4 cies of Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai
polling was held in Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Mis- and Munger. It was around 2.74 per cent higher in
rikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, these five seats compared to 2014 general elec-
Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi and Hamirpur constituen- tions,” Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) H R Srinivasa told
cies that stretch from the terai bordering Nepal in the reporters here.
north to the arid Bundelkhand region bordering Mad- Earlier, the Election Commission had issued notice
hya Pradesh in the south. Kanpur was the sole major to Union Minister and Begusarai (Bihar) BJP candidate
city and industrial centre in this belt. Etawah, Kannauj Giriraj Singh for a speech delivered on April 24 in GD
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