A voter turnout of 63.5 per cent was recorded in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which is the lowest in all the phases so far, Election Commission data shows. According to the Commission’s Voter Turnout android application, at 9.00 PM, the turnout in the Monday’s polling was 63.5 per cent. The voter turnout has recorded a decreasing trend so far this election. The Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency in Jammu & Kashmir went to polls in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V, the only such instance in the country. The overall voter turnout there was 8.76 per cent this year as compared to 28.54 per cent in 2014 LS polls.

Source: Hindustan Times May 06, 2019 17:03 UTC