Pune: Political parties claimed it was their efforts to bring voters to polling stations that resulted in a rise in voting in the 11 seats of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad while state election department officials said their awareness drives over the last few months paid off. On Wednesday, the data at 10pm said it all. Voters who turned up at polling booths in numbers increased the turnout from 49.
57% in 2019 to 54.64% in 2024. This time, there was a steady trickle even in the afternoon which is has been generally subdued in the polling stations.
Kasba Peth and Bhosari seats topped the 11 constituencies with 58.7% and 61.14% voting, respectively, while Shivajinagar and Hadapsar were at the bottom with voting percentages of 50.
09% and 51.11%. By 10pm, voting in seven of the eight constituencies in Pune had surpassed the percentage these seats recorded in 2019.
In the three seats of Pimpri, Chinchwad and Bhosari, it crossed the 2019 figure. Pune district's voting was 61.36% up from 2019's 58.
5%. The voting in 10 constituencies of the rural areas was 68.76 % similar to 2019's 68.
33%. An official on election duty from Kasba Peth said many polling booths witnessed a continuous inflow of voters throughout the day, while some polling booths in the densely populated areas and near the slums recorded a rush towards the end of voting. Elaborate arrangements ensured voters did not have to wait for long.
Sources from political parties noted that voters and party workers were enthusiastic abo.
