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Wayanad, where Priyanka Gandhi made election debut, sees lowest-ever voter turnout - Hindustan Times

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Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:06:54 GMT

  1. Wayanad, where Priyanka Gandhi made election debut, sees lowest-ever voter turnout  Hindustan Times
  2. Wayanad Bypoll, Where Priyanka Gandhi Made Poll Debut, Records Its Lowest-Ever Voter Turnout  Times Now
  3. Assembly bypolls: Voting held in 31 seats across 10 states in big INDIA vs BJP contest  India Today
  4. Rahul Gandhi Takes Kerala's Longest Zipline In Landslide-Hit Wayanad  NDTV
  5. 64.98% cast votes in Malappuram in Wayanad bypoll  The Hindu


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Wayanad, where Priyanka made poll debut, records lowest-ever voter turnout since constituency’s formation - The Indian Express

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Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:17:42 GMT

  1. Wayanad, where Priyanka made poll debut, records lowest-ever voter turnout since constituency’s formation  The Indian Express
  2. Wayanad, where Priyanka Gandhi made election debut, sees lowest-ever voter turnout  Hindustan Times
  3. Bypolls for one Lok Sabha, 31 Assembly seats keep 10 states busy  The Economic Times
  4. Rahul Gandhi Takes Kerala's Longest Zipline In Landslide-Hit Wayanad  NDTV
  5. You’re inspiration to keep fighting for ideals nation was built on: Priyanka to Wayanad voters  The Indian Express


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Wayanad records voter turnout of 64.72%

By www.thehindu.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:38:01 +0530

Good polling was reported at the landslides-affected region in Chooral Mala and tribes-populated areas in the district.


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80.48% voter turnout recorded in Shiggaon

By www.thehindu.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:51:07 +0530

The polling for the byelection to Shiggaon Legislative Assembly Constituency in concluded peacefully with large number of voters turning up at 241 polling stations in the assembly segment to exercise their franchise on Wednesday


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Rajasthan Assembly bypolls: 65% voter turnout recorded; largely peaceful

By www.thehindu.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:23:07 +0530

Highest voter turnout of 75.27% was recorded in Ramgarh; independent candidate slaps government officer


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HIGHLIGHTS | Jharkhand Assembly elections |Phase 1 sees voter turnout of 64.86 per cent - The New Indian Express

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:25:54 GMT

  1. HIGHLIGHTS | Jharkhand Assembly elections |Phase 1 sees voter turnout of 64.86 per cent  The New Indian Express
  2. Jharkhand Phase-I Assembly poll records over 65% turnout; Wayanad bypoll 64.72%  The Hindu
  3. Despite Maoist threats, Jharkhand records 64.86 per cent voter turnout during first phase of polling  The New Indian Express
  4. Craze to capture video of MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi casting vote in Ranchi reaches new heights  Hindustan Times
  5. Jharkhand elections: MS Dhoni casts his vote in Ranchi  India Today


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Madhya Pradesh By-Polls Sees 66% Voter Turnout Amid Booth Capturing Claims

By www.oneindia.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:10:36 +0530

During the recent by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, tensions ran high with allegations of electoral malpractice leading to significant disruptions. In the heart of these disputes, Congress state president Jitu Patwari and BJP state president VD Sharma staged protests near the Election Commission


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Jharkhand polls: 64.86% voter turnout recorded till 5 p.m. in first phase

By www.thehindubusinessline.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:50:03 +0530

Simultaneously, bypolls were held in 31 assembly constituencies across 10 States


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Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped & Its Support Split Between the Parties

By www.climatedepot.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:41:27 +0000

As early exit polling comes out, it appears that young voters—often expected to reliably support Democratic candidates—did not vote as a monolith. Although Kamala Harris still took the majority of the youth vote, her margin of support from young voters, 6 points, was much smaller than Biden’s 25 point lead in 2020, and young men—unlike in 2020—broke in favor of Trump...
Alice Siu, associate director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University, said that young voters’ opinions were more diverse than may have been expected...
Climate Didn’t Necessarily Move Young Voters to Harris: Young voters also consistently rank climate change as an important issue, and in the lead up to the election some experts suggested that young climate voters could tip the race in favor of Harris.


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Jharkhand election 2024 live: Over 13% voter turnout in 43 seats till 9am - Hindustan Times

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Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:19:02 GMT

  1. Jharkhand election 2024 live: Over 13% voter turnout in 43 seats till 9am  Hindustan Times
  2. Jharkhand Election 2024 Live Updates: Former CM, BJP candidate Champai Soren casts vote  The Times of India
  3. Vote to protect rights, strengthen Constitution: Rahul to Jharkhand voters  The Hindu
  4. Jharkhand elections phase 1: NDA vs INDIA bloc face-off with crucial tribal votes in play  India Today
  5. Think of forming inclusive government not one that divides: Kharge to voters  Deccan Herald


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Omar Abdullah blames Centre for low voter turnout in second phase of J&K polls

By www.thehindu.com
Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:51:44 +0530

Centre tried to present the high voter turnout as signs of normalcy and as if the people had accepted the revocation of Article 370, said the National Conference leader


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Voter Turnout Is Light in Louisiana House Runoffs

By www.washingtonpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:21:57 GMT

A trickle of voters across southern Louisiana turned out Saturday to vote in runoffs for two bitterly contested House races.


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End of the republic? We’re No. 1 in voter turnout — for a reason the president thinks is ‘crazy.’

By www.seattletimes.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:00:28 -0700


Washington voters turned out to the polls in nation-leading fashion in March. The reason we were able to do that — even as we were an epicenter of coronavirus — is because we don't actually turn out. We vote from home. The president made clear this week he doesn't like the idea to expand this way of voting, because too many people might vote.


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How a non-partisan group wants to boost voter turnout by registering 750K new voters

By rssfeeds.indystar.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:59:31 +0000

A non-profit group dedicated to civic engagement launched Wednesday an ambitious effort to register voters in Indiana.

       


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The Competitive Problem of Voter Turnout

By webfeeds.brookings.edu
Published On :: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500

On November 7, millions of Americans will exercise their civic duty to vote. At stake will be control of the House and Senate, not to mention the success of individual candidates running for office. President Bush's "stay the course" agenda will either be enabled over the next two years by a Republican Congress or knocked off kilter by a Democratic one.

With so much at stake, it is not surprising that the Pew Research Center found that 51 percent of registered voters have given a lot of thought to this November's election. This is higher than any other recent midterm election, including 44 percent in 1994, the year Republicans took control of the House. If so, turnout should better the 1994 turnout rate among eligible voters of 41 percent.

There is good reason to suspect that despite the high interest, turnout will not exceed 1994. The problem is that a national poll is, well, a national poll, and does not measure attitudes of voters within states and districts.

People vote when there is a reason to do so. Republican and Democratic agendas are in stark contrast on important issues, but voters also need to believe that their vote will matter in deciding who will represent them. It is here that the American electoral system is broken for many voters.

Voters have little choice in most elections. In 1994, Congressional Quarterly called 98 House elections as competitive. Today, they list 51. To put it another way, we are already fairly confident of the winner in nearly 90 percent of House races. Although there is no similar tracking for state legislative offices, we know that the number of elections won by less than 60 percent of the vote has fallen since 1994.

The real damage to the national turnout rate is in the large states of California and New York, which together account for 17 percent of the country's eligible voters. Neither state has a competitive Senate or Governor's election, and few competitive House or state legislative races. Compare to 1994, when Californians participated in competitive Senate and governor races the state's turnout was 5 percentage points above the national rate. The same year New York's competitive governor's race helped boost turnout a point above the national rate.

Lacking stimulation from two of the largest states, turnout boosts will have to come from elsewhere. Texas has an interesting four-way governor's race that might draw from infrequent voters to the polls. Ohio's competitive Senate race and some House races might also draw voters. However, in other large states like Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania, turnout will suffer from largely uncompetitive statewide races.

The national turnout rate will likely be less than 1994 and fall shy of 40 percent. This is not to say that turnout will be poor everywhere. Energized voters in Connecticut get to vote in an interesting Senate race and three of five Connecticut House seats are up for grabs. The problem is that turnout will be localized in these few areas of competition.

The fault is not on the voters; people's lives are busy, and a rational person will abstain when their vote does not matter to the election outcome. The political parties also are sensitive to competition and focus their limited resources where elections are competitive. Television advertising and other mobilizing efforts by campaigns will only be found in competitive races.

The old adage of "build it and they will come" is relevant. All but hardcore sports fans tune out a blowout. Building competitive elections -- and giving voters real choices -- will do much to increase voter turnout in American politics. There are a number of reforms on the table: redistricting to create competitive districts, campaign financing to give candidates equal resources, and even altering the electoral system to fundamentally change how a vote elects representatives. If voters want choice and a government more responsive to their needs, they should consider how these seemingly arcane election procedures have real consequences on motivating them to do the most fundamental democratic action: vote.

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Elections 2019: 6.82 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in Maharashtra

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 06:08:04 GMT

A voter turnout of 6.82 per cent was recorded in the first two hours in Maharashtra's 17 seats on Monday as polling for the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state got underway.

Polling began at 7 am and long queues were seen outside many booths. BJP MP Poonam Mahajan, industrialist Anil Ambani, Congress nominee Urmila Matondkar and actor Rekha were among the early voters in Mumbai. State education minister Vinod Tawde, BJP candidate from Mumhai-North East Manoj Kotak and Congress nominee from Mumbai-Central Eknath Gaikwad also exercised their franchise in the initial hours.

The voting figures till 9 am are as follows: Nandurbar-8.73 per cent, Dhule-6.31 per cent, Dindori -7.28 per cent, Nashik-6.69 per cent, Palghar-7.86 per cent, Bhiwandi-6.21 per cent, Kalyan-5 per cent, Thane-6.77 per cent, Mumbai-North- 7.85 per cent, Mumbai-North West 6.90 per cent, Mumbai-North East- 7 per cent, Mumbai-North Central 5.98 per cent, Mumbai-South Central-6.45 per cent, Mumbai- South 5.91 per cent, Maval-6.67 per cent, Shirur-7.07 per cent and Shirdi 7.28 per cent.

As many as 40 polling booths in these constituencies, including 26 in suburban Mumbai, are being managed women. As many as 3.11 crore voters spread across the Mumbai metropolitan region and northern and western Maharashtra are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 323 candidates in the fray in these 17 seats.

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Kerala assembly polls: 12.1% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

By www.business-standard.com
Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 10:22:00 +0530

While Kozhikode recorded 13.16% turnout till 9 a.m, it was 9.62% in Idukki and 8.21% in Thiruvananthapuram


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Kerala Assembly polls: Voter turnout recorded at 28.46% till noon

By www.business-standard.com
Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 12:57:00 +0530

Tight security has been put in place across the state with the deployment of about 52,000 police personnel from state police forces


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Kerala Assembly polls: 57.5% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm

By www.business-standard.com
Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 16:28:00 +0530

The state capital Thiruvananthapuram recorded the lowest of 44.93% till 3 pm


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Jammu facing huge gap in urban-rural voter turnout

By indianexpress.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:13:46 +0000


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