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In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, more than 58 percent voted in 6 MP seats. Last time there was an average of 67 percent voting on these 6 seats. In this context, there was around 9 percent less voting. Even in the first phase, voting has decreased by 8 percent compared to the previous elections.
At the same time, in the 47 assembly seats in these 6 parliamentary constituencies, there was 17 percent less voting than in the elections held five months ago, where the BJP has MLAs on 40 seats and MLAs the Congress on 7 seats. In all these areas, the turnout was lower than in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the 2023 Assembly elections.
Political analyst Rashid Kidwai says that after low voting in the first phase, political parties and the Electoral Commission have tried hard to increase voting in the second phase, but they have not been successful. It was believed that there would be more voting in the second phase than in previous Lok Sabha elections. But, this polling has increased the pulse of not only BJP but also Congress.
Read, how much or less was the voting percentage in each seat compared to the last Lok Sabha-Assembly elections…
Votes dropped in all 6 seats compared to Lok Sabha-Assembly elections
According to the data released by the Electoral Commission at 6 pm after the second phase of voting ended, the lowest voting was in Rewa at 48.67 percent. Which is less than 11 percent compared to the last Lok Sabha elections. If we look at the assembly elections held in the year 2023, the voting in Rewa decreased by 18 percent.
The highest polling percentage of 67.16 occurred in the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha seat. However, this is also 7 percent less than the last Lok Sabha elections. Last time 74.19% voted here. Even compared to the assembly elections, polling in the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha seat has dropped by 17 percent. There are three ministers in the state government from this Lok Sabha seat.
Similarly, BJP state president VD Sharma is contesting from Khajuraho. The turnout for this seat has also decreased by around 12 per cent compared to the assembly elections. While BJP has given the slogan of increasing votes by 370 in each booth.
Experts say that BJP has benefited from the increase in voting in Lok Sabha elections 2019 compared to 2014. BJP had won all these seats with a huge margin.
Now read in terms of seats, what equations are created in which seat due to drop in voting percentage…
Rewa: 11 percent less turnout compared to the last Lok Sabha election
On an average, there was about 11% less voting on this seat compared to the last Lok Sabha elections. There was 18 percent less voting in the 8 assembly seats that fell in this Lok Sabha constituency compared to the last assembly elections. This also includes the field of Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla. Out of the 8 assembly seats in Lok Sabha, the Congress won only one assembly seat, Simaria. The polling has fallen by 17-17 percent in both the districts in this Lok Sabha election.
More than 50 percent voting took place in the last two Lok Sabha elections.
Janardan Mishra, two-time MP from Rewa Lok Sabha seat, is fighting against BJP. While the Congress has fielded Neelam Abhay Mishra. BJP has been winning this seat for the last two elections. In 2019, more than 60 percent voted for this seat. Janardan Mishra had won this election by more than 3 lakh votes.
Khajuraho: 11 percent less voting compared to the last election
BJP state president VD Sharma is the candidate from this seat. The BJP had won all these 8 seats in the assembly elections. This time there was 11 percent less voting compared to the last Lok Sabha elections.
If we talk about the assembly elections, the average polling in all the 8 seats in the Lok Sabha constituency was 74 percent. But, in the Lok Sabha elections, 18 percent fewer votes were cast compared to the Assembly elections. There were 19, 21 and 27 per cent fewer votes in the three assembly constituencies of the BJP-held Katni district, Mudwara, Vijayaraggarh and Bohariband.
BJP had won the last two Lok Sabha elections by a large margin.
For the last three elections, only BJP has been winning the Khajuraho seat. BJP’s Jitendra Bundela had won from here in the 2009 elections. After this, Nagendra Singh won the elections from here in 2014. In 2019, BJP President VD Sharma won the Lok Sabha elections from here for the first time from more than 4 lakh votes.
Satna: Polling decreased by 12 percent compared to the last election
The number of votes in the Satna Lok Sabha seat has decreased by about 12 percent compared to the last election. But in the Satna constituency which is held by the Congress, the polling has fallen by 10 per cent compared to other assembly constituencies. Ganesh Singh of the BJP and Siddharth Kushwaha of the Congress are candidates from here.
The Congress had won the Satna seat in the assembly elections. Similarly, Raigaon MLA Pratima Bagri is a minister in the state government, and polling in her district has also fallen by 10 percent.
More than 60 percent voting in the last two elections
In the last two elections, more than 60 percent voted in the Satna Lok Sabha seat. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 70.71 percent voted here. BJP’s Ganesh Singh won more than 2 lakh votes. The Congress changed its face every time in the last three elections, but did not win. This time also the Congress has changed its face.
Tikamgarh: 6 percent less voting compared to last election
Tikamgarh is one such seat where the voting percentage decreased by 6 percent compared to the last Lok Sabha elections. The situation here is slightly better than other Lok Sabha seats. Compared to the assembly elections, there was 17 per cent less voting here. Former Union minister Virendra Khatik is the BJP candidate from this seat. Prithvipur assembly seat in Tikamgarh Lok Sabha is in Congress account. Nitendra Singh Rathore is the MLA from here. Anil Jain of BJP is the MLA of Niwari seat.
More than 50 percent voting in the last two elections
BJP has won the Tikamgarh Lok Sabha seat in the last three elections. Dr Virendra Kumar is once again a candidate from here. Talking about the last three elections, Congress changed the face of the candidate every time but he was defeated. This time too Congress has fielded Pankaj Ahirwar.
Damoh: 9 percent less votes cast compared to the last Lok Sabha election.
The turnout on this seat has decreased by 9 percent compared to the last Lok Sabha elections. Compared to the Assembly, there was 21 per cent less voting. 7 out of 8 assembly seats here are held by BJP and one seat by Congress. MLA from Jabera Dharmendra Singh Lodhi is a minister in the government of Dr. Mohan.
More than 55 percent voting in the last two Lok Sabha elections
In the last two elections, more than 55 percent voted in the Damoh Lok Sabha seat. Prahlad Patel, who was an MP from here, is now a minister in the MP government. This time BJP has given ticket to Rahul Lodhi. In the last election, the BJP’s votes had increased by 10 percent here.
Hoshangabad: 7 percent less votes cast compared to the last election
Last time the highest voting percentage was 74 percent in the Hoshangabad Lok Sabha seat. This time it has dropped by 7 percent to 67 percent. There was 16 per cent less voting here compared to the assembly elections. The BJP has control over all 8 assembly seats in Lok Sabha. Prahlad Patel of Narsinghpur and Rao Udaypratap Singh of Gadarwara are ministers in the government of Dr. Mohan. Despite this, there was a decrease of 19 and 15 per cent in the voting in the two seats.
More than 50 percent voting in the last three elections
More than 50 percent vote on this seat in the last three elections. This time also the voting percentage is more than 50 percent but it is less compared to the last election. Rao Uday Pratap Singh, who won the last election, is a minister in the MP government this time, so BJP has given ticket to Darshan Chaudhary from here. PM Modi has also held a meeting here.
What did the political parties say?
CM said voting reduced due to marriages, Congress said – people are indifferent
There was also a response from political parties on a low voting percentage. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Mohan Yadav, that people are leaning towards the BJP. He claimed that BJP won 12 out of 12 seats in the first and second phase. While Congress says that Amit Shah knows the meaning of low voting percentage. People are apathetic and angry with the policies of the current government.
