LS polls Phase 1: Tripura witnesses highest turnout, Bihar sees lowest

Phase one of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections concluded on Friday, with a 40 percent voter turnout. Despite the intense heat, voters came out to cast their ballots in key states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. This election, starting today, marks the second-longest polling period in Indian history after the inaugural general election that spanned five months from September 1951 to February 1952.