“How high Muslim voter turn out affect the election results; time for Hindus to vote in unison”, Organiser, April 14, 2024:

“The voting percent has a big significance. Voting percentage determines the outcome of elections. Low voting and high voting percentage may have different results. Urban areas in India have had a lower voting percentage in the past but it is improving. There are several reasons for low voting turnout in urban areas. In urban areas mostly voters are residents of other areas. They go to urban areas to earn their livelihood.

Their attention mostly lies in meeting the requirements of daily life. Besides they do not involve so closely themselves to the local political affairs. But in the current time especially after 2014 the urban voters are tying themselves with national and international affairs and they vote for the enhancement of the stature of India at international fora.

Besides easy and swift voting by the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) also bring the urban voters to the polling booths. While in semi-urban and rural areas the voters are resident of their local area and vote as per their preference. People of rural and semi-urban areas vote as in group or in block. There are many considerations for their voting like caste, religion, local political pattern etc…..”

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