By TNM Staff
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, May 25, shared the absolute number of votes for all the completed phases of the ongoing General Election, following concerns raised by many who speculated the possibility of data manipulation. The data was shared only as the country nears the sixth phase of the seven phase poll. In a press release, the ECI said that it has a “higher responsibility to serve the cause of electoral democracy with undeterred resolution”.
Phase-wise voter turnout data in absolute numbers:
Just a day before the ECI released the voter turnout data in absolute numbers, the Supreme Court had refused to intervene in the matter. On Friday, the court had said that it would not direct the ECI to publish the booth-wise numbers of voter turnout and upload copies of Form 17C within 48 hours of polling. Adjourning the hearing of the pleas until the conclusion of the elections, the court had reasoned that it cannot intervene in the matter in the midst of elections.
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