Only few hours are left for the final and the seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, and by 3 pm, 49.7% voter turnout was recorded across seven states and Chandigarh.

Bihar recorded the lowest voter turnout of over 35% while Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest at 48.6%.

Over 10.06 crore voters include 5.24 crore males, 4.82 crore females, and 3,574 third-gender electors.

Around 10.9 lakh Polling officials will welcome over 10.06 crore electors across ~1.09 lakh polling stations

All eyes are on Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha seats, both synonymous with the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from the temple town of Varanasi against Ajay Rai of the Congress.

The turnout in the first six phases was 66.14%, 66.71%, 65.68%, 69.16%, 62.2% and 63.36% respectively — an overall low compared to 2019.