Question

Which of the following statements is true regarding the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir for the 2024 General Elections for its 5 Lok Sabha seats?

• A. It was the highest turnout in the last 35 years
• B. It was the lowest turnout in the last 35 years
• C. The turnout was 45.67%
• D. The turnout was 65%.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It was the highest turnout in the last 35 years

The voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir for the 2024 General Elections was the highest in the last 35 years. The five-year old Union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir saw the highest voter turnout in the last 35 years at 58.46%. Of the 8,726,281 eligible voters in the UT, 5,111,550 voted. In the press statement, chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu thanked the polling personnel and security officials for the peaceful conduct of elections in the UT.