ECI toencourage UP voters to exercise their franchise

Lucknow, March 16 -- The Election Commission of India has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, to exercise their franchise in the upcoming general elections.

As part of its 'Turnout Implementation Plan' (TIP), the poll body has shortlisted 10 of UP's 80 Lok Sabha constituencies where the voter turnout was lower than the state's polling percentage.

These Lok Sabha constituencies are Phulpur (48.57 per cent), Kanpur (51.39 per cent), Allahabad (51.75 per cent), Shravasti (52.05 per cent), Gonda (52.11 per cent), Domariyaganj (52.26 per cent), Pratapgarh (53.36 per cent), Bhadohi (53.45 per cent), Amethi (54.05 per cent) and Sant Kabir Nagar (54.15 ...