Poll Pulse EP 11: Low Voter Turnout a Concern, Mamata Faces Injury Again and More| OneIndia News
As the third leg of elections commences, enthusiasm wanes, but politicians remain in the spotlight. Today's focus includes Mamata Banerjee's injury, the Amethi Puzzle, and Kejriwal's war room. Voter turnout across 88 seats in 13 states dropped compared to 2019 elections, hinting at potential impact on final results.
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00:00Hello there, this is me Ansh Pandey and you are watching Poll Pulse on One India English.
00:14The two phases of the elections have concluded and now we are in the third leg of the general
00:19elections 2024.
00:21But surprisingly, the enthusiasm this time is fading away.
00:25But worry not, the esteemed politicians continue to make headlines and attempt their best to
00:30charge the environment in the elections.
00:34In today's Poll Pulse, we talk about one concerning issue of the 2024 elections, how Mamata Banerjee
00:40got injured again and also we will have the look at Amitie Pazhal and in the end, have
00:46a great look at KG Wall's war room.
00:51So without wasting further time, let's begin.
00:55Starting with the big story of the day.
00:58Just like the first phase of the general elections, voters across 88 seats in 13 states went to
01:04poll in second phase but the voter turnout dropped in comparison to 2019 elections.
01:12The provisional data as of today morning indicates a broad decline in voter participation signaling
01:18a shift that can influence the final result of the elections on 4th of June.
01:23In the last Lok Sabha election, the voter turnout in India averaged during the second
01:27phase on these 88 seats approximately 70%.
01:31But this year, the voter turnout has dropped to approximately 66%.
01:37Now that is a drop of 4%.
01:40This drop suggests a shift in less voter engagement highlighting some potential changes in the
01:45making for the 18th Lok Sabha.
01:48Less than 50% of voters came to polling booths to cast their vote in 6 constituencies, Rewa
01:54in Madhya Pradesh, Bhagalpur in Bihar, Mathura and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Bengaluru
02:00South and Central in Karnataka.
02:04Statewise Assam also saw a reduction in voter turnout ranging from 8% to 13.9% in some constituencies
02:11whereas in Bihar constituencies also experienced a sharp decline of 8 to 12%.
02:17Chhattisgarh also saw minor drops with the smallest being 0.86% only but it was still
02:23a major drop if we talk about the voter dynamics of Chhattisgarh.
02:30This as expected triggered social media debates and questions about the enthusiasm regarding
02:35the elections.
02:36Some even raised concern that the low voter turnout is already reported in BJP ruled states.
02:42However, this is not the case.
02:44Even states like Karnataka and Kerala where the Congress party and the other opposition
02:49parties are quite significant have reported significant downturns with Kerala observing
02:54double digit decline and the most substantial being 18.24% the highest across India in Vodka.
03:02Even Rahul Gandhi's Bihar has registered a 9% lower turnout.
03:07No state showed an increase in voter turnout highlighting a nationwide trend of diminished
03:12voter participation in the phase of this election and it raises concern is it anti-incumbency
03:17or pro-incumbency regarding the government.
03:21Coming to the next story of the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fell
03:25again and injured herself while onboarding a helicopter before leaving for a campaign.
03:32The West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday got injured while boarding a helicopter during
03:36the Lok Sabha election campaign.
03:39According to the initial reports, the West Bengal Chief Minister slipped and fell while
03:43taking a seat in her helicopter in Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman.
03:48She reportedly suffered a minor injury and was immediately given medical treatment at
03:53that time.
03:54Well, if we look in the past few months, the times have not been great for Mamata Banerjee.
04:00If one remembers, just a month ago, she also suffered an injury on her forehead after she
04:05fell and was helped by her security personnel.
04:09She continued with her travel to Assam Sol after that.
04:12In her Kalighat residence, the 69-year-old leader was taken to the state-run SSKM hospital
04:18in Kolkata when she suffered a major injury in her head.
04:22The photos at that time had went viral.
04:25Also, if one remembers, Mamata Banerjee a few days ago stated that she survived a major
04:31accident too.
04:32Well, we pray for her speedy recovery in these times, but honestly, why is she getting so
04:37much injured so often nowadays?
04:40Now on to the next story, the question on Rahul Gandhi's Amitabh candidacy has intensified.
04:46Right now, it's the time about sending a message, but the hesitation by the Congress family
04:51and party is just way too loud and too slow too.
04:55Amethi, which was once considered Congress's stronghold, was captured by the BJP's Smriti
05:00Rani in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
05:03But now, the Congress is yet to announce the candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
05:07The BJP is finding ample opportunity to attack the party, particularly the Gandhi's.
05:13Recent speculations suggest that the Gandhi's may opt to field Rahul Gandhi once again for
05:17the second seat after phase two voting.
05:20But there are also talks that Robert Vadra may fight elections, but these are some rumors
05:24that come out every time during every election, but that has never been formulated.
05:30There are also speculations about the possibility of other candidacy in Raibarili, but that
05:35is also unlikely to happen soon.
05:38In midst, Smriti Rani, the BJP leader, took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi on Saturday during
05:42a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, which was once a Congress bastion.
05:47While addressing the rally, she stated that Rahul Gandhi first spoke about his relations
05:51in Amethi and then went to Wayanad, where he declared the Kerala seat as his home, while
05:57filing the nomination from there for the Lok Sabha elections.
06:01Smriti Rani, who will be contesting the Amethi seat, once again has criticized the leader
06:05for changing his family, saying that, we've seen how people change colours, but for first
06:10time I have seen a person changing family just for his electoral benefits.
06:16The Union Minister then went on to urge the people to cast ballot on 20th May, the day
06:21Amethi votes and goes for polling.
06:23But what do you think, will Rahul Gandhi return to Amethi after the Wayanad elections?
06:29In the end, we come to Delhi, as the Aam Aadmi Party has fielded four of the candidates for
06:35the seven Lok Sabha seats in New Delhi, as it is partnering in the India Alliance with
06:41the Congress Party.
06:43The constituencies will be polling on 25th May, the 6th round and 7th phase election.
06:49Now Aam Aadmi Party has opened a war room located at the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters
06:54in Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, and it will have 12 teams for different purposes.
07:00Gopal Rai, who is the convener of the party unit, announced this.
07:06The in-charges have been appointed for the four constituencies and they will ensure that
07:11Aam Aadmi Party's whole campaign is run in an organised manner, Gopal Rai announced.
07:16Dedicated teams for logistic campaign management, legal works, data management and analysis
07:22and media and social media, among others, will also ensure a smooth and organised campaigning
07:27for the four seats being contested by the party, Rai announced.
07:32This is all happening at a time when the Delhi CM Arun K. Jeewal, also the Aam Aadmi Party
07:37Supremo is inculcated in Tihar Jail.
07:41Her wife Sunita K. Jeewal is today conducting a maiden road show in support for East Delhi
07:46candidate Kuldeep Kumar in the evening.
07:49The Aam Aadmi Party meanwhile has also announced a new campaign that Jail Ka Jawab Votes Se
07:54as the elections enter third phase.
07:57In the first two phases, the Jail Ka Jawab Votes Se campaign, the door-to-door outreach
08:01was done in the four constituencies and Sankalp Sabhaas were also held against the arrest
08:06of the Arun K. Jeewal by the ED last month in a money laundering case now due to the
08:12scrapped Delhi excise policy.
08:15Gopal Rai and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders say that there is a visible anger against
08:19the BJP and the election is being fought by the people of Delhi and so they will record
08:24their mandate in favour of K. Jeewal.
08:27And so here we are at the end of today's poll wrap.
08:31We hope you enjoyed today's episode and it's a humble appeal.
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08:38Please use it at your fullest.
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