More Educated Voters Cast Their Vote

Percentage of Voting Fall Down to 42%

The traditional voters failed to register presence this time in the Pune Lok Sabha Costituency. On account of summer heat and general lack of enthusiasm, the voters turned in in small number for the poll today. Citizens from educated and middle class areas outnumbered those from slum areas. 

Large changes in the voters list in the form of addresses and voting centers as well as general lack of enthusiasm among the voters towards made the voting percentage go down. In the last election, total 48 percent of voting was registered. This time it is 42 percent. 

However, the silver lining is that mainly educated areas recorded more voting percentage than the slum areas. 22 people have been taken into custody by police for the violation of poll conduct.

Among the assembly constituencies in Pune, Kothrud, Parvati, Shivajinagar and Kasba Peth are known as having educated and middle class voters in large numbers. These areas have hitherto remained aloof from the election till now. But this time now, citizens of these areas turned up in large areas. For example, till 3 PM, Kothrud has registered 36.09 percent, Shivajinagar had 30.22 percent, Kasba Peth had 35.07 percent of votes. Compared to it, areas like Pune Cantonment and Vadgaon Sheri assembly constituencies recorded voting of only 12.57 percent.

At the end of the day, a total 42 percent of voting was recorded in the Pune Lok Sabha constituency.