THE high-voltage campaign in Maharashtra seemed to have enthused more voters to come out and exercise their franchise as the data released late in the night showed 64.72 % turnout against 61.74% recorded in the 2019 Assembly elections. Jharkhand witnessed even higher polling at 68 %, surpassing 67.04 % polled last time.
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