The citizens of Andhra Pradesh set a record in this year’s General Elections. The voter turnout in the state was 81.86%, the highest in the country so far, after the conclusion of four phases of the polling.
Generally, urban voters don’t show interest in voting, but in AP, they stood in lines since morning on polling day and cast their votes. There was a significant increase in urban voter turnout compared to the 2019 elections.
25 of the 32 urban constituencies witnessed an increase in the voting percentage this time. The remaining seven experienced a slight decline.
Visakhapatnam West had the highest increase in voting percentage at 11.59%, followed by Vijayawada Central with a 7.18% increase. Nellore City (6.3%), Kakinada City (5.78%), Vijayawada East (5.21%) and Gajuwaka (4.5%) are in the next position.
In Tirupati, YCP leaders included many bogus and duplicate voters, causing around a three per cent (-2.73%) decline in voter turnout. There was a decline in voting percentage in Nandyal (-1.91%), Srikakulam (-1.91%), Tenali (-1.31%), Vijayawada West (-1.09%), Narasaraopeta (-0.44%) and Rajamahendravaram Rural (-0.43%).
Businessmen, employees, and youngsters make up a large part of urban voters. They were against the YCP government due to its chaotic rule. Rising costs, unemployment, high charges, and increased taxes were other factors that made people turn against YCP in urban areas.
Determined to vote against YCP, they waited in lines for hours to cast their votes. The increase in voting percentage indirectly shows the strong anti-incumbency sentiment against Jagan’s government.
