Six UP seats, including Rae Bareli and Amethi, recorded higher polling than 2019. In terms of turnout percentages, Baramulla in J&K saw 57.4% polling this time (against 34.6% five years ago) – higher than what any of the six constituencies in Mumbai registered on Monday. The turnout in India’s financial capital ranged between 47.7% in Mumbai South and 55.2% in Mumbai North, according to data on the EC’s turnout app. In Maharashtra, where 13 seats went to the polls, Bhiwandi, Kalyan and Thane registered higher voting.

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