Since 1951, India has held 17 Lok Sabha elections, mobilising hundreds of millions of voters each time. Voter turnout has steady increased over the years, peaking in 2019 at over 67 per cent - a marked rise from the 44 per cent voter turnout in 1951.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Apr 26) slammed the opposition for their condemnation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said that the Supreme Court judgement on cross-verification of votes was a "tight slap" on the Congress-led opposition.
Speaking at a rally in the Araria Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar, the PM also said that the opposition was trying to "steal" reservations meant for OBCs, SCs and STs "for the sake of their favourite vote bank of Muslims".
Muvarikpur village falls under the Mant assembly segment, which is a part of the Mathura Lok Sabha constituency. The village is approximately 50 kilometre from the Mathura district headquarters