Election snapshot: From voter turnout to criminal cases against contestants

More women in the fray this time round and more candidates with criminal cases against them

Polling for five states —  Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana — ended on Thursday with a voter turnout of 75 per cent and above except for the southern state.

Around 71 per cent of electors voted in Telangana, according to the Voter Turnout App by the Election Commission of India. In 2018, it was 74 per cent.

The voter turnout was the highest in Mizoram at 81 per cent (chart 1).

Women constitute one-tenth of the candidates in 2023, slightly higher than 8.6 per cent in 2018. In Chhattisgarh, 13.2 per cent of the contestants are