UP: Strong Signals of an Anti BJP Wave emanating from Voter Turnout Data
Monday, February 13, 2017
Overall,
the turnout was 64.22 per cent, up three points from the 61 per cent of 2012. Compared
to 2012, turnout was higher in 15 of 17 Muslim-dominated seats, 11 of 12 reserved
seats, and nine of 11 Jat strongholds. The character of these social
constituencies is heavily anti-BJP.
This
raw turnout numbers should give the cold jitters to the BJP as the numbers of their
own social constituencies was far trailing behind. They can however take some heart from
the fact that among the BJP-held seats where the turnout rose are Kairana and
Thana Bhawan. The others include Meerut South, Sikandaranad and Noida, from
where Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj is contesting.
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