“There is a drop of 19.4 crore voters in the first five phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections compared to the 2019 polls.”
What FACTLY found
The absolute number of votes cast in the first five phases of the 2024 elections increased compared to 2019. In the first five phases of 2024, 50.7 crore votes were cast, while 47.5 crore votes were cast in the same phases of 2019. Overall, the voting percentages for the first five phases in 2019 and 2024 are almost similar.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.