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.

Original review summary

FACTLY reports that 50.7 crore votes were cast in the first five phases of 2024, compared with 47.5 crore in the corresponding 2019 constituencies. It says turnout percentages were almost similar, contradicting the claimed drop in voters.[S1]