Election commentators and nerds of all hues pore over turnout numbers to see if they can read the tea leaves that point to the eventual verdict. It has been no different in the 2019 general elections, with discussions about phase by phase turnouts and what it implies. The final turnout in #Elections 2019 are not very different from 2014. In this episode, Sarayu and Alok discuss what turnout can tell you, the factors that influence it, and the impact of structural factors on the ground and institutions in mediating turnout.

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