Poll boycott trend
Nearly 150,000 voters from 176 villages in Jharkhand said they boycotted elections on April 23 as their demand for water, electricity and road access have not been met
A few villages in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh also abstained from voting on April 23 for the same reason
Many villages in North and South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal said they will not vote on May 13 as poll promises are never kept