The Election Commission said that the voting percentage in Anantnag-Rajouri seat of Jammu and Kashmir is the highest in several decades.
With the conclusion of this phase, voting has now been completed on 486 seats in 2 states and Union Territories. Voting for the last phase of seven phases is scheduled to take place on June 1 and counting of votes will take place on June 4.
With heat wave sweeping across large parts of India, arrangements for cold water, coolers, fans and tents were made at many polling stations, and wheelchairs were also kept to assist elderly voters. The Election Commission has directed election officials and state machinery to provide warm Instructions were given to take adequate measures to manage the adverse effects of weather.More than 11.13 crore voters – 5.84 crore male, 5.29 crore female and 5120 gender – were eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase. The Election Commission (EC) deployed around 11.4 lakh polling officials at 1.14 lakh polling stations.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who is contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir, staged a protest outside Bijbehar police station on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Anantnag district against the alleged detention of her party workers. Gave. And polling agent. She also claimed that outgoing calls on her mobile number were suspended. However, the police said those detained were overground workers (OGWs) and the action was taken to ensure the smooth conduct of the elections. .Mehbooba's daughter and PDP leader Iltija Mufti alleged that voting was deliberately slowed down at a booth in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, a charge denied by the administration.
President Draupadi Murmu, Union ministers S Jaishanka and Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Minister Atish and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were among those who cast their votes in the national capital. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat alleged that He had to wait for almost an hour to cast his vote as the battery of the EVM control unit at his polling station had died. The District Election Officer later said that the battery was replaced within 15 minutes.
Apart from all seven seats in Delhi, voting was held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats in Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir.Along with this, voting was also going on for 42 assembly seats in Odisha and Karnal Assembly by-election in Haryana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kejriwal and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharag appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. requested.
In Haryana, BJP candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha seat Manohar Lal Khattar and Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, who is contesting the Karnal Assembly by-election, were among the first to cast their votes at their respective booths.
Saini along with his family members cast his vote at his native village Mirzapu Majra in Narayangarh in Ambala district. Khattar exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Prem Nagar, Karnal.Voting took place in the Jangal Mahal area, a tribal belt spread across five districts in West Bengal. A hotspot for identity politics, the region sends eight representatives to the Lok Sabha from Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur Purulia, Bankura and Bishnupur seats. Of the eight seats in the 2019 elections, BJP won five and TMC won three.
Minor clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling TMC and BJP over stopping polling agents from entering booths in Ghatal constituency.
In Midnapore constituency, BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul faced "go back" slogans from TMC workers.Subsequently, a scuffle broke out between BJP and TMC workers, after which central forces reached the spot to disperse the crowd. A group of people shouted slogans against BJP candidate and former Calcutta Hig Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay when he reached the polling booth in tamluk.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling was held for Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shravasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr and Bhadohi seats.
Around 82.16 lakh voters, including 40.09 lakh females, were eligible t exercise their franchise in Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpu constituencies of Jharkhand. To increase the voting percentage at urban booths in Ranchi, the district administration has provided free pick-and-draw to voters. MoU with bike-taxi aggregator to provide facilities.
In Bihar, 86 candidates are in the fray from eight seats in Valmiki Nagar, West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali. Officials said 107 were accused of obstructing and attempting to obstruct the voting process in the state. People have been arrested or detained. Security forces seized Rs 2.86 crore in cash and 3.53 lakh liters of liquor worth Rs 9.46 crore from various locations within the eight constituencies during the day.
With the conclusion of this phase, voting has now been completed on 486 seats in 2 states and Union Territories. Voting for the last phase of seven phases is scheduled to take place on June 1 and counting of votes will take place on June 4.
With heat wave sweeping across large parts of India, arrangements for cold water, coolers, fans and tents were made at many polling stations, and wheelchairs were also kept to assist elderly voters. The Election Commission has directed election officials and state machinery to provide warm Instructions were given to take adequate measures to manage the adverse effects of weather.More than 11.13 crore voters – 5.84 crore male, 5.29 crore female and 5120 gender – were eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase. The Election Commission (EC) deployed around 11.4 lakh polling officials at 1.14 lakh polling stations.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who is contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir, staged a protest outside Bijbehar police station on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Anantnag district against the alleged detention of her party workers. Gave. And polling agent. She also claimed that outgoing calls on her mobile number were suspended. However, the police said those detained were overground workers (OGWs) and the action was taken to ensure the smooth conduct of the elections. .Mehbooba's daughter and PDP leader Iltija Mufti alleged that voting was deliberately slowed down at a booth in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, a charge denied by the administration.
President Draupadi Murmu, Union ministers S Jaishanka and Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Minister Atish and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were among those who cast their votes in the national capital. CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat alleged that He had to wait for almost an hour to cast his vote as the battery of the EVM control unit at his polling station had died. The District Election Officer later said that the battery was replaced within 15 minutes.
Apart from all seven seats in Delhi, voting was held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats in Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir.Along with this, voting was also going on for 42 assembly seats in Odisha and Karnal Assembly by-election in Haryana. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kejriwal and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharag appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. requested.
In Haryana, BJP candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha seat Manohar Lal Khattar and Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, who is contesting the Karnal Assembly by-election, were among the first to cast their votes at their respective booths.
Saini along with his family members cast his vote at his native village Mirzapu Majra in Narayangarh in Ambala district. Khattar exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Prem Nagar, Karnal.Voting took place in the Jangal Mahal area, a tribal belt spread across five districts in West Bengal. A hotspot for identity politics, the region sends eight representatives to the Lok Sabha from Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur Purulia, Bankura and Bishnupur seats. Of the eight seats in the 2019 elections, BJP won five and TMC won three.
Minor clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling TMC and BJP over stopping polling agents from entering booths in Ghatal constituency.
In Midnapore constituency, BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul faced "go back" slogans from TMC workers.Subsequently, a scuffle broke out between BJP and TMC workers, after which central forces reached the spot to disperse the crowd. A group of people shouted slogans against BJP candidate and former Calcutta Hig Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay when he reached the polling booth in tamluk.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling was held for Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shravasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr and Bhadohi seats.
Around 82.16 lakh voters, including 40.09 lakh females, were eligible t exercise their franchise in Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi and Jamshedpu constituencies of Jharkhand. To increase the voting percentage at urban booths in Ranchi, the district administration has provided free pick-and-draw to voters. MoU with bike-taxi aggregator to provide facilities.
In Bihar, 86 candidates are in the fray from eight seats in Valmiki Nagar, West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali. Officials said 107 were accused of obstructing and attempting to obstruct the voting process in the state. People have been arrested or detained. Security forces seized Rs 2.86 crore in cash and 3.53 lakh liters of liquor worth Rs 9.46 crore from various locations within the eight constituencies during the day.
