Lok Sabha polls phase two: Live updates

New Delhi: Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began Friday in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states and a Union Territory. Out of the 88 constituencies in the second phase, 73 are general seats, while 6 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 9 for Scheduled...

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Bengal: Three LS seats record over 31% voting till 11am

Bengal: Three LS seats record over 31% voting till 11am

Kolkata: Over 31 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11am in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, an Election Commission official said Friday. Polling began at 7am in Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj Lok Sabha constituencies and would continue till 6 pm. Darjeeling recorded the highest voter turnout of 32.75 per cent, while Raiganj and Balurghat registered 32.51 per cent and 28.11 per cent polling, respectively, he...

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SC rejects pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered two concurring verdicts in the matter. Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.

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Two terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Sopore

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Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed while a civilian and two soldiers were injured in the ongoing gunfight between the security forces and holed-up militants in Sopore town of J&K’s Baramulla district Friday. Security forces, including the local police, Army and the CRPF started a cordon and search operation in the Nowpora locality of Sopore town Thursday after receiving a tip about the presence of terrorists there. Officials said as the security...

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Bengal: Over 15 pc votes polled till 9 am in 3 LS seats

Kolkata: Nearly 15.7 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal exercised their franchise till 9 am Friday, an Election Commission official said. Polling began at 7 am in Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj constituencies and would continue till 6 pm. Raiganj registered the highest voter turnout of 16.46 per cent, while Darjeeling recorded 15.74 per cent and Balurghat 14.74 per cent, till 9 am, he...

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Lok Sabha polls phase two: Live updates

Lok Sabha polls phase two: Live updates

New Delhi: Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began Friday in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states and a Union Territory. Out of the 88 constituencies in the second phase, 73 are general seats, while 6 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 9 for Scheduled Castes (SC). The voting commenced at 7am...

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