Arunachal Pradesh: Over 5% turnout in first two hours of voting, rain disrupts polling
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LS polls phase 1: Voting underway in 102 seats, leaders urge people to turn up in large numbers
New Delhi: Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers. He especially called upon...
Read moreViolence erupts in Bengal’s Cooch Behar as TMC, BJP workers clash
Kolkata: The polling in the first two hours for three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Friday was marred by incidents of violence in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency. Some cases of violence were reported from Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency as well. Alipurduar, however, was an exception, with no report of poll-related violence in the first two hours. Till 9am the polling percentage was 15.09, as per the records of...
Read moreLok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu: Brisk polling underway in 39 seats; 12.55% turnout till 9am
Chennai: Brisk polling is underway in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 general election with the state witnessing a 12.55 per cent turnout till 9am. The polling exercise that began at 7am Friday amid tight security arrangements is going on at a quick pace in most of the 39 constituencies spread across the state. The enthusiasm among first-time voters was palpable who hurried to find their names on electoral rolls at makeshift...
Read moreChhattisgarh: Jawan on poll duty injured as UBGL shell accidentally goes off
Bijapur: A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district was injured when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded, a police official said. The injured jawan, belonging to CRPF's 196th battalion, was administered preliminary treatment and was being evacuated, he said. The incident occurred near Galgam village under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel...
Read more50 pc booths being monitored through webcasting in UP
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is monitoring polling across 50 per cent of the booths through webcasting. Additionally, the ECI has deployed 1,510 video teams at the polling booths, as stated by the chief electoral officer (CEO). The commission has established 111 model polling stations, with 45 booths managed by women personnel, 36 by youths, and 32 by differently-abled staff. Arrangements including wheelchairs and volunteers have been made for...
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Arunachal Pradesh: Over 5% turnout in first two hours of voting, rain disrupts polling
Itanagar: Over five per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9am Friday, in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh amid tight security, election officials said. Despite inclement weather, women and first-time voters queued up in front of polling stations well before voting started at 7am, in most parts of the state. An election...
Rajasthan: 10.67% voter turnout recorded in 12 Lok Sabha seats till 9am
Jaipur: Over 10 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first two hours of voting Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections held in 12 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan. Polling began at 7am in the Lok Sabha constituencies of Churu, Nagaur, Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur and Dausa. Till...
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Manipur records over 12.6% voter turnout till 9am
Aizawl: Around 12.6 per cent of the over 15.44 lakh voters exercised their franchise for the two Lok Sabha seats in the ethnic violence-affected Manipur till 9am Friday, officials said. Inner Manipur constituency recorded 13. 82 per cent polling while the turnout in Outer Manipur is 11. 57 per cent in the first two hours of voting....
LS polls phase 1: Nitin Gadkari casts his vote in Nagpur, confident of victory by huge margin
Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who is the BJP candidate from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat, Friday cast his vote here after polling began in the first phase of the parliamentary elections. Gadkari, who is seeking his third term, arrived at the polling booth at Town Hall in the Mahal area with his wife, two sons and...