Maha: 5 Vidarbha constituencies records 32.36 pc polling till 1 pm
Mumbai, April 19 - Five Vidarbha seats in Maharashtra recorded at least 32.36 per cent polling till 1 pm on Friday, election officials said.
Amid flood of complaints, 50.96 pc turnout in Bengal’s three LS seats till 1 pm
Kolkata, April 19 - Even as the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal was flooded with complaints of poll-related violence, heavy polling was recorded in the first six hours in the three Lok Sabha seats where voting was taking
‘Beauty of Indian democracy’: Women officers dominate polling in Puducherry’s Mahe region
Chennai, April 19 - Showcasing the spirit of the Indian democracy, all the polling process in the Mahe region of the Union Territory of Puducherry is being dominated and controlled by women.
Assam records 45.12 pc polling, Meghalaya’s voter turnout 50.23 pc till 1 PM
Guwahati, April 19 - An estimated 45.12 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. on Friday in the five Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the first of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, officials said.
Presiding officer suspended for sharing pics from polling booth; 45% turnout till 1 pm in MP
Bhopal, April 19 - A presiding officer in the Jabalpur Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was suspended on Friday after he clicked photographs inside a polling booth and shared them on WhatsApp.
Heads turn as world’s tiniest woman votes in Nagpur
Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 19 - Heads turned and people smiled as the world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Kishanji Amge, turned up to cast her vote in the Lok Sabha elections, here on Friday morning.
Rajasthan registers 22.51 pc voting in 12 LS seats
Jaipur, April 19 - A total of 22.51 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Rajasthan's 12 Lok Sabha seats till 11 a.m. on Friday.
BJP’s Jalpaiguri candidate ‘sad’ for not being able to vote for himself
Kolkata, April 19 - BJP’s sitting Lok Sabha member from Jalpaiguri constituency in West Bengal, Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy, who is seeking re-election, was not able to vote for himself.
28.37 pc voters cast votes in lone Nagaland LS seat, voters boycott polling in 6 districts
Kohima, April 19 - Around 28.37 per cent of voters cast their votes till 11 a.m. in the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland amidst a tight security cover, officials said.
Maha: Five Vidarbha constituencies record 19.17 pc voting in first three hours
Mumbai, April 19 - Voting in five Vidarbha constituencies in Maharashtra in the first phase was recorded at 19.17 in the first three hours.
Tamil Nadu records 12.5 pc voting in first two hours
Chennai, April 19 - At least 12.5 per cent of votes have been polled in Tamil Nadu in the first two hours for 39 Lok Sabha seats, election officials said.
Amid violence, Bengal’s Cooch Behar records 33.63 pc polling in 1st four hours
Kolkata, April 19 - A very high voter turnout of 33.56 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling till 11 a.m. in the three Lok Sabha constituencies of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar in the first phase of polls
People in Chhindwara will support truth: Kamal Nath
Bhopal, April 19 - Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday said he has full faith in the people of Chhindwara and they will support the truth.
Tripura: Around 34 pc voter turnout recorded in simultaneous polls
Agartala, April 19 - The polling percentage in Tripura till 11 a.m. was 34.6 per cent for Tripura West Lok Sabha seat and Ramnagar Assembly seat. Around 16 per cent voter turnout was registered till 9 a.m. in the Tripura West Lok Sabha
Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seat heats up: BJP, AAP set for electoral showdown
Bhavnagar, April 19 - The stage is set for a fierce contest in Bhavnagar's Lok Sabha constituency as the BJP and the AAP gear up for the forthcoming elections.
25.2 pc polling in UP till 11 am
Lucknow, April 19 - An average of 25.2 per cent votes were cast in eight Lok Sabha seats till 11 am in Uttar Pradesh according to a release issued by the Chief Electoral Officer here.
Sarbananda Sonowal casts his vote in Dibrugarh, hails PM Modi’s development work
Guwahati, April 19 - Union Minister and BJP candidate in Assam’s Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, Sarbananda Sonowal cast his vote on Friday at the Sahitya Sabha Polling Booth.
Manipur’s two LS seats record 13.22 pc voting in first two hours
Imphal, April 19 - Around 13.22 per cent of voters cast their votes till 9 a.m. in two Lok Sabha seats in violence-hit Manipur, officials said.
Assam CM encourages first-time voters to exercise their voting rights
Guwahati, April 19 - Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday appealed to the citizens to vote in large numbers in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls and also encouraged the first-time voters to exercise their voting power.
Maha’s Vidarbha sees 7.28 pc polling in first two hours in five seats
Mumbai, April 19 - The five Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling is underway, recorded 7.28 per cent voting in the first two hours from 7 a.m.