Jaipur, April 19 - A 41. 51 per cent turnout was logged by 3 p.m. on Friday in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election in Rajasthan, where 12 of the state's 25 seats went to polls, with the highest voting recorded

Jaipur, April 19 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a roadshow in Udaipur, Rajasthan on Friday in support of BJP candidate Mannalal Rawat.

Shimla, April 19 - World's highest polling station Tashigang, located at a height of 15,256 feet above sea level, in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti district, which is part of the Mandi parliamentary constituency, has 52 registered voters, said Assistant Election Officer Harsh Negi on

New Delhi, April 19 - The seven northeastern states in the country recorded over 50 per cent voting despite inclement weather conditions on Friday.

Mumbai, April 19 + Five Vidarbha seats in Maharashtra recorded at least 44.12 per cent polling till 3 pm on Friday, election officials said.

Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 - AICC general secretary and star campaigner of the party Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will arrive in Kerala on Saturday to address three election rallies and lead a road show in the state capital city.

Aizawl, April 19 - Around 50 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 3 p.m. on Friday in Mizoram's sole Lok Sabha seat amidst a tight security cover, officials said.

Chennai, April 19 - Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo on Friday said that the state has recorded around 40.05 per cent voting till 1 PM.

Jammu, April 19 - Brisk voting was witnessed at different polling stations in the Kathua-Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency as the day advanced.

Mumbai, April 19 - Five Vidarbha seats in Maharashtra recorded at least 32.36 per cent polling till 1 pm on Friday, election officials said.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.