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.
Rajasthan’s 12 LS seats register 10.67 pc voting in first two hrs
Jaipur, April 19 - Around 10.67 per cent of voter turnout was registered in Rajasthan in the first two hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, said election officials here in Jaipur.
MP’s six LS seats record 15 pc turnout in first two hours
Bhopal, April 19 - Voting in Madhya Pradesh's six parliamentary constituencies was going on peacefully with a voter turnout of 15.15 per cent being recorded till 9 a.m., said officials.
Arunachal Pradesh: Over 5 pc turnout in first two hours of voting, rain disrupts polling
Itanagar, April 19 - Over five per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 a.m. on Friday, in the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh amid tight security, election officials said.
Festive atmosphere as enthusiastic voters queue up in J&K’s Kathua-Udhampur
Jammu, April 19 - As voting picked up across the Kathua-Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, enthusiastic voters came out wearing traditional dresses to exercise their franchise.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Agatha Sangma cast vote; appreciate good turnout in morning
Tura, April 19 - Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma cast his vote at Walbakgre polling station in Tura, on Friday. He stood in a queue to cast his vote.
Voting underway in Maharashtra’s five LS seats
Mumbai, April 19 - Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in five constituencies of Maharashtra began at the scheduled time of 7 a.m. on Friday.
Rajasthan CM casts his vote, says BJP will repeat history
Jaipur, April 19 - Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday cast his vote at Navodaya Mahila Shikshak Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya, Jagatpura in Jaipur, and said BJP aims to make a clean sweep this time also.
Ex-MP CM Kamal Nath, son Nakul Nath cast votes in Chhindwara
Bhopal, April 19 - Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath along with his son, incumbent MP Nakul Nath, and other family members cast their votes in Chhindwara on Friday.
Voting underway in J&K’s Kathua-Udhampur LS seat, Union Minister eyes 3rd term
Jammu, April 19 - Voting was underway in the Kathua-Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Voting underway in MP’s six LS seats
Bhopal, April 19 - Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in six constituencies of Madhya Pradesh began at the scheduled time of 7 a.m. on Friday.
Polling for 39 LS seats commences in TN
Chennai, April 19 - Polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu commenced on Friday morning.