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.
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.
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.
Ex-MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to file nomination from Vidisha LS seat
Bhopal, April 19 - BJP veteran and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will file his nomination papers for the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat on Friday.
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.
PM Modi slams INDIA bloc for ‘disrespecting’ Sanatan Dharma, Lord Ram
Amroha (UP), April 19 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mounted a blistering attack on members of the INDIA bloc for "mocking" Sanatan Dharma and "disrespecting" Ram temple.
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.
PM Modi links ‘dholak’, Mohd Shami with Amroha’s pride
Amroha (UP), April 19 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday played a 'dholak' that was gifted to him, and linked dholak and fast bowler Mohd Shami with Amroha's pride.
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.
Nitin Gadkari and kin vote in Nagpur, says BJP will cross 400 LS seats
Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 19 - Nagpur Lok Sabha BJP candidate and Union Minister Nitin J. Gadkari along with his wife Kanchan and other family members voted at a polling station near their house in the state’s second capital, here on Friday.
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.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in UP, MP and Maharashtra today
New Delhi, April 19 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for Lok Sabha poll candidates of the NDA in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra on Friday.
Will register historic win, people of TN with PM Modi: Annamalai
Chennai, April 19 - Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party will register a historic victory in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.