Nearly 60% polling till 5 pm in first phase: Election Commission

Women wait in a queue to cast their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Sagalee, Arunachal Pradesh.

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New Delhi: Nearly 60 per cent polling was reported till 5 pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday, the Election Commission said.

Polling is underway in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories.

While voting began at 7 am simultaneously in all constituencies it will end at 6 pm in most of the seats.

Earlier, the commission had said that 49.78 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm.

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