Over 18.85 Cr voters to decide fate of 1640 candidates
Over 18.85 crore voters are expected to cast votes in about 2.10 lakh polling stations of 117 constituencies set to go to polls in the third phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.
Altogether 1640candidates are in the fray to enter the Lok Sabha to represent the 117 constituencies spread over 13 States and two Union Territories.
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Key things to know about Phase 3 pols
Among the 13 states going to polls on Tuesday, all eyes will be on Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, where 10 and 26 seats are up for grabs. The BJP had won all the 26 seats in Gujarat in 2014. The BJP president Amit Shah is contesting from Gandhinagar constituency in the State this time. Of the 10 Uttar Pradesh constituencies going to polls in the third phase, the BJP had won in seven in the 2014 elections. Among the prominent candidates whose fates would be decided on Tuesday are Mulayam Singh of the Samajwadi Party and Varun Gandhi of the BJP, who are contesting in Mainpuri and Pilibhit constituencies of the State.
Another state to watch is Kerala where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
The Election Commission has made a unique arrangement for Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir, in view of the prevailing security situation. The constituency will go to polls in three phases. The polling will be held in Anantnag district of the Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. The Kulgam district of the constituency will go to polls on April 29 while Shopian and Pulwama districts will do on May 6.
Though polling for the Tripura East – one of the two Lok Sabha seats from Tripura – was scheduled to take place in the second phase, the EC postponed it to the third phase as it felt that additional security personnel should be deployed to maintain law and order.
The EC also cancelled the polling in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu after seizure of a huge amount of money. The commission is yet to decide when the election would be held in the constituency, which was earlier scheduled to go to polls in the second phase on April 18.
2.43 crore to vote in 14 N K’taka seats today
Buoyed by an impressive voter turnout in the first phase, election authorities are hoping for a high polling percentage on Tuesday when 2.43 crore people across 14 Lok Sabha segments in northern Karnataka will get to exercise their franchise.
There are 237 candidates in the fray in what is a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress. Voting will happen from 7 am to 6 pm in 28,022 polling stations.
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Scions, stalwarts, rebels in the fray in third phase
Scions of political families, political heavyweights, stalwarts and a host of rebels — cutting across parties — are in the fray for the 14 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls on Tuesday during thethird phase of elections.
These 14 seats are spread across Marathwada, Konkan, North Maharashtra and Western Maharashtra regions.The fate of 249 candidates would be sealedtoday.
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CAB test for BJP, allies in last phase polls in Assam
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that triggered protests in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections in Assam could be the deciding factor for BJP and its allies in the third and final phase of polls on Tuesday.
Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Dhubri in Assam and Tripura West seats are going for polls on Tuesday.
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Poll Updates Kerala: Polling to all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala began at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala
Voting began at the 1872 polling stations across the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency at 7:00 am.
More than 17.25 lakh voters will decide the fate of 19 candidates on Tuesday.
On Monday District administration claimed that adequate measures have been taken to conduct free and fair elections.
So far no reports of EVMsmalfunction have been reported at any of the polling booths.
Three Congress workers in the Kaliachak area of West Bengal's Malda district allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress ( TMC) with bombs. They have been hospitalized,TMC has deniedthe allegation.
Visuals from polling booth number 151 in Supaul parliamentary constituency where voting is yet to begin, currently mock poll is underway at the polling booth after a faulty EVM was replaced
Hubballi: Voters coming to the polling station, in good numbers, to cast votes in morning hours. The queue at a polling station at Shri Siddeshwar Kannada Higher Primary School at Unkal Cross.
Belagavi: Polling started after 30 minutes due to technical problems at a polling station in Bailhongal TMC premises in Belgaum parliamentary constituency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Gandhinagar to meet his mother Hiraben. He is expected to reach Nishan High school in Ranip, Ahmedabad to cast vote soon. BJP president and Lok Sabha candidate Amit Shah awaits for Modi at the poll the same booth
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will win with a majority of over 3 lakh votes at Wayanad in Kerala, says Kerala PCC president Mullappally Ramachandran
Hubballi: Polling not yet started at Polling Station No 62 at Unkal. Cable connection to EVM not working.
Deputy commissioner Deepa Cholan, first from right, stand in queue to cast her vote in Dharwad on Tuesday
Polling has commenced for Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency comprising eight assembly segments on Tuesday.
State BJP President BS Yeddyurappa, his son and BJP nominee B Y Raghavendra and family members exercised their franchise in a polling booth set up at taluk panchayat building in Shikaripura in the morning.
Belagavi: Polling commenced after an hour delay due to technical problems at a polling station at Azam Nagar Urdu school premises in Belagavi North assembly segment in Belgaum parliamentary constituency.
MLA Abhay Patil cast his vote at a polling booth at Shahapur in Belagavi South
3.62 percent polling in Kerala in the initial first hour. Polling at Wayanad 3.5 percent till 8 am
Hubballi: BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi casts vote at a polling station at Rotary Deaf and Dumb School at Vivekanand Nagar. Wife Jyoti and daughters accompany.
Reports of voting machines malfunctioning from various parts of Kerala, including Wayanad where Congress President Rahul Gandhi is contesting
Belagavi : Technical glitch hit EVM at polling booth no. 28 established at Urdu School in Azam Nagar in Belagavi. Polling temporarily stopped. Election officials replacing EVM
BJP will not even come in second place in any constituencies in Kerala, says Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Election Commission removed presiding officer in Ratua area of West Bengal's Malda North constituency after outsiders seen accompanying voters to the EVM.
BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi after casting his vote, at Vivekanand Colony I'm Hubballi.
Polling station no 42 in Dandoti village in Chittapur Taluk of Kalaburagi District has been decorated in the wake of a large number of disabled voters
Veteran BJP leader and former chairman of legislative council DH Shankaramurhty standing in queue to cast his vote in Satya Sai Mandir, at Basavanagudi in Shivamogga.
His son DS Arun who is also district BJP General Secretary and family members are seen.
Hubballi: Number '3' was found written on road and a tree on Karwar Road. BJP leaders raised an objection, as 3 is the serial number of Congress candidate on EVM. Election officials took steps to erase them.
Voting for four LS seats in Assam--Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Dhubri began at 7 am. BJP candidate in Guwahati, Queen Oja (photo) was among the firsts to vote in Guwahati.
Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and his wife after casting votes in Thiruvananthapuram
Amid shutdown, unprecedented security, polling begins for the first phase of 3-phased Anantnag LS seat in south Kashmir. Few people seen at 714 polling stations set up for 5,23,566 voters in six polling segments of Anantnag district till 9 am.
Gujarat: BJP President Amit Shah and his wife Sonal Shah cast their votes at polling booth in Naranpura Sub-Zonal office in Ahmedabad
Belagavi: First-time voters found their names missing in the voter's list of their area. On verification, names appeared in different assembly segments in Belgaum parliamentary constituency.
Voters from Belagavi South assembly segment found their name in Belagavi North and had to search the polling station to exercise their franchise.
12.36% voting till 9 am in four LS seats in Assam
BJP candidate Suresh Angadi and family members showing inked fingers after casting vote in Belagavi
Allegation of votes cast to Congress going in favour of BJP in EVM at Chowara in Kovalam under Thiruvananthapuram constituency where Congress sitting MP Shashi Tharoor is contesting.
BJP got high hopes of winning this constituency and thereby open account to Lok Sabha from Kerala
Polling percentage recorded in Assam-12.36%, Bihar-12.60%,Goa-2.29%,Guj-1.35%, J&K-0.00%, K'taka-1.75%, Kerala-2.48%, M'rashtra-0.99%, Odisha-1.32%, Tripura-1.56%, UP-6.84%, WB-10.97%, Chhattisgarh-2.24%, Dadra&Nagar Haveli-0.00%, Daman& Diu-5.83%, till 9 am.
Hubballi-Dharwad Central assembly segment, which always recorded least polling rate in both LS and Assembly polls, now stands first in polling rate in Dharwad constituency, till 9 am, with 9.97%. It is an urban segment represented by Jagadish Shettar.
Polling up to 9 am in West Bengal
Balurghat Lok Sabha seat -17.28%
Maldah North Lok Sabha seat- 16.11%
Maldah South Lok Sabha seat- 16.22%
Jangipur Lok Sabha seat' -14.99%
Murshidabad Lok Sabha seat - 14.62%
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhubaneswar.
Despite the ban on the use of mobile phones at the polling booth, dist Congress unit office bearer Rajath Ullagadimath, recorded himself casting vote to Congress candidate Vinay Kulkarni.
He later uploaded the video as his status message on WhatsApp.
BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi demanded legal action against him.
Belagavi: Sakhi polling station no. 40 established at GP office has recorded 10.47 % polling with 108 voters among total 1031 casting their right in Yamakanamaradi Assembly Constituency in Chikkodi Parliamentary Constituency.
Sweta Yeramani cast her vote for the first time in parliamentary elections said she was enthusiastic to participate in the process.
Umesh Jadhav offering prayers at Sharana Basaveshwara temple
Belagavi : Belagavi Parliamentary constituency records poor voter turnout. First couple of hours record 6.97% polling at 9 am. Chikkodi Parliamentary Constituency has recorded 8.62 % voting.
Modi's leadership helps to retain Shimoga seat :BYR
BJP nominee from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency B Y Raghavendra exuded confidence that Narendra Modi's leadership and development works implemented by his father Yeddyurappa when he was the chief minister will help him to retain Shimoga seat.
He was speaking to media persons in Shikaripura after casing vote with his family members.
Gulbarga parliamentary constituency recorded poor 5.91 % by 10 am
CPI(M) alleges that false voting in five polling booths in Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency's Raninagar area by TMC.
Belagavi: Health check-up facility arranged for voters at Sakhi Polling booth established at TMC premises in Sankeshwar in Chikkodi LokaSabha seat. The polling station has recorded 18 % polling by 10.15 am
Social welfare minister Priyank Kharge along with his wife Shruthi Kharge cast their vote at a polling booth at Gundagurti Village in Kalaburagi district
The percentage of voter turn out in Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in first two hours of voting was 10.08. Among the eight assembly segments, Byndoor of Udupi district recorded the highest voter turnout with 12.88%. Shikaripur recorded the lowest at 8.14%.
A 95-year old woman Rudramma being carried by his relative towards polling booth for voting at Vinobnagar in Shivamogga city. Despite informing the officials concerned to provide wheel-chair, no facility was given to her.
Basavakendra seer Basava Marulasidda Swamy shows his inked finger after casting his vote in Shivamogga city.
85 yr old woman comes on a stretcher to cast her vote in Dharwad
Ankita S, B. Sc graduate shows her inked finger after casting vote for the first time in Sagar town.
Specially decorated PwD booth manned by physically disabled staff, at Ganeshpet in Hubballi. First aid, wheelchair arranged. Toys and chocolate kept for children.
Voters of Degaon Village in Aland taluk boycotted the election for not considering their demand of new Gram Panchayat status to the village
7-time MLC Basavaraj Horatti said the coalition partners are expected to win 9 out of the 14 seats in North Karnataka that are going to polls today.
Paramilitary serviceman carries a disabled voter to a polling station at Malda in West Bengal on April 23, 2019, during the third phase of the marathon Indianelections.Some 190 million voters in 15 states are eligible to take part in the polls on the third of seven days of voting in the world's biggestelection. AFP photo
Belagavi: Twin sisters 19-year-old Lakshmi and Saraswati Sammannavar voted for the first time at polling booth no 57 at Sankeshwar in Chikkodi Parliamentary Constituency in Belagavi.
" Even one vote had the potential to change the course of the nation," said Laxmi elder among the duo.
Siblings do not resemble each other though being twins but are studying in the same course in the same college.
They are pursuing first year BSc. They stressed on to choose the right candidate before exercising the vote.
Haldi-Kumkum being offered to women voters at 'Sakhi' polling station at Toravigalli in Hubballi.
Cricketer Chiteshwar Pujara, wife Pooja at a polling booth in Rajkot to cast their votes
Congress sitting MP Shashi Tharoor after casting his vote in Thiruvananthapuram along with mother and sister
Ola cabs deployed 25 cabs in Hubballi Dharwad City to ferry physically challenged and senior citizens to the polling booth and back home for free of cost.
Similar services were provided by the cabs in the first phase too.
The cab service is providing service at Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Ballari also.
In the second phase of polling in Karnataka - the third phase in the country - voter turn out of 11.56 per cent was reported at around 10.30 am according to the Election Commission of India app.
Uttara Kannada constituency registered the highest turnout as of now, followed by Dharwad. Raichur with 6.49 per cent has recorded the lowest turnout.
Voting percentage in 14 constituencies are as follows
Chikkodi - 10.45%
Belgaum - 10.22%
Bagalkot - 10.61%
Bijapur - 6.89%
Gulbarga - 9.40%
Raichur - 6.49%
Bidar - 10.87%
Koppal - 15.35%
Bellary - 14.80%
Haveri - 8.56%
Dharwad - 16.27%
Uttara Kannada - 22.22%
Davanagere - 11.96%
Shimoga - 11.08%
22.24 percent polling in Kerala till 11 am
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge along with is wife Radha Bai cast his vote at a polling station at Basavanagar in Kalaburagi city at 11 am
Polling percentage in Dharwad district touches 18.29 pc at 11.10 am
In the second phase of polling in Karnataka - the third phase in the country - voter turn out of 19.65 per cent was reported at around 11 am according to the Election Commission of India app.
Shimoga constituency registered the highest turnout as of now with 24.59% followed by Chikkodi - 21.47%. Raichur with 15.07%has recorded the lowest turnout till now.
Voting percentage in 14 constituencies are as follows
Chikkodi - 21.47%
Belgaum - 17.55%
Bagalkot - 19.5%
Bijapur - 18.99%
Gulbarga - 18.01%
Raichur - 15.07%
Bidar - 17.95%
Koppal - 20.89%
Bellary - 21.78%
Haveri - 18.09%
Dharwad - 19.92%
Uttara Kannada - 22.33%
Davanagere - 20.3%
Shimoga - 24.59%
Chikkodi Parliamentary Constituency: upto 11 am 22.62%
Nippani: 23.45%
Chikkodi-Sadalga: 26.60%
Athani: 27.12%
Kagwad: 13.31%
Kuduchi: 13.56%
Raibag: 22.07%
Hukkeri: 23.48%
Yamakanamaradi: 23.95%
Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency: upto 11 am 19.99%
Arabhavi: 17.19%
Gokak: 19.80%
Belagavi North: 24.15%
Belagavi South: 23.94%
Belagavi Rural: 17.49%
Bailhongal: 20.655
Savadatti: 18.25%
Ramdurg: 18.02%
The voter turnout in Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency was 24.59% in the first four hours of voting. Among the eight assembly segments, Byndoor recorded the highest with 29.68%, followed by Sagar 25.88%, Shimoga Urban-24.96%, Shimoga rural-24.13%, Thirthahalli -24.01%, Sorab-22.99%, Shikaripur -22.99%, Bhadravathi -21.64.
JD(S) nominee Madhu Bangarappa performs puja to the portraits of his parents former chief minister the late S Bangarappa and Shakuntala at Kubaturu village in Sorab taluk before going to the polling booth to cast vote.
Kudligi, Bellary district:
A pregnant woman from Bengaluru travelled to Belagavi district to cast her vote, on Tuesday.
Apoorva Hiremath, a resident of ward no-1 in Bellary city, voted at polling booth - 34 located at Government PU College.
Apoorva, daughter of Siddarama Hiremath - a lecturer and Vidya, is currently employed at an IT firm in Bengaluru.
Speaking to reporters, she said that she was determined to vote despite her pregnancy as she was not able to vote in the past two elections.
Her husband, Sagar Hiremath voted in Dharwad.
Bellary:
Congress MLA from Bellary Rural B Nagendra on Tuesday said he will not quit the party and expressed hope that senior party leaders will sort out all issues.
“I have won (as MLA) from the Congress party, and I will remain in the party. There are certain differences and I am confident that the party seniors will sort out all issue,” he told reporters.
Nagendra is a close follower of senior Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, who is said to have rebelled against the party. His statement assumes significance amidst speculations that the disgruntled Congress legislators may leave the party after the Lok Sabha polls.
On Ramesh being upset with the party, Nagendra said there were certain issues among Jarkiholi brothers in Belagavi. The party will soon sort out everything.
Shivamogga: Voters returning homes without casting votes at Arahatolalu village in Shimoga Rural assembly constituency due to the faulty electronic voting machine in polling booth number 166.
They waited for more than an hour for the replacement of the machine. But the officials concerned did not turn up at the polling booth.
Kashavva a 90-year-old voter displaying her Electors Photo Identity Card while casting her vote at a polling station at Mallapur PG village coming under Arabhavi assembly segment in Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency.
Shivakka Patil a 100-year-old voter from Ghatanur village in Ramdurg taluk coming under Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency arrived in a wheelchair to cast her vote on Tuesday.
A couple from Uttara Kannada district working in the Czech Republic, cast their votes in Uttara Kannada district.
The couple, Sowmya and Vineeth, are working as scientists in the country. While Sowmya voted at Sirsi, Vineeth voted in Harihara.
"Voting is our right and makes us proud about being Indians. We can question our elected representatives only if we vote," Sowmya said, adding that it was the reason why they spent lakhs to come and vote.
30.75 % polling in Kerala till 12 noon: Five hours into the polling, 82,00,704 of the 2,61,51,534 voters in Kerala exercised the franchise. Weather forecast of possible rains in the afternoon could be one reason for comparatively higher initial voter turnout
Dalits boycott elections in Belagavi
Belagavi:
Dalits boycott elections at Ghataknurin Ramdurg village condemning social boycott allegedly imposed against them in Belagavi Parliamentary Constituency.
The members belonging to the Dalit community opposing the social boycott imposed against them by upper-class people, for not beating the drums, boycotted the elections.
Dalits did not turn up to polling station. Efforts were made by election officials to convince them.
Only after tahasildar Basangouda Kottur, DSP BS Patil convinced with assurances of dealing with the issue, the Dalits turned up at 12 PM and voted.
BJP has decided to a complaint with the Election Commission after the party’s booth-level agents were allegedly prevented from carrying out their duty in the Lok Sabha segments of Gulbarga, Bagalkot and Bijapur. BJP MLC N Ravikumar will lead a delegation to meet Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar in Bengaluru.
Residents of Kuranalli village in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district, who boycotted the polls as their demands remain unfulfilled, withdrew their protest and began voting after Bidar Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Mahantesh Bilagi visited the village and convinced them to cast vote by assuring them of addressing their demand.
The people had been urging for a 2-km road connecting their village with the main road. The village is also facing an acute drinking water crisis. Protesting the authorities' negligence in addressing their issues, the villagers had boycotted the polls.
Ramesh Jarkiholi hints of quitting Congress
Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi said that he would soon quit asMLA of the Congress party, but has not decided when he woulddo it. “As of now, technically, I am an MLA of Congress. I will decide the next course of action afterquitting,” Jarkiholi said.
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Polling percentage in Dharwad district touches 34 per cent by 1.00 pm.
Kerala: A snake was found at a polling booth in Kannur's Kandakai. Polling resumed after the snake was caught.
Polling in the second phase across 14 Lok Sabha segments has clocked 36.61% as on1 pm Tuesday, according to the Election Commission.
Shimoga is leading with 41.66% polling, followed by Chikkodi with 41.05%. Voter turnout is the lowest in Gulbarga at 30.48%.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a polling booth in Ahmedabad. Photo: ANI
West Bengal estimated turnout at 2 PM
Voter turnout in Maharashtra at 1 PM
Tontada Siddarama Swamiji of Naganur Rudrakshi Math cast his vote at a polling booth no 71 established at Government Higher Primary School at Naganur village in Bailhongal taluk in Belagavi.
Kerala voter turnout at 2 PM crosses 50 percent
Voter in Kerala booked for fake complaint on EVMs
A young voter was booked by police in Thiruvananthapuram on charges of a fake complaint about EVM. The voter complained that the vote he cast went to another candidate, but a subsequent test by presiding officer found nothing wrong with EVM.
Congress worker dead in clash with Trinamool Congress
One Congress worker dead in clash between TMC and Congress in the Bhagobangola are of Murshidabad district. Two Congress workers are critically injured.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge violated the secret ballot, Karnataka BJP says in a complaint to Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, seeking action.
BSY will become CM after May 23: KSE
MLA K S Eshwarappa predicted that State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa would become chief minister again as legislators of Congress and JD(S) are keen to extend support BJP.
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Snake inside VVPAT machine holds up polling in Kannur
An unusual "visitor" in a polling booth in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency, held up voting for a brief while on Tuesday.
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Former PM Manmohan Singh leaves after casting his vote in Dispur, Assam. Photo: ANI
Woman dies right after casting vote in Vijaypura
A woman collapsed and died after voting at Irasanga village, Indi taluk in Vijayapura district, on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Mahadevi Sindhaked, aged 55 years, collapsed soon after voting inside polling station 32. Efforts to revive her were in vain. Her relatives suspect cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
Voter turnout in Karnataka at 3 PM
Chikkodi - 52.98%
Belgaum - 48.66%
Bagalkot - 52.09%
Bijapur - 43.83%
Gulbarga - 38.94%
Raichur - 43.02%
Bidar - 47.04%
Koppal - 51.13%
Bellary - 48.61%
Haveri - 50.24%
Dharwad - 51.28%
Uttara Kannada - 53.48%
Davanagere - 51.67%
Shimoga - 53.30%
Polling official at booth number 41 in Kantapal village in Dhenkanal, Odishapasses awayafter collapsing while on duty.
Polling agent found dead at his house in Buniadpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal.
3 PM voter turnout in Karnataka
LS polls: 30 pc polling till noon in Chhattisgarh
Around 30 per cent voter turnout was recorded till noon on Tuesday from seven seats of Chhattisgarh during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections.
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Congress worker killed in poll violence in Bengal
A Congress worker allegedly killed by Trinamool Congress cadres in the Bhagobangola area of Murshidabad Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal on Tuesday.
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BJP will win 22 seats out of 28: BSY
State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa exuded confidence that the party nominee from Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency B Y Raghavendra would emerge victorious by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes.
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Thundershowers affect polling in Uttara Kannada
Thundershowers along with gusty winds have affected polling in parts of Uttara Kannada Parliamentary constituency on Tuesday. In Sirsi, heavy showers have disrupted polling.
In Mundgod, several polling agents had a lucky escape after a tree fell near the polling station. Heavy rainfall had lasted for more than 30 minutes, which was followed by a steady drizzle in the region.
Scattered showers were also reported at Hadadi village of Davanagere taluk.
Voter turnout in Maharashtra at 3 PM
Karnataka voter turnout till 4:30 PM
Chikkodi - 62.91%
Belgaum - 58.70%
Bagalkot - 63.78%
Bijapur - 52.27%
Gulbarga - 52.18%
Raichur - 51.75%
Bidar - 56.90%
Koppal - 60.66%
Bellary - 61.59%
Haveri - 63.22%
Dharwad - 61.21%
Uttara Kannada - 66.58%
Davanagere - 65.98%
Shimoga - 66.33%
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader, Jagadish Shettar casts his vote at a polling booth in Hubballi-Dharwad
With just one hour left for polling to end, voter turnout in Kerala reached 70.28% at 5 pm. Since long queues are still present at many booths, the total voter turnout may cross the 74.02% mark of 2014
West Bengal turnout at 5 PM
EVMs & VVPATs being packed at polling booth no.199 in Dhubri, Assam, after voting concludes. Photo: ANI
Voter turnout in Maharashtra at 5 PM
Man who voted 33 yrs finds name missing in voters list
A retired official of the Revenue Department who was involved in the polling process for 33 years prior to his retirement was in for a surprise on Tuesday, as his name did not feature in the voters' list.
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LS polls now in regions where BJP gained most in 2014
More than half of India hasvoted to seal the fate of candidates in more than half of the 543 constituencies by Tuesday and electioneering is now entering a decisive phase with the rest of the voting happening in regions where BJP pocketed the highest in 2014.
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Total voter turnout for third phase of Lok Sabha Polls across all states
Assam - 78.29%
Bihar - 59.97%
Goa - 71.09%
Gujarat - 60.21%
Jammu & Kashmir - 12.86%
Karnataka - 64.14%
Kerala - 70.21%
Maharashtra - 56.57%
Odisha - 58.18%
Tripura - 78.52%
Utar Pradesh - 57.74%
West Bengal - 79.36%
Chhattisgarh - 65.91%
Dadra & Nagar Haveli - 71.43%
Daman & Diu - 65.34%
Voting together: BJP files complaint against Kharge
Taking exceptions to Congress Leader and Kalaburagi Congress candidate M Mallikarjun Kharge entering polling station along with his wife Radhabai and casting votes together, the State BJP unit has filed a complaint with the Election Commission.
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Re-poll in Odisha's nine booths on Apr 25
The Election Commission has ordered fresh polling in nine booths of Odisha where voting was disrupted for various reasons during the second phase of polling on April 18.
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Anantnag records 13.61% polling in first phase
A voter turnout of 13.61 per cent was recorded Tuesday in the Anantnag Parliamentary constituency where polls are being held in three phases due to security reasons.
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Stone pelting kills driver, injures ITBP jawans
The driver of a vehicle carrying ITBP troops back from their poll duty in Kokarnag area of south Kashmir was killed as it overturned after a mob hurled stones at it, officials said here.
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In Gulf of Khambhat, fisherfolk rue political neglect
Fifty-year-old Kanubhai Macchi has long forgotten fishing nets, he now works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of this village located along the estuary of the Narmada, about 50 km from Bharuch.
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Kerala's higher voter turnout due to Sabarimala rap?
Kerala recorded a high polling percentage in recent times, indicating voters may have strongly reacted to poll issues like Sabarimala entry for women of all ages, floods and anti-incumbency factors.
Karnataka voter turnout till 8 PM
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