A total of 117 seats in 13 states and 2 Union Territories are going to polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.

Voting is taking place for all 26 constituencies in Gujarat, all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 each in Maharashtra and Karnataka, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, seven in Chhattisgarh, six in Odisha, five each in Bihar and West Bengal, four in Assam, two in Goa, one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Tripura.

4:15 PM

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan cast their votes

3:50

West Bengal: A polling agent Babulal Murmu has been found dead at his house in Buniadpur, reports ANI

3:45 PM

Wayanad, Kannur, Chalakudy and Kollam recorded the highest polling at more than 60% even as the total voting crossed 55% in Kerala.

3:30 PM

A polling official at booth number 41 in Kantapal village in Dhenkanal passes away, after collapsing while on duty in Odisha.

3:00 PM

Mehbooba Mufti casts her vote

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti casts her vote at polling booth number-37D in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in J&K

1:57 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley casts his vote

Finance Minister & BJP leader Arun Jaitley casts his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad

1:50 PM

Congress candidates former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit filed nomination from North East Delhi constituency along with former Congress Delhi chief Ajay Maken, who filed from New Delhi constituency.

1:30 PM

LK Advani casts his vote

Senior BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote at a polling booth at Shahpur Hindi School in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

1:00 PM

BJP LS candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur holds a roadshow in Bhopal.

12:45

CM Bhupesh Baghel casts his vote

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel after casting his vote at polling booth number 55 in Durg.

“We have said what we had to say in favour of the party and our candidates, now voters will decide. They are the real judge”, he told ANI.

12:20

Actor Sunny Deol joins BJP, likely to contest from Gurdaspur in Punjab

Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has joined the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) amid the 2019 Lok Sabha polls today.

“The way my Papa worked with and supported Atal ji, I am here today to work with and support Modi ji. My work will do the talking”, the actor said, after joining the party.

12:00

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote

Senior Congress leader and Gulbarga candidate Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote at polling booth number 119 in Gulabarga.

11:30

Congress leader Hardik Patel casts his vote

Congress leader Hardik Patel casts his vote at booth number 252/355 in Surendranagar constituency

After casting his vote in Viramgam, Patel slammed BJP and said,” I will go to Nepal if I want a chowkidaar”.

11:15 AM

“I am confident that the power of voter ID is much more than the IED and we should understand the importance of the voter ID card and come out to vote in large numbers,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, after voting.

11:00 AM

Anna Hazare casts his vote

Social activist Anna Hazare after casting his vote in Ralegan Siddhi, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra.

10:55 AM

Priyank Kharge casts his vote

Priyank Kharge and his wife Shruthi Kharge cast their votes at polling station number 26, in Karnataka’s Gundagurti village, in Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency.

“Way too many EVMs are malfunctioning in Chittapur. Over 20 reported so far. Hope the district administration has enough backups”, he had earlier tweeted today.

10:50 AM

EVMs across India malfunctioning or voting for BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

“EVMs across India malfunctioning or voting for the BJP. DMs say poll officials untrained to operate EVMs. 350+ being replaced. This is criminal negligence for a polling exercise that costs 50,000 crs.

Should we believe DMs @ECISVEEP, or is something far more sinister afoot?,” tweets SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

10:23 AM

“Your every vote can take the country forward, it can secure the country and it can lead the nation on the path of development,” said Amit Shah, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election for the first time, from Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat.

10:00 AM

Shashi Tharoor casts his vote

Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram candidate Shashi Tharoor cast his vote at a polling booth in the city. He is up against BJP’s Kummanam Rajasekaran and LDF’s C Divakaran.

“I am confident I will retain the seat with a high margin. There are some complaints of mix up. Workers should keep a vigil”, said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor after casting his vote.

9:54 AM

CM Naveen Patnaik casts his vote

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhubaneswar.

9:52

Manmohan Singh casts his vote

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife to cast their votes in Guwahati for Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency.

9:30 AM

Polling percentage recorded till 9 am

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%.

9:20 AM

Goa CM Pramod Sawant casts his vote

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant cast vote at Kothambi village

“People are enthusiastic that a worker has become the CM,” Pramod Sawant told a local news agency.

“We can expect 80 percent voting during the day. The voting will be high even in the mining belt”, he said.

9:15 AM

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan casts his vote

BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan casts his vote in Talcher in Odisha

9:10 AM

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani casts his vote

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and wife Anjali cast their vote at a polling booth in Anil Gyan Mandir school in Rajkot.

8:45 AM

PM Modi speaks to reporters

“Today, third phase of polling is underway. I am fortunate that I also got the opportunity to fulfill my duty in my home state of Gujarat. Like you feel pure after a holy dip in Kumbh, one feels pure after casting vote in this festival of democracy”.

“The weapon of terrorism is IED, the strength of democracy is voter ID. I can say with surety that the voter ID is much more powerful than an IED. So we should understand the strength of our voter IDs”, he adds.

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi after casting his vote in Ahmedabad says, ” The weapon of terrorism is IED, the strength of democracy is voter ID.” #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/X0LBPI5qcu

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

8:40 AM

PM Narendra Modi casts his vote

“Urging all those voting in today’s Third Phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to do so in record numbers. Your vote is precious and will shape the direction our nation takes in the years to come.

I’ll be voting in Ahmedabad in a short while from now,” tweeted PM Narendra Modi.

8:30 AM

Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule casts her vote

Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule along with her family casts her vote a polling station in Baramati; She is sitting MP and NCP MP candidate from Baramati in Maharashtra.

8:30 AM

PM Modi gets mother’s blessings

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi meets his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar and takes her blessings. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/uRGsGX0fcw

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

8:15 AM

CM P. Vijayan queues up to casts his vote at a polling booth

M P. Vijayan queues up to casts his vote at polling booth in RC Amala Basic UP School in Pinarayi in Kannur district.

8:15 AM

Amit Shah at a polling booth in Ahmedabad

BJP President and party’s candidate from Gandhinagar Parliamentary constituency Amit Shah, near the polling booth at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip, Ahmedabad.

8:10 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at his mother’s residence in Gandhinagar.

He will cast his vote in Ahmedabad, shortly.

7:20 AM

Voters have already queued up in West Bengal

7:15 AM

13 states and 2 union territories to go to polls today

117 parliamentary constituencies (PCs) will go to polls in what is the biggest of the seven phase general election schedule for 2019.

Parliamentary constituencies which will go to polls in each phase beginning today saw the BJP winning a majority in the 2014 elections. Of the 117 seats, the BJP won 62 and the NDA, 67, in 2014.

7:00 AM

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6:45 AM

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