The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, set for today (May 25), covers 57 constituencies across seven States/Union Territories. Nominations opened on April 29 and closed on May 6. This phase includes all ten constituencies in Haryana, seven in Delhi, and key constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, including BJP and INDIA strongholds.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: 57.7% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM
Till 5 pm, 57.7 per cent voter turnout was recorded, with Delhi seeing 53.73 per cent polling. West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout at 77.99 per cent.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: 49.2% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 3 PM
Till 3pm, 49.2% voter turnout was recorded. The highest voter turnout in Phase 6 was recorded in West Bengal over 52% and the lowest turnout was reported from Delhi at 34.4%.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: Independent MLA Dies Of Heart Attack In Gurugram
Independent MLA Rakesh Daulatabad from Badshahpur died of a heart attack on Saturday morning, police reported. The 45-year-old was taken to a private hospital and passed away during treatment at Manipal Hospital in Palam Vihar. Elected in 2019, he later supported the BJP government.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: 39.1% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 1 PM
Till 1pm, 39.1% voter turnout was recorded. The highest voter turnout in Phase 6 was recorded in West Bengal over 52% and the lowest turnout was reported from Delhi at 34.4%.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: TMC Protests Against BJP Candidates
BJP’s Tamluk candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay encountered protests and ‘go back’ chants from voters at a polling booth. Meanwhile, Hiran Chattopadhyay, BJP’s candidate for the Ghatal constituency, faced a halt in Keshpur, with villagers accusing BJP workers of assaulting TMC members. Chattopadhyay claimed collusion between central forces and state police favoring TMC in some areas.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: Over 11.13 Crore Eligible Voters
Over 11.13 crore voters — 5.84 crore male, 5.29 crore female and 5,120 third gender — are eligible to exercise their franchise in the sixth phase. The EC has deployed around 11.4 lakh polling officials at 1.14 lakh polling stations.
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Sambhit Patra Seeks Extension Of Time For Voting
BJP candidate from Odisha’s Puri Sambit Patra voiced concerns earlier this morning regarding malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at multiple polling stations in Puri. He urged the Election Commission to take immediate action and said he would seek extension of voting time.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6: Key Constituencies
New Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, Chandni Chowk; Sultanpur and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri; West Bengal’s Tamluk, Medinipur; Haryana’s Karnal, Kurukshetra, Gurgaon, Rohtak and Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, Puri and Sambalpur.
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Lok Sabha Election Phase 6: 26% Voter Turnout Till 11 am
Till 11 am, 25.76 percent voter turnout was recorded, with Delhi seeing 21.69% polling. West Bengal saw the maximum turnout at 36.88%.
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