Polling begins from Thursday morning in 91 constituencies spread across 18 states and two union territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Voting is also underway in 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, 32 in Sikkim and 28 seats in Odisha.
Polling in all the Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Uttarakhand (5), Meghalaya (2) and Arunachal Pradesh (2) besides lone seats in Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep is being held.
Eight seats in Uttar Pradesh, seven in Maharashtra, six in Bihar, five in Assam, four in Odisha, two each in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal and one seat in Chhattisgarh are also going to polls.
Voting for the 543 Lok Sabha seats is being held in seven phases: April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting will be done on May 23
The main contenders in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls are two parties: Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) and Congress. Various political rallies have been held to gain votes. Among the top speakers at the various political rallies have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
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50.86 per cent voting recorded in Uttar Pradesh till 3 pm
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis casts his vote
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis casts his vote at a polling booth in Nagpur along with his wife, Amruta Fadnavis.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Nagaland is 68%, in Telangana is 48.95%, in Assam is 59.5% & in Meghalaya is 55%.
World’s smallest living woman, Jyoti Amge, casts her vote
World’s smallest woman, Jyoti Amge, casts her vote at a polling station in Nagpur. She stands at 63cms and is the holder of Guinness Book of World Records.
Don’t forget 2004, Vajpayee was invincible yet we won: Sonia Gandhi
UPA chairperson and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today said that people should not forget 2004 when everyone was considering then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee invincible yet the Congress party won.
Sonia Gandhi files nomination from Rae Bareli
Sonia Gandhi performs ‘havan’ ahead of filing nomination from Raebareli. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also present
UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Congress President @RahulGandhi & GS I/c UP East Smt. @priyankagandhi attend a Puja ahead of Mrs. Gandhi’s nomination in Rae Bareli, UP. #SoniaGandhiRaeBareli pic.twitter.com/l93tpGOfdq
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 11, 2019
2 killed in TDP- YSRC clash in Andhra
TDP worker Siddha Bhaskar Reddy and YSRCP’s worker Pulla Reddy were killed in clashes between TDP and YSRC workers at Meerapuram village of Tadipatri assembly segment in Andhra’s Anantapur district.
Both the party workers indulged in stone pelting against each other.
Yog-Guru Ramdev casts his vote
Yog-Guru Ramdev casts his vote at a polling station in Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
Maharashtra: IED blast by naxals near a polling booth in Etapalli in Gadchiroli district, no injuries reported
Clashes between TDP, YSRC workers; EVM glitches as polling underway in Andhra
Clashes broke out Thursday between workers of Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress at various places in Andhra Pradesh even as technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines hampered the poll process.
Voter turnout at 11 am
Voter turnout at 11 AM stood at 41% in Nagaland, 35.03 % in Manipur, 27% in Meghalaya, 27.48% in Arunachal Pradesh, 22.84% in Telangana, and 23. 78 % in Uttarakhand.
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb casts his vote
Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb casts his vote in Udaipur English Medium High School in South Tripura.
Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao casts his vote
Telangana Cheif Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao casts his vote at Chintamadaka of Siddipet district.
Food packets with the name of PM Modi being distributed
Food packets meant for officials deployed at a polling booth in Noida, ‘NAMO’ written over the boxes.
OMG!
VIDEO of food packets meant for officials deployed at a polling booth in Noida. ‘NAMO’ written over the boxes.
I spoke with the DM. He said, “not a big issue. Will officials have food or not? Possibly shop’s name is written. No other intention should be read into it” pic.twitter.com/Y4G3tDl3Zj
— SaahilMurli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) April 11, 2019
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari casts his vote
Union Minister casts his vote at polling booth number 220 in Nagpur parliamentary constituency.
Being quiet does not work. You have to say yes or no: Mohan Bhagwat opposes NOTA
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday said voters should exercise their franchise for any candidate, instead of opting for the None of the Above (NOTA) option available on the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Chhattisgarh: Jawans break Naxal ambush near polling booth
ITBP&CGP joint party came under a Naxal ambush when they were moving for a polling booth near Farasgaon, Narayanpur, in early morning hours today. ITBP jawans successfully broke the ambush& proceeded for polling booth where polling has begun. No casualties reported, reported by ANI.
Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan cast his vote
Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan cast his vote at Siddarthanagar in Vijayawada
AIMIM Chief and Hyderabad MP candidate Asaduddin Owaisi casts his vote
AIMIM Chief and Hyderabad MP candidate Asaduddin Owaisi casts his vote at a polling booth in the city. He is a three-time sitting MP from the constituency.
Participate in this festival of democracy called elections: BJP
“We appeal to every eligible voter to participate in this festival of democracy called elections by exercising your right to vote. Make your vote count and vote wisely for a stronger and prosperous New India”.
We appeal to every eligible voter to participate in this festival of democracy called elections by exercising your right to vote.
Make your vote count and vote wisely for a stronger and prosperous New India. pic.twitter.com/YfUJL5Pb1S
— BJP (@BJP4India) April 11, 2019
10.6 percentage of polling recorded till 9.00 am in Telangana
A Jana Sena Party candidate in Andhra Pradesh was arrested after he damaged an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
Madhusudan Gupta threw the EVM on the floor at a polling station in the Guntakal Assembly constituency of Anantapur district, the police said.
Rahul Gandhi insists to vote ‘for the soul of India’
No 2 Crore JOBS.
No 15 Lakhs in Bank A/C.
No ACCHE DIN.Instead:
No JOBS.
DEMONETISATION.
Farmers in Pain.
GABBAR SINGH TAX.
Suit Boot Sarkar.
RAFALE.
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Distrust. Violence. HATE. Fear.You vote today for the soul of India. For her future.
Vote wisely. pic.twitter.com/wKNTBuGA7J
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2019
Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi casts his vote
Ex- Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi casts his vote in Jorhat district along with wife.
10% polling in one hour in Uttarakhand
Nearly 10 per cent of 78.56 lakh voters cast their votes in the first hour as voting began on Thursday for five seats from Uttarakhand in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, a poll officer said.
“I will demand a repoll, if faces of women are not checked”: Dr. Sanjiv Balyan
“Faces of women in burkhas are not being checked and I allege that fake voting is being done. If not looked into, I will demand a repoll”, Union Minister and Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate Dr. Sanjiv Balyan.(As quoted by ANI)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s K Kavitha casts her vote
Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s K Kavitha casts her vote at a polling station in Pothangal, in Nizamabad parliamentary constituency
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat votes
Former Chief Minister Harish Rawat queues up to vote for the elections with his family in Devalchaur, Haldwani.
Actor Junior NTR casts vote in Hyderabad
Popular Telugu film actor Junior NTR and his wife cast vote at the polling booth in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad.
Young tiger NTR, @tarak9999 and family at polling booth to cast their vote. #NTR #Tarak#Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/owqAQPaACZ
— Suresh Kondi (@V6_Suresh) April 11, 2019
AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu casts vote
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his family after casting their vote in Amravati.
YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy casts his vote
“I’m very confident, people are looking for a change, vote without fear”, YSR President Jaganmohan Reddy says, after casting vote in Kadapa.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the polling booth in Nagpur to cast his vote
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives at polling booth number 216 in Maharashtra’s Nagpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges young voters to vote
“I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers”
2019 Lok Sabha elections commence today.
I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise.
I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2019
Voters welcomed with flowers and ‘dhol’
As voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections began today, voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat were welcomed with a shower of flower petals and the beats of ‘dhol’ at polling booth number 126 in Baraut.
#WATCH Flower petals being showered and ‘Dhol’ being played to welcome voters at polling booth number 126 in Baraut, Baghpat. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/UEvBcihB0B
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 11, 2019
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