Lok Sabha elections LIVE: 63.3% voter turnout in sixth phase, says EC
In Lok Sabha elections 2019 Phase 6 today, voters will decide the fate of 979 candidates in 59 parliamentary constituencies
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People wait in a queue to cast their vote during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Sultanpur | Photo: PTI
Voters in north India lined up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the penultimate round of a seven-phase general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party facing a diverse group of opposition parties seeking to deny him a second term.
More than 100 million people across seven states are eligible to vote in the sixth phase of the 39-day-long poll, which Modi began on April 11 as front-runner after an escalation of tension with neighbouring Pakistan.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, said the main issues in the election were unemployment, distress in the countryside, demonetisation, and GST. "It was a good fight," Gandhi said after he cast his vote in Delhi. "Narendra Modi used hatred, we used love. And I think love is going to win."
Modi, who was speaking later at an election rally in Indore, said saying dynasty had taken Gandhi to the top position of his party, but it "doesn't bring vision and wisdom".
Results of Lok Sabha elections 2019 for all 543 parliamentary seats and Assembly elections in four states will be declared on May 23.
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8:54 PM
60 per cent voter turn out in Delhi
Delhi recorded a voter turnout of around 60 per cent for seven Lok Sabha seats: five percentage points down compared to the 2014 elections, said Ranbir Singh, the city’s Chief Electoral Officer.
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Turnout figure out
There was 63.3 per cent turnout in the sixth and penultimate phast of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, says Election Commission
7:51 PM
First-time voters click selfies with inked finger, say feel empowered
Enthused to take part in the festival of democracy, first-time voters queued up at polling booths in the national capital and came out showing their inked fingers with joy.
Gleamed in their new responsibility in the electoral process, many were seen clicking selfies with their inked index fingers. Read more
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West Bengal - 80.16
Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 61.14% voting till 7 pm
West Bengal - 80.16
Delhi - 56.11
Haryana - 62.91
Uttar Pradesh - 53.37
Bihar - 59.29
Jharkhand - 64.46
Madhya Pradesh - 60.40
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Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 59.70% voting till 6 pm in phase 6
West Bengal - 80.13
Delhi - 55.44
Haryana - 62.14
Uttar Pradesh - 50.82
Bihar - 55.04
Jharkhand - 64.46
Madhya Pradesh - 60.12
6:03 PM
Congress Bhopal candidate Digvijaya Singh fails to cast vote
5:41 PM
EC tweets pictures of people queued up to vote
5:39 PM
PM revealing details of a sensitive military operation is a poll code violation, CPI(M) writes to EC
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has written to the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly violating the poll code by sharing operational details of a "sensitive" defence mission in a television interview to influence voters.
In his letter to the EC, Yechury has alleged Modi's statements were in clear and deliberate violation of the guidelines which were re-issued and reiterated by the Election Commission before the first round of polling, making it clear that the armed forces, which belong to all of India, cannot be a subject for hyperbolic and false claims by any party.
5:32 PM
Modi, Mayawati spar over Alwar gang rape
A full-scale war of words broke out Sunday between Narendra Modi and Mayawati over the Alwar gang rape incident with the prime minister accusing the BSP supremo of "shedding crocodile tears", a charge trashed by her as his "dirty politics".
Addressing election rallies in Kushinagar and Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi mounted a scathing attack on the BSP supremo and dared her to withdraw support to the Congress government in Rajasthan if she was really serious about the incident. Read more
5:18 PM
Nearly 52% voting in Haryana till 4 pm
A voter turnout of 51.93 per cent was recorded till 4 pm in the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana on Sunday, with Kurukshetra and Hisar constituencies witnessing brisk polling.
Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, officials said.
While poll officials said voting was going on smoothly, Congress' Rohtak candidate Deepender Singh Hooda, who is seeking re-election for a fourth term, accused Haryana Minister and Rohtak MLA Manish Grover of "intimidating" voters by forcibly entering some polling booths.
5:18 PM
I am campaigning with my good work, Congress and its allies contesting with falsehood and misdeeds: Modi in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
5:07 PM
44.73 per cent voting recorded till 3 pm in Bihar
Around 44.73 per cent of 1.38 crore voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm in eight Lok Sabha seats of Bihar in the sixth phase of elections on Sunday, officials said.
A polling officer was killed at a booth in a freak incident of firing by a home guard before polling started in the Sheohar Lok Sabha seat.
A few incidents of malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines were reported from various booths, the officials said.
4:54 PM
PM doing 'dirty politics' over Alwar gang rape case: Mayawati
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his charge that she was "shedding crocodile tears" over the Alwar gang rape incident, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused him of indulging in "dirty politics" and demanded his resignation for incidents of Dalit atrocities in the past.
Hours after the prime minister's remarks at election rallies in Kushinagar and Deoria earlier in the day, Mayawati said, "In the wake of this incident, Modi is doing dirty politics."
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Total 50.77% voting till 4 pm in phase 6
West Bengal- 70.51
Delhi-45.24
Haryana- 51.86
Uttar Pradesh- 43.26
Bihar- 44.40
Jharkhand- 58.08
Madhya Pradesh- 52.78
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First Published: May 12 2019 | 6:59 AM IST
