Polling for fifth phase of LS polls underway

Polling is underway for phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections Monday. Here are some interesting nuggets about this phase.
* 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across 7 states headed for polls
* Over 8.75 crore voters to decide fate of 674 candidates
* Over 96,000 polling booths in place for smooth conduct of polls
* Uttar Pradesh has maximum number of polling booths: 28,072
* Jammu and Kashmir has the least number of polling booths: 1,254
* Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in Jammu & Kashmir going to polls in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V, the only such PC in the country.
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First Published: May 06 2019 | 8:15 AM IST
