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Lok Sabha elections: 52.6% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm across 96 seats

Lok Sabha elections 2024: A total of 96 Lok Sabha constituencies in nine states and one Union territory went to polls on Monday

"Kejriwal ki 10 Guarantee"; what are they || Lok sabha election 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced ‘Kejriwal’s ten guarantees’ if the INDIA bloc were to form the government at the Centre. Kejriwal’s guarantees encompass social welfare to nati

What is Exit Poll and when will exit poll predictions be out? Lok Sabha elections 2024

One of the world's largest democratic exercises, the Indian Lok Sabha elections, is conducted in seven phases across the nation this year. Spanning 22 states and multiple union territories

LS polls enter fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens

The world's most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote, with ballots set to be counted on June 4

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Telangana records 40.38% voter turnout till 1 pm

Telangana recorded 9.51 per cent voter turnout till 9 am on Monday as polling was underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state, according to an Election Commission app. Polling which began at 7 am will end by 6 pm, barring at a few places where it will conclude two hours earlier. Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, film actors Chiranjeevi, Allu Arjun and Junior NTR were among the prominent persons who voted. BJP general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar and the party candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha also exercised their franchise.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: 30.85% voter turnout in Maharashtra until 1 pm

A voter turnout of 6.45 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Monday as polling was underway in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra during the fourth phase of the general elections, as per data shared by authorities. Polling began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm in Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Shirdi, and Beed constituencies, an official said. Union minister Raosaheb Danve, BJP leader Pankaja Munde and actor-turned-politician Amol Kolhe are among the prominent candidates. A total of 298 candidates are in the fray with Beed constituency having the highest number of candidates at 41, while Nandurbar has the lowest number at 11. Altogether 2.28 crore voters are eligible to participate in the fourth phase elections in the state. They comprise 1.18 crore men, 1.09 crore women, and 1,272 third-gender voters. In the 11 constituencies, there are 23,284 polling centres, 83 of which are deemed critical. Voting is underway using 5

LS polls 2024: Over 34% polling recorded in five seats in Bihar till 1 pm

Around 10.18 per cent of over 95 lakh voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar have exercised their franchise till 9 am on Monday, officials said. Voting for the five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to decide the fate of 55 candidates began at 7 am in Begusarai, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Munger and Darbhanga and will continue till 6 pm, a senior official said. Over 11.61 per cent of voters have exercised their franchise in Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, 11.11 per cent in Samastipur, 10.26 per cent in Munger, 9.31 per cent in Ujiarpur and 8.85 per cent in Begusarai till 9 am. Approximately 95.85 lakh electors are eligible to exercise their franchise across 5,398 polling stations, the official said. Union Minister Giriraj Singh is seeking re-election from Begusarai where his primary opponent is CPI's Awadhesh Rai. Singh had defeated former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the same seat. In Ujiarpur, which has the lowest number of voters at

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Andhra Pradesh records 40.26% voter turnout till 1 pm

Andhra Pradesh recorded 9.05 per cent voter turnout up for the 25 Lok Sabha seats while it was 9.21 per cent for the 175-seat Assembly up to 9 am in the state, an Election Commission app said on Monday. The polling is scheduled from 7 am to 6 pm in the state, barring a few places where it will conclude one or two hours earlier. Governor S Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu along with their respective family members, were among the early voters in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The YSRCP is contesting in all 175 Assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha segments in the state. As part of a seat-sharing deal among NDA partners, the TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while the BJP is contesting from six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats. The actor Pawan Kalyan-led Janasena is contesting two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.

No interim relief for Hemant Soren; JMM chief cites Kejriwal's bail to SC

The Supreme Court scheduled former chief minister Hemant Soren's hearing for May 17, challenging his arrest in money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam

Stock market will 'shoot up' on June 4 after PM Modi's victory: Amit Shah

The Indian stock market will 'shoot up' after the Lok Sabha elections 2024 results are announced on June 4, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and encouraged investors to buy before that

LS polls: Regional parties would play key role post elections, says Rao

BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday claimed that regional parties would play a key role post the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to reporters after voting at his native village Chintamadaka in Siddipet district in Telangana, he said according to the BJP's own rule, no leader in the party would take up any position after attaining the age of 75. "Accordingly, Mr Modi has to step down. It is up to the BJP people to think," he told reporters. "There is nothing like a bloc. Now, the regional parties will be the power in India," he said. Polling was underway on Monday for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 11 hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seeking votes for Shah as his successor due to the 75 years age 'rule' in the BJP, and told him that there was "no need for you to be happy" as Modi will continue to lead the country post-2024 Lok Sabha polls. There was nothing written i

LS polls 2024: 1.4 bn people will make '400 paar' a reality, says PM Modi

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress party of prioritising its family interests over serving the nation

PM Modi to hold roadshow in Varanasi today, to file nomination on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening, a day before he files his nomination from the Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Before he files his nomination on Tuesday, Modi will also take a dip in the Ganga, sources in the BJP said. The prime minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the general elections More than 5,000 'matrashaktis' (women) will walk in the roadshow, the sources said and added that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, ministers and legislators will also participate in the event. The roadshow will be held from Malviya Chauraha in Lanka to Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, they said. It will pass through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi, Godaulia. The sources said that Modi will be staying the night at the BLW guesthouse. He will reach the guesthouse from Vishwanath Dham and his convoy is expected to pa

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Jharkhand records 44% voter turnout till 1 pm

Nearly 12 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 am in four Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Monday, elections officials said here. Voting started at 7 am in Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Khunti and Palamu seats amid tight security measures, marking the first phase of elections in the eastern state, and will continue till 5 pm. Maoist-hit Singhbhum seat saw about 12.67 per cent voter turnout till 9 am while the same was at 12.20 per cent, about 10.97 per cent and 11.47 per cent in Khunti, Lohardaga and Palamu seats respectively. Union Minister and BJP candidate from Khunti Arjun Munda said he was "confident that the people of the country will elect BJP and make Narendra Modi Prime Minister once again." JMM candidate from Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat Joba Manjhi and BJP candidate from Lohardaga Samir Oroan have exercised their franchise. So far the polling has been peaceful in the four Lok Sabha seats, officials said. Over 64.37 lakh electors, including 32.07 lakh women and 42 persons belo

IMD forecasts rainfall in southwest MP, may dampen voter turnout

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast rainfall with gusty winds with a chance of hail at isolated places in the Malwa-Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, where polling is on in eight constituencies in the fourth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. The Election Commission (EC) and government agencies are working to increase voter turnout, which has been hit because of extreme heat, among other reasons. As per poll authorities, an average voter turnout of 32.38 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the Lok Sabha seats of Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsour, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa. A voter turnout of 64.76 per cent was recorded in 21 constituencies that went to polls in the first three phases, while in the 2019 general elections, these constituencies had seen 69.74 per cent polling, MP chief electoral officer Anupam Rajan said. Talking to PTI, IMD Bhopal's senior meteorologist Abhijeet Chakrobarty said rainfall of 1.5 mm was recorded at ..

LS elections 2024: Polling for 8 seats in Bengal, 51.87% turnout till 1 pm

Polling was underway peacefully in eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal as 15.24 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 am on Monday, an election official said. Polling started at the eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat (SC), Bardhaman Purba (SC), BardhamanDurgapur, Asansol, Bolpur (SC) and Birbhum, at 7 am amid tight security arrangements. A total of 1,45,30,017 voters 73,84,356 men, 71,45,379 women. and 282 third-gender are eligible to exercise their franchise in 15,507 polling stations on Monday. "Polling remained peaceful in the first two hours and there is no untoward incident anywhere in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies. A voter turnout of 15.24 per cent recorded till 9 am," he told PTI. Both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP have lodged complaints alleging EVM malfunctioning, agents being stopped from entering polling booths and voters being either threatened or stopped from going to cast their votes in different constituencies. The

LS polls 2024: Madhya Pradesh records 48.52% voter turnout until 1 pm

Eight parliamentary seats- Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa- are undergoing polling in the fourth phase of LS polls on Monday from 7 am in the state

Lok Sabha polls 2024: 39.68% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in UP

A voter turnout of 11.67 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Monday in Uttar Pradesh where polling is underway in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth round of the seven-phase general elections. Polling began at 7 am and is scheduled to end at 6 pm. Till 9 am, Uttar Pradesh recorded 11.67 per cent polling, according to Election Commission (EC) figures. Akbarpur constituency has recorded 12.16 per cent, Bahraich 14.04 per cent, Dhaurahra 13.96 per cent, Etawah 7.06 per cent, Farrukhabad 13.15 per cent, Hardoi 13.17 per cent, Kannauj 14.23 per cent, Kanpur 7.84 per cent, Kheri 12.21 per cent, Misrikh 12.92 per cent, Shahjahanpur 5.94 per cent, Sitapur 14.28 per cent and Unnao 11.85 per cent, according to EC data. The keenly watched seats in this phase of polls in the state include Kannauj, from where Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav is seeking re-election, and Kheri, from wher Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is an accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri viole

Lok Sabha polls 2024: 39.30 % voter turnout recorded in Odisha till 1 pm

Odisha recorded around 9.23 per cent voter turnout in the first two hours of polling in four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments on Monday, officials said. Voting started at 7 am in Berhampur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Kalahandi parliamentary constituencies along with 28 assembly segments within the jurisdiction of these Lok Sabha seats. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer N B Dhal Monday said that the voting was underway in all the 7,303 polling stations across peacefully in four Parliamentary Constituencies and 28 assembly segments under their jurisdiction with some reports of EVM glitches. Till 9 am around 9.23 per cent of the over 62.87 lakh electors eligible voters have exercised their franchise, officials said. He said the highest EVM glitches were reported from the Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat and they were addressed immediately. The CEO said the defects in EVMs were identified during the mock

Delhi HC dismisses plea on direction to ECI to take action against PM Modi

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly delivering communally divisive speeches during Lok Sabha poll campaigning in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. Justice Sachin Datta said the plea was misconceived and devoid of merits and the ECI can take an independent view on the complaint of the petitioner in accordance with law. The court also referred to its earlier order passed in a plea pertaining to a speech given by the prime minister allegedly seeking votes in the name of religion and deities and went on to say that making any presupposition is unjustified. The counsel for the ECI submitted that it has issued a detailed advisory to all political parties. It said that appropriate action shall be taken if necessary on the reply. The petitioner's counsel said the ECI cannot have different standards for taking action against different politicians. The pl