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NRN, Sudha Murty, Rahul Dravid encourage citizens to vote in large numbers

IT industry veteran N R Narayana Murthy, his wife and member of Rajya Sabha Sudha Murty, cricketing legend Rahul Dravid, who were among the early voters on Friday urged people, especially the youth to come out and vote in large numbers. Voting was underway on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, in 14 constituencies. "We get this right to vote once every five years. We have to exercise this right responsibly with a lot of thinking. No one should let go of this opportunity," Narayana Murthy told reporters here. His wife Sudha Murty said the 77-year-old Infosys founder came to vote, despite ill health. "Narayana Murthy was unwell and he was in the hospital. We got him discharged, and after voting, we are taking him home," she added. Noting that she had travel plans, but wanted to come and vote before that, Sudha Murty said, "Matadana Shreshta Daana (voting is nobel). Rather than sitting and talking, come out, vote and express your opinion. More and more people

Lok Sabha polls 2024 Phase 2: Over 27.5% voter turnout recorded till 11 am

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Tripura records the highest voter turnout, of 36.42%, till 11 am on Friday

LS polls: Steady voting in Kerala, 33% turnout recorded at 12:20 pm

Polling in all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala for the 2024 general election commenced at 7am on Friday amidst tight security arrangements with the state witnessing 5.62 per cent turnout after the first hour of voting. People queued up since early morning outside the over 25,000 polling booths in the state to avoid the hot weather that was likely as the day progressed. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling booths in all Lok Sabha seats in the state. As the polling commenced, there were reports of EVM breakdowns in various booths across the state, delaying the election process in those places. However, the machines were replaced and the voting continued smoothly. Polling was carried out amidst tight security arrangements which included deployment of over 66,000 security personnel and live monitoring of the election process by an extensive webcasting system. Voting began after a mock poll was carried out by casting votes in favour of all candidates, including NOTA, whose

LS polls: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts his vote in Thiruvananthapuram

Tharoor, who has held the seat since 2009, is facing a challenge as the BJP has named a strong face against him. Chandrashekhar has served as the MoS

LS polls, phase 2: Elderly among first to vote as polling begins in Noida

Senior citizens dominated the early hours of voting in Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency as polling began here Friday morning in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election. The queues were short and many booths reported brisk voting in the first hour, according to some of the electors. District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, who is also the District Election Officer, joined the early voters to exercise his democratic right. "I am also excited like other voters. I appeal to residents to exercise their right and cast votes in large numbers. I hope this time we will have better voter turnout than the last time," Verma said after casting his vote at Cambridge school in Sector 27. Ashok Verma (66), who was among the early voters in Noida, said, "It was a good experience. It hardly took 10 minutes to complete the process," the local resident said. A total of 15 candidates are in the fray for the Gautam Buddha Nagar seat, with over 26.75 lakh people eligible to decide their ..

Lok Sabha polls 2024 Phase 2: Over 9% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The second phase will see voting in 88 constituencies in 13 states and Union territories (UTs)

Air India Express offers discounted tickets to young first-time voters

The deal is available to first-time voters aged between 18 and 22, who have a valid voter ID and are travelling to or from airports near their respective home constituencies

Lok Sabha polls: Here's how you can vote if you don't have a voter card

Election Commission has specified that eligible Indian citizens aged 18 or older can cast their vote as long as their name is enlisted in the official voter list

LS polls: 37.54% turnout till 11 am in repolling at 11 booths in Manipur

Manipur saw a voter turnout of 69.18 per cent till 7 pm on Friday

An election snapshot: No wave, voter apathy and a dead candidate

The BJP's Moradabad candidate is now no more. Even if the dead candidate wins in Moradabad, the BJP will be one seat less in UP till the re-election

Lok Sabha polls Phase 1: 81% of applicants use postal ballots to cast vote

The Election Commission of India has extended its "vote-from-home" facility using postal ballots to persons with disabilities (PwD) and senior citizens aged 85 and above

LS polls: From 69.9% to 65.5%, first phase polling sees drop in vote share

The decline in voter turnout in the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency was over 25 per cent because of calls for a poll boycott across six districts

Lok Sabha elections: Corporate India steps up to make every vote count

From offering free rides and paid leaves to launching ad campaigns, companies are going all out to encourage voting

LS polls: Re-polling at 11 booths in Manipur Monday after firing incidents

On April 19, incidents of violence were reported at some of the polling booths in conflict-torn Manipur where some miscreants opened fire and even destroyed EVMs

62% voter turnout on Lok Sabha polling Day 1, down from 2019's 69%

In 2019, turnout in the first phase comprising 91 seats was 69.43 per cent, suggesting a dip in total voting percentage this time

Lok Sabha polls 2024 phase 1: 60.03% aggregate voter turnout at 7 pm

The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will see 102 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats go to polls, across 17 states and four Union Territories (UTs)

Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along casts his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along says "Today is a very important day for Nagaland and the entire country as the first phase of voting for Lok Sabha elections has started today. Every citizen should

Lok Sabha polls 2024 phase 1: What was the voter turnout till 11 am?

In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, 102 out of 534 constituencies have gone to polls in 17 states and four Union territories. Votes will be counted on June 4

Battleground 2024: Polls begin today, Gadkari to Sonowal on the ballot

Assemblies in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh to also hold elections

Share of youth in voting age population falls to lowest in decades

In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard looks at data of youngsters who are now of voting age and how it compares with some of the 60-odd nations that will see polls in 2024