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LS polls: Australian Envoy hails 'well-organised' EC for managing election

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu on Sunday expressed her views on India's biggest festival of democracy. Amazed by the participation of the people for voting, Sidhu said that it's been an inspiring experience and she also hailed Election Commission and its officials for being well organized for the voting process. "It's been a really inspiring experience. How can you get so many people to voting? Answer is well-organised Election Commission and its officials. It's a good system and organised," said Sandhu. Reacting on a question on ongoing Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), she said that there is always a risk to integrity in any system and we have to consider that what the Government do to make it as sound process as possible to support integrity and people's confidence in the election.

Delhi's oldest voter Bachan Singh casts his vote

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Delhi's oldest voter Bachan Singh voted at a polling booth in Sant Garh. 111-year-old Bachan Singh has set an example for youth to come out and vote. He has always maintained that nobody should waste their right to vote, according to his family. Voting for 7 parliamentary seats of Delhi is being held today. Sixth phase of 17th Lok Sabha polls is underway in 59 constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi).

CEC Sunil Arora casts his vote in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Apart from supervising biggest festival of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora voted in Delhi today. Voting for 7 parliamentary seats of Delhi is being held today. Sixth phase of Lok Sabha election is underway in 59 constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). The results of LS polls will be declared on May 23.

Sonia Gandhi cast vote at Delhi's Nirman Bhawan

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived to cast her vote in Delhi's Nirman Bhawan. She was accompanied by former Delhi chief minister and Congress candidate from North-East constituency, Sheila Dikshit. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi cast his vote. Sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway in 59 constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi).

Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra cast their votes

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Congress General Secretary from Uttar Pradesh (East), Priyanka Gandhi cast her vote in national capital today. Her husband Robert Vadra also accompanied her. Voting for 7 parliamentary seats of Delhi is taking place today. Results of 17th Lok Sabha polls will be declared on May 23.

Scuffle breaks out between BJP and TMC workers at polling booth in WB's Bankura

Bankura (West Bengal), May 12 (ANI): Scuffle between BJP workers and TMC workers at polling booth number 254 in Bankura after BJP alleged rigging by TMC workers. Police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the mob. Polling was not disrupted at the polling station.

Rahul Gandhi casts his vote, says 'love will win'

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived to cast his vote at a polling booth at Aurangzeb Lane in New Delhi. Speaking to media after casting his vote, Rahul said, "The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in #Rafale. Narendra Modi used hatred in the campaign and we used love and I am confident love will win." Rahul Gandhi is contesting from two parliamentary constituencies- Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Kerala's Wayanad. The results for 17th Lok Sabha elections will be declared on May 23.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cast his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines. Voting for the all seven Lok Sabha constituencies is underway. Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

Watch: Minor boys continue to perform death defying stunts on Mumbai local

Mumbai, May 12 (ANI): While GRP and RPF officers have intensified tracking and arresting youth for performing death defying stunts on Mumbai local trains, videos have continued to surface of such dangerous acts frequently. Recent arrests have failed to curb down dangerous stunts on suburban trains.

EAM Sushma Swaraj casts her vote in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Union Minister of External affairs Sushma Swaraj on Sunday cast her vote in the national capital. She cast her vote at a polling booth in NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane. She has decided to not contest LS polls. Voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway for 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

Kapil Dev casts his vote in national capital

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Former Indian captain and legendary cricketer Kapil Dev cast his vote on Sunday. He was accompanied by his wife Romi Bhatia and daughter Amiya Dev. Voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway for 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh heckled, her vehicle vandalized in WB's Ghatal

Ghatal (WB), May 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Ghatal parliamentary constituency Bharati Ghosh was heckled by few women on Sunday. BJP has alleged that All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is behind this attack. Vehicle in her convoy was also vandalized. Additional security has been deployed in West Bengal keeping in mind frequent poll related violence in mind. Bharati Ghosh is contesting against Bengali actor-turned-lawmaker Deepak (Dev) Adhikari of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Ghatal.

Harsh Vardhan, Manish Sisodia cast their votes in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan cast his vote in Delhi today. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia cast his vote at a polling booth in Pandav Nagar, in East Delhi Constituency. Sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections are underway for 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

Sheila Dikshit, Meenakshi Lekhi cast their votes

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Former Delhi CM and Congress' candidate from North-East Delhi, Sheila Dikshit cast her vote at a polling booth in Nizamuddin (East). Meanwhile Meenakshi Lekhi BJP's candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency cast her vote at polling booth in South Extension part 2 in Delhi. Voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway for 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

Manoj Tiwari, Atishi cast their votes in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Delhi BJP president and party's candidate from North-East Delhi Manoj Tiwari cast his vote at polling booth number 60 in Yamuna Vihar. He is up against Congress' Sheila Dikshit and AAP's Dilip Pandey. Meanwhile Atishi AAP's candidate from East Delhi also cast her vote at a polling booth in Jangpura. She is battling with BJP's candidate Gautam Gambhir and Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely. Voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway for 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

Residents of Thane's Shahapur deprived of clean drinking water

Thane (Maharashtra), May 12 (ANI): People from villages of Shahapur Taluka in Thane are facing troubles due to water scarcity in the area. A local said, "All the water from our area goes to Mumbai and we struggle to get water even for drinking." While speaking to ANI another local said, "we are forced to consume unclean water, no water tank is provided to our village despite complaints". Around 550 people are suffering from water scarcity, added the local. The residents demanding that government should make arrangements to provide water.

CM Khattar, Dushyant Chautala cast their votes in Haryana

Karnal/ Sirsa (Haryana), May 12 (ANI): Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar cast his vote in Karnal, Haryana today. Dushyant Chautala, founder of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) also cast his vote along with his family members. Voting for all 10 seats of Haryana is being held today. Sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway in 59 constituencies spread over 7 states and UT (Delhi).

UP Minister Sidharth Nath Singh casts his vote in UP's Prayagraj

Prayagraj (UP), May 12 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in UP's Prayagraj. Rita Bahuguna Joshi is BJP's candidate from Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency. Sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections are underway in 59 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states and UT (Delhi). Last phase of elections will be held on May 19 and counting will take place on May 23.

President Ram Nath Kovind casts his vote

New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind cast his vote in the national capital. President Kovind had urged citizens in January to cast their votes. President Kovind was accompanied by first lady of India Savita Kovind. He had said that this election will be special as 21st century born voters will vote for the 1st time. Polling for all seven seats of Delhi is underway.

Watch: Maneka Gandhi, SP-BSP joint candidate engage in verbal spat in UP's Sultanpur

Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 12 (ANI): Verbal spat took place between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Maneka Gandhi and SP-BSP alliance candidate Sonu Singh today. Maneka Gandhi alleged that her counterpart had brought a criminal element with him in the polling area. Sonu Singh rubbished all the claims. Voting is underway for Sultanpur constituency, where Maneka Gandhi and Sonu Singh are contesting against each other.