Voting begins in 11 states in India with Kerala, Chandigarh and Haryana going into the poll for all seats. Three Union Territories including Delhi (all seven seats), Lakshwadeep, Andaman and Nikobar islands are also voting.
Kerala
People queued up at polling booths across Kerala Thursday to cast their vote for the state’s 20 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The zeal to hit the voting button was evident across the state since Thursday morning as people turned up at the polling centres even before the start of polling time at 7 a.m. Read More
Uttar Pradesh
Brisk voting took place Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s 10 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The polling which began at 7 a.m. will go on till 6 p.m., Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of UP, Umesh Sinha said. Read More
Maharashtra
An average of 10 percent of the electorate cast their votes within the first two hours, as polling started for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra Thursday morning, officials said. More
Odisha
Polling began Thursday for 10 Lok Sabha and 70 assembly seats in Odisha, officials said.
Over 13 million electors will cast their ballot in the first phase of polling. Read More
Bihar
Polling began Thursday in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Maoist-affected districts of Bihar. The six seats have 80 candidates, including 10 women, in the fray. Read More
Chhattisgarh
Voting was sluggish in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency’s Maoist-dominated forested areas, but the urban centres reported brisk polling. Balloting was peaceful.
A Chhattisgarh election commission official said that till 10 a.m., 18-20 percent votes had been cast and polling was peaceful.
There was a healthy turnout of voters in urban areas like Jagdalpur town.
However, the enthusiasm was comparatively much less in the interior, forested areas which are dominated by Maoists. The polling was slow. More
Jharkhand
Amid tight security, polling began at 7 a.m. Thursday in Jharkhand’s four Lok Sabha constituencies that are Maoist affected. Voting began in Koderma, Lohardaga, Palamu and Chatra constituencies. Read More
Madhya Pradesh
Voting picked up in Madhya Pradesh’s nine Lok Sabha constituencies as the day progressed, officials said.
An Election Commission official said that in the initial three hours, over 15 percent balloting took place.
As many as 118 candidates are in the fray in the nine constituencies – Chhindwara, Satna, Rewa, Balaghat, Sidhi, Shahdol, Mandla, Jabalpur, and Hoshangabad – where over 11 million voters will decide their fate. More
Haryana and Chandigarh
Balloting began Thursday in all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and one seat in Chandigarh.
Nearly 1.61 crore people, including over 73.8 lakh women, are eligible to vote in Haryana to decide the fate of 230 candidates, including 10 women candidates. Read More
Jammu
Jammu, the only Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir which has both the international border and the Line of Control, Thursday began voting in the national election, officials said.
Around 7,000 polling staff, 150 companies of central security forces and 5,000 police personnel are on duty for Thursday’s voting. Read More
New Delhi
Voting for the capital’s seven Lok Sabha seats began at 7 a.m. Thursday, officials said.
Over 12 million people will cast their vote in Delhi which will witness a triangular fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress. Read More
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Balloting began Thursday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said. Read More
Lakshadweep
Polling began in India’s smallest union territory Lakshadweep Thursday, officials said.
The group of 36 islands, of which 10 are uninhabited, Lakshadweep has an electorate of less than 50,000. A total of 43 polling booths have been set up. Read More
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