Lok Sabha Elections 2019 has begun with contesting for 91 seats across 20 states going to vote in the first phase elections to elect the 17th Lok Sabha.
Polling in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha will go in a single phase.
Read live updates here:
Voting Machine (EVM) & VVPAT being packed at Polling Stations
Voter turnout till 5 PM
Bihar: 50.26%
Telangana: 60.57%
Meghalaya: 62%
Uttar Pradesh: 59.77%
Manipur: 78.20%
Lakshadweep: 65.9%
Assam: 68%
Lhingkim H Shingnaisui Kim tweet about BJP’s Deputy violates the Model Code of Conduct
Nagaland BJP’s Deputy CM Y. Patton, brazenly violates the Model Code of Conduct!
Watch how many votes he is going to cast for LokSabha MP election today.#LokSabhaElections2019 @INCIndia @MahilaCongress @sushmitadevmp @INCManipur @INCNagaland pic.twitter.com/M83YBzW3BX
— SS Kim (@KimHaokipINC) April 11, 2019
Voter turnout till 3 pm
In Lakshadweep stood at 51.25%, in Uttarakhand at 46.59%, in Manipur at 68.90%, in Maharashtra’s Nagpur at 38.35% and in Uttar Pradesh 50.86%.
Mizoram is 55.20%, in Tripura West parliamentary constituency is 68.65%, in West Bengal is 69.94%, in Odisha is 57%, in Andhra Pradesh is 55%, in Arunachal Pradesh is 50.87%, in Sikkim is 55% and in Jammu and Kashmir is 46.71 %.
Zero Polling reported in 15 booths in Odisha’s Malkangiri due to Maoist fear.
Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh claimed Poll official mislead her by pressing BJP instead of BSP
BSF fired in air in self-defence as crowd turns violent in UP’s Kairana
Meghalaya CM says MDA will win this election
“We are very confident that both Agatha and Mawthoh will win this election as people have reposed faith in the government,” Conrad told IANS after casting his vote.
Yog-Guru Ramdev cast his vote in Haridwar
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari cast his vote at Nagpur
Voting turnout on 8 Lok Sabha seats in UP
Voter turnout till morning in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur- 13.08%, Kairana-11%, Muzaffarnagar-12%, Meerut- 11%, Bijnor – 11.40, Baghpat – 10.19%, Ghaziabad – 12% and Gautam Budh Nagar-10.70%.
BJP appeal voters to participate in the festival of democracy
We appeal to every eligible voter to participate in this festival of democracy called elections by exercising your right to vote.
Make your vote count and vote wisely for a stronger and prosperous New India. pic.twitter.com/YfUJL5Pb1S
— BJP (@BJP4India) April 11, 2019
Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweet ‘Vote today for soul of India’
No 2 Crore JOBS.
No 15 Lakhs in Bank A/C.
No ACCHE DIN.Instead:
No JOBS.
DEMONETISATION.
Farmers in Pain.
GABBAR SINGH TAX.
Suit Boot Sarkar.
RAFALE.
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Distrust. Violence. HATE. Fear.You vote today for the soul of India. For her future.
Vote wisely. pic.twitter.com/wKNTBuGA7J
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2019
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat casts his vote in Dehradun
BJP leader Sangeet Som Said “Undercurrent for Modi”
“Undercurrent for Modi,” said BJP leader Sangeet Som and added that the BJP will win 7 out of 8 constituencies of first phase polling in Uttar Pradesh.
He further added that“People are with BJP in the rural area,”.
Kesineni Srinivas TDP MP candidate casts his vote
Voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat welcomed with flower shower
#WATCH Flower petals being showered and ‘Dhol’ being played to welcome voters at polling booth number 126 in Baraut, Baghpat. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/UEvBcihB0B
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 11, 2019
30,000 Additional Forces have been deployed to tighten Security in Jammu, Kashmir & Baramulla
Telugu film popular actor Junior NTR cast vote in Hyderabad
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu casts his vote along with his family in Guntur district.
Jaganmohan Reddy YSR Congress president casts his vote today and said “Hope people are voting for change, and they must vote without fear”
Technical malfunction disrupt voting in Andhra Pradesh
Social Media reaction about First Phase Polling of Lok Sabha Elections 2019
See the world’s longest Queue to Cast Votes. this view is inside Gaur City area of Noida.#LokSabhaElections2019#VoteForIndia#VotingRound1#VoteKar
via: @I_NiveditaS pic.twitter.com/PgF3VCumOq— Vikas Bhadauria (ABP News) (@vikasbha) April 11, 2019
World’s shortest woman votes in biggest show of democracy #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/gKrBDuzpVi
— editorji (@editorji) April 11, 2019