Polling in 14 constituencies in Karnataka was held during the second of the seven-phased election on 26 April.
At the ethnic polling station in Kesaroli gram panchayat of Haliyal taluk in Karnataka, ethnic people attracted attention by wearing their special clothes and casting their votes.
The electoral process gained momentum as 94 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 12 states and Union Territories went to the polls in the third phase on Tuesday, 7 May.
Goa witnessed polling in two seats, Gujarat 26, Chhattisgarh seven, and Karnataka 14, marking the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections in these states.
Polling in the first 14 constituencies in Karnataka was held during the second of the seven-phased election on 26 April.
Voters in two Lok Sabha seats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu also exercising their franchise on Tuesday.
Additionally, voters in four Assam constituencies, five in Bihar, eight in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, four in West Bengal, and one in Jammu and Kashmir also participated in the electoral process on Tuesday.
Votes will be counted, and results declared, on 4 June.
The Election Commission has deployed 1.6 lakh new Electronic Voting Machines in 46,389 polling stations for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh. Besides these, another 20 percent more EVMs have been kept ready.
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A voter turnout of over 60 percent was recorded till 5 pm in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commission, a voting percentage of 60.19 was recorded till 5 pm.
Maharashtra witnessed the lowest voting percentage with 53.40 percent voters exercising their franchise till 5 pm, while Assam recorded the highest with 74.86 percent.
Among other states, Bihar recorded 56.01 percent polling, Chhattisgarh 66.87 percent, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 65.23 percent, Goa 72.52 percent, Gujarat 55.22 percent, Karnataka 66.05 percent, Madhya Pradesh 62.28 percent and Uttar Pradesh 55.13 percent, West Bengal 73.93 percent, the EC said.
The second phase of polling in Karnataka on Tuesday went on so smoothly that booth officials dressed up in costumes in Shivamogga managed to snag much of the attention.
Not only did the election officials dress up as kings and queens but the booth also had a throne for voters to take selfies flaunting their inked fingers.
Despite the searing heat, people turned up to cast their votes, and the polling percentage breached the 50 percent mark by 3 pm. In the last Lok Sabha Election, also held in two phases in 2019, a voter turnout of 68.66 percent was registered in the 14 constituencies of north Karnataka.
A total of 73.93 percent of the 73.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise in four Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal till 5 pm on Tuesday.
Murshidabad recorded the highest turnout of 76.49 percent, followed by Maldaha Dakshin (73.68%), Maldaha Uttar (73.30%) and Jangipur (72.13%).
55.13 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Sambhal recorded the highest turnout at 61.10 percent while Agra recorded the least with 51.53 percent.
A voter turnout of 53.40 percent was recorded till 5 pm on Tuesday as polling was underway in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra during the third phase of the general elections, as per data shared by authorities.
Latur registered 55.38 percent polling, Sangli 52.56 percent, Baramati 45.68 percent, Hathkanangale 62.18 percent, Kolhapur 63.71 percent, Madha 50.00 percent, Osmanabad 52.78 percent, Raigad 50.31 percent, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg 53.75 percent, Satara 54.11 percent and Solapur 49.17 percent.
At least 62.28 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday.
Of the nine Lok Sabha seats, Betul recorded 67.97 percent, Bhind 50.96 percent, Bhopal 58.42 percent, Guna 68.93 percent, Gwalior 57.86 percent, Morena 55.25 percent, Rajgarh 72.08 percent, Sagar 61.70 percent and Vidisha 69.20 percent.
A voter turnout of 55.22 percent was recorded at 3 pm in 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the third phase of the general election on Tuesday.
As per the data shared by the EC, the Valsad constituency recorded the highest turnout of 68.12 percent, while the Amreli seat saw the lowest turnout of 45.59 percent between 7 am and 3 pm.
Goa recorded a voter turnout of 72.52 percent at 5 pm on Tuesday.
The turnout recorded in North Goa was 73.51 percent and it was 71.55 percent in South Goa.
At 5 pm on Tuesday, the voter turnout in Chhattisgarh for the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 66.87 percent.
Raigarh recorded the maximum turnout at 75.84 percent and Bilaspur recorded the lowest at 60.05 percent.
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 56.01 percent at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Supaul constituency recorded the highest turnout of 58.91 percent while Jhanjharpur recorded the lowest of 53.29 percent.
Assam recorded a voter turnout of 74.86 percent at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Of the four constituencies where polling is being held on Tuesday, Barpeta recorded a turnout of 76.20 percent, Dhubri 79.70 percent, Guwahati 67.68 percent, Kokrajhar 74.24 percent.
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 66.05 percent till 5 pm on Tuesday.
Chikkodi recorded the maximum turnout of 72.75 percent and Gulbarga recorded the lowest with 57.20 percent.
Bagalkot recorded a turnout of 65.55 percent, Belgaum 65.67 percent, Bellary 68.94 percent, Bidar 60.17 percent, Bijapur 60.95 percent, Chikkodi 72.75 percent, Devanagere 70.90 percent, Dharwad 67.15 percent, Gulbarga 57.20 percent, Haveri 71.90 percent, Koppal 66.05 percent, Raichur 59.48 percent, Shimoga 72.07 percent, Uttara Kannada 69.57 percent.
The Congress released a video of Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday who said, "Youth unemployment, crimes against women, and discrimination against Dalits, Adivasis, and minorities have reached unprecedented levels. These challenges stem from the ‘niyat’ and ‘niti’ of PM
Narendra Modi and the BJP which aim for power rejecting inclusivity and dialogue..."
.@INCIndia took to @X and released a video of #SoniaGandhi saying, "Youth unemployment, crimes against women, and discrimination against Dalits, Adivasis, and minorities have reached unprecedented levels. These challenges stem from the ‘niyat’ and ‘niti’ of PM @narendramodi and… pic.twitter.com/CuXhrCznQJ
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday exercised his franchise at Amingaon in Barpeta Lok Sabha seat during the ongoing third and last phase of polls in the state.
The chief minister, accompanied by his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma and daughter Sukanya Sarma, cast his vote at the polling station of Amingaon High School.
"People have come out in large numbers to participate in the electoral process in the last phase of voting in Assam. More than 80 percent turnout was recorded in the first two phases and I am sure that would be repeated today," he told reporters after casting his vote.
Voted for a Viksit Bharat 🇮🇳
Did you? pic.twitter.com/F22jkqcOIs— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2024
The Pune police on Tuesday registered a non-cognisable offence against five persons after NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) alleged that some individuals belonging to the Ajit Pawar-led NCP distributed cash to voters in Bhor town of the district ahead of the polling for Baramati Lok Sabha seat, an official said.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the alleged distribution of money, while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar refuted the charges against his party.
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar alleged that the cash was being distributed in Bhor by the ruling NCP and alleged that a cooperative bank in Bhor was kept open till late Monday night.
Speaking to PTI, Pune Superintendent of Police Pankaj Deshmukh said, "A non-cognisable offence has been registered against five persons following allegations that they were involved in the cash distribution in Bhor in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday."
A voter turnout of over 50 percent was recorded till 3 pm in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commission, a voting percentage of 50.71 was recorded till 3 pm.
Maharashtra witnessed the lowest voting percentage with 42.63 percent voters exercising their franchise till 3 pm, while West Bengal recorded the highest with 63.11 percent.
Among other states, Assam recorded 63.08 percent polling, Bihar 46.69 percent, Chhattisgarh 58.19 percent, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 52.43 percent, Goa 61.39 percent, Gujarat 47.03 percent, Karnataka 54.20 percent, Madhya Pradesh 54.09 percent and Uttar Pradesh 46.78 percent, the EC said.
The lone voter casts his vote at the unique polling station set up in the Gir forest in Banej in Gujarat.
Lone voter casts his vote at the unique polling station set up in the Gir forest, Banej, #Gujarat.#YouAreTheOne #InkWaliSelfie
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A total of 63.11 percent of 73.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise in four Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal till 3 pm on Tuesday.
Murshidabad recorded the highest turnout of 65.40 percent, followed by Maldaha Dakshin (62.90%), Jangipur (62.57%) and Maldaha Uttar (61.50%).
46.78 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Sambhal recorded the highest turnout at 52.24 percent while Agra recorded the least with 43.67 percent.
A voter turnout of 42.63 percent was recorded till 3 pm on Tuesday as polling was underway in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra during the third phase of the general elections, as per data shared by authorities.
Latur registered 44.48 percent polling, Sangli 41.30 percent, Baramati 34.96 percent, Hathkanangale 49.94 percent, Kolhapur 51.51 percent, Madha 39.11 percent, Osmanabad 40.92 percent, Raigad 41.43 percent, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg 44.73 percent, Satara 43.83 percent and Solapur 39.54 percent.
At least 54.09 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm in nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday.
Of the nine Lok Sabha seats, Betul recorded 59.63 percent, Bhind 44.18 percent, Bhopal 50.16 percent, Guna 60.16 percent, Gwalior 49.60 percent, Morena 48.23 percent, Rajgarh 63.69 percent, Sagar 53.08 percent and Vidisha 59.87 percent.
A voter turnout of 47.03 percent was recorded at 3 pm in 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the third phase of the general election on Tuesday.
As per the data shared by the EC, the Valsad constituency recorded the highest turnout of 58.05 percent, while the Amreli seat saw the lowest turnout of 37.82 percent between 7 am and 3 pm.
Goa recorded a voter turnout of 61.39 percent at 3 pm on Tuesday.
The turnout recorded in North Goa was 61.28 percent and it was 61.50 percent in South Goa.
At 3 pm on Tuesday, the voter turnout in Chhattisgarh for the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 58.19 percent.
Surguja recorded the maximum turnout at 65.31 percent and Bilaspur recorded the lowest at 50.76 percent.
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 46.69 percent at 3 pm on Tuesday.
Araria constituency recorded the highest turnout of 48.98 percent while Jhanjharpur recorded the lowest of 42.94 percent.
Assam recorded a voter turnout of 63.08 percent at 3 pm on Tuesday.
Of the four constituencies where polling is being held on Tuesday, Barpeta recorded a turnout of 65.20 percent, Dhubri 65.51 percent, Guwahati 57.46 percent, Kokrajhar 63.64 percent.
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 54.20 percent till 3 pm on Tuesday.
Chikkodi recorded the maximum turnout with 59.65 percent and Gulbarga recorded the lowest with 47.67 percent.
Bagalkot recorded a turnout of 54.95 percent, Belgaum 53.85 percent, Bellary 56.76 percent, Bidar 49.89 percent, Bijapur 49.88 percent, Chikkodi 59.65 percent, Devanagere 57.31 percent, Dharwad 55.00 percent, Gulbarga 47.67 percent, Haveri 58.45 percent, Koppal 55.06 percent, Raichur 49.04 percent, Shimoga 57.96 percent, Uttara Kannada 55.98 percent.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the BJP workers were trying to loot booths in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh and detaining people from opposition parties in police stations.
"In Mainpuri, BJP people are trying to loot booths. They are detaining opposition people in police stations," Yadav said without giving details.
He also alleged rigging of votes at some places and said, "Information are coming from some places that the government is using force. It is heard that officers have been deployed outside polling booths."
Karnataka BJP Raitha Morcha president and former MLA AS Patil Nadahalli and his family cast their votes in Muddebihal town at Vijayapura.
#Karnataka: @BJP4Karnataka Raitha Morcha President & former MLA @AsNadahalli & his family cast their votes in Muddebihal town at Vijayapura. @ceo_karnataka @ECISVEEP
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Actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'souza exercised their franchise in Maharashtra's Latur in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday.
The couple, accompanied by Riteish's mother, Vaishali Deshmukh, reached the polling booth in Babhalgaon village around 9.15 am.
Ritesh Deshmukh is the son of Congress leader and former state chief minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Talking to reporters, the couple appealed to the people to exercise their franchise.
We have voted, have you ? #Latur @geneliad pic.twitter.com/2sNUWzCK3L
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 7, 2024
A voter turnout of over 39 percent was recorded till 1 pm in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday.
According to the Election Commission, a voting percentage of 39.92 was recorded till 1 pm.
Maharashtra witnessed the lowest voting percentage with 31.55 percent voters exercising their franchise till 1 pm, while West Bengal recorded the highest with 49.27 percent.
Among other states, Assam recorded 45.88 percent polling, Bihar 36.69 percent, Chhattisgarh 46.14 percent, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 39.94 percent, Goa 49.04 percent, Gujarat 37.83 percent, Karnataka 31.55 percent, Madhya Pradesh 44.67 percent and Uttar Pradesh 38.12 percent, the EC said.
105-year-old Gangavva Basaiah exercised her franchise at Talewad village near Kolhar taluka in Vijayapura in Karnataka on Tuesday.
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A total of 49.27 per cent of 73.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise in four Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal till 1 pm on Tuesday.
Murshidabad recorded the highest turnout of 50.58 percent, followed by Jangipur (49.91%) Maldaha Dakshin (48.65%), and Maldaha Uttar (47.89%).
38.12 percent voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Sambhal recorded the highest turnout at 42.97 percent while Bareilly recorded the least with 34.93 percent.
A voter turnout of 31.55 percent was recorded till 1 pm on Tuesday as polling was underway in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra during the third phase of the general elections, as per data shared by authorities.
Latur registered 32.71 percent polling, Sangli 29.65 percent, Baramati 27.55 percent, Hathkanangale 36.17 percent, Kolhapur 38.42 percent, Madha 26.61 percent, Osmanabad 30.54 percent, Raigad 31.34 percent, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg 33.91 percent, Satara 32.78 percent and Solapur 29.32 percent.
At least 44.67 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm in nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday.
Of the nine Lok Sabha seats, Betul recorded 48.26 percent, Bhind 37.37 percent, Bhopal 40.41 percent, Guna 49.93 percent, Gwalior 41.18 percent, Morena39.24 percent, Rajgarh 52.60 percent, Sagar 44.32 percent and Vidisha 50.46 percent.
A voter turnout of 37.83 percent was recorded at 1 pm in 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the third phase of the general election on Tuesday.
As per the data shared by the EC, the Banaskantha constituency in north Gujarat recorded the highest turnout of 45.89 percent, while the Amreli seat saw the lowest turnout of 31.48 percent between 7 am and 1 pm.
Goa recorded a voter turnout of 49.04 percent at 1 pm on Tuesday.
The turnout recorded in North Goa was 48.88 percent and it was 49.20 percent in South Goa.
At 1 pm on Tuesday, the voter turnout in Chhattisgarh for the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 46.14 percent.
Raigarh recorded the maximum turnout at 55.87 percent and Bilaspur recorded the lowest at 39.93 percent.
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 36.69 percent at 1 pm on Tuesday.
Supaul constituency recorded the highest turnout of 38.58 percent while Jhanjharpur recorded the lowest of 34.94 percent.
Assam recorded a voter turnout of 45.88 percent at 1 pm on Tuesday.
Of the four constituencies where polling is being held on Tuesday, Barpeta recorded a turnout of 46.83 percent, Dhubri 47.73 percent, Guwahati 42.13 percent, Kokrajhar 46.43 percent.
Karnataka recorded a voter turnout of 41.59 percent till 1 pm on Tuesday.
Bellary recorded the maximum turnout with 44.36 percent and Gulbarga recorded the lowest with 37.48 percent.
Bagalkot recorded a turnout of 41.91 percent, Belgaum 40.57 percent, Bellary 44.36 percent, Bidar 37.97 percent, Bijapur 39.87 percent, Chikkodi 45.69 percent, Devanagere 42.32 percent, Dharwad 40.61 percent, Gulbarga 37.48 percent, Haveri 43.26 percent, Koppal 42,74 percent, Raichur 38.06 percent, Shimoga 44.98 percent, Uttara Kannada 44.22 percent.
A voter turnout of over 25 percent was recorded in the first four hours of polling in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and reports of poll boycott in some villages of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the Election Commission, a voting percentage of 25.41 percent was recorded till 11 am.
Maharashtra witnessed the lowest voting percentage with 18.8 percent of voters exercising their franchise till 11 am, while West Bengal recorded the highest with 32.82 percent.
Among other states, Assam recorded 27.34 percent polling, Bihar 24.41 percent, Chhattisgarh 29.90 percent, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 24.69 percent, Goa 30.94 percent, Gujarat 24.35 percent, Karnataka 24.48 percent, Madhya Pradesh 30.21 percent and Uttar Pradesh 26.12 percent, the EC said.
A voter turnout of 24.35 percent was recorded in the first four hours of polling in 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the third phase of the general election on Tuesday, an official from the Election Commission (EC) said.
"An average 24.35 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling, which began at 7 am," the official said.
As per the data shared by the EC, the Banaskantha constituency in north Gujarat recorded the highest turnout of 30.27 percent, while the Porbandar seat in the Saurashtra region saw the lowest turnout of 19.83 percent between 7 am and 11 am.
Despite sporadic rains in most parts of Karnataka, the 14 segments going to polls today are facing heat wave-like conditions, with maximum temperatures ranging between 38 and 44 degrees Celsius in most districts.
The maximum temperatures forecasted for the 14 constituencies: Chikkodi (39 degree Celsius), Belgaum (38), Bagalkot (43), Bijapur (43), Gulbarga (43), Raichur (43.2), Bidar (41.5), Koppal (43.2), Bellary (41), Haveri (35.4), Dharwad (39.8), Uttara Kannada (37), Davangere (39.5) and Shimoga (39).
Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena told PTI that they have factored in information on north Karnataka region witnessing higher than usual temperatures and have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that people are not deterred from coming out of their homes to vote.
The four Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, where polling was underway on Tuesday in the third phase, recorded a voter turnout of 27.34 percent till 11 am, officials said
Kokrajhar recorded the highest turnout at 28.28 percent, followed by Dhubri at 27.77 percent, Barpeta at 27.19 percent and Guwahati at 26.25 percent, they said.
A total of 32.82 per cent of 73.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise in four Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal till 11 am on Tuesday, a poll official said.
Jangipur recorded the highest turnout of 33.81 pecent, followed by Maldaha Dakshin (33.09%), Murshidabad (32.72%) and Maldaha Uttar (31.73%).
Sporadic incidents of violence marred the third phase of Lok Sabha polls in the four constituencies in West Bengal as TMC, BJP and Congress workers clashed with each other in various parts of Murshidabad and Jangipur seats.
The EC received 182 complaints by 9 am, most of which were from Murshidabad and Jangipur constituencies.
In the Murshidabad seat, Left-Congress combine candidate Mohammed Salim claimed that he caught hold of a "fake booth agent" in the Rabinagar area of the constituency.
In the Rabinagar area, Salim was greeted with "go back" slogans as he tried to enter a booth following allegations of CPI(M) booth agents being heckled by alleged TMC goons.
In the Karimpur area of the seat, clashes were reported between the TMC and the CPI(M) supporters outside a few booths. Clashes were reported between the TMC and the Congress activists from the Domkol area.
In the Jangipur area, BJP candidate Dhanajoy Ghosh faced protests by TMC cadres as he tried to enter some of the booths in the constituency.
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