Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 7: 60.17% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

  • | Sunday | 19th May, 2019

Polling will take place on remaining eight constituencies of Bihar, three of Jharkhand, eight of Madhya Pradesh, 13 of Uttar Pradesh, nine of West Bengal and all the four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 of Punjab and the lone seat of Chandigarh.

Polling for the last phase, phase 7 of Lok Sabha elections began today at 7 am. The voters of 59 parliamentary constituencies spread across 8 states will choose their candidate in the last phase of General elections 2019. Polling will take place on remaining eight constituencies of Bihar, three of Jharkhand, eight of Madhya Pradesh, 13 of Uttar Pradesh, nine of West Bengal and all the four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 of Punjab and the lone seat of Chandigarh.

 

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17:42 PM IST

67.37% voter turnout till sixth phase of polling: EC


The Election Commission today announced that the voter turnout until the sixth phase of polling was 67.37 per cent. In 2014, polling until the sixth phase was 66.44 per cent.

 

 

 

17:05 PM IST

Election Commission presser at 5:30 pm today
 

The Election Commission is scheduled to hold a press conference at 5:30 pm today.

 

17:02 PM IST

TMC symbol in EVM is misguiding voters, alleges Anupam Hazra


Anupam Hazra, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Jadavpur in Kolkata, alleged a special mark was put on TMC`s symbol in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to misguide illiterate and semi-literate voters and indicate that they press that button.

"The presiding officer is trying to fool me saying he doesn`t know anything. I spoke to a few voters who said the presiding officer was whispering to them that they need to press the button which is inked. It`s clearly a pre-planned game," Anupam Hazra said.

17:00 PM IST

BJP writes to EC about West Bengal violence


The BJP has written to the Election Commission on the violence that has erupted in West Bengal. IT has highlighted 5 major incidents in its letter.

 

16:51 PM IST

Watch | First voter of Independent India casts vote in final phase
 

102-yr old Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of Independent India, cast his vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh earlier today. He was welcomed by officials with traditional folk music. He had cast the first vote in the 1951 general elections.

16:38 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in Kolkata


Mamata Banerjee cast her vote in Kolkata today. "This is not campaigning... So i will not say anything on it... It is election... but in my state... the way BJP has used central forces to torture... here ... I have never seen this...unprecedented," she told media persons outside a polling booth.

 

16:34 PM IST

58.15% voter turnout recorded in Himachal Pradesh till 3pm


The four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a turnout of 58.15 per cent till 3 pm on Sunday, officials said.

 

16:22 PM IST

Sitaram Yechury alleges massive rigging in parts of Kolkata


Alleging massive rigging in parts of Kolkata, CPI (M) general secretary tweeted, "Massive rigging including in Diamond Harbour, Dum Dum, North Kolkata. There are no central forces, no efforts to stop the highjacking of Democracy. EC cannot merely watch it needs to intervene decisively. It is the people resisting this violence and wresting back their rights."

 

14:56 PM IST

TMC`s Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar argues with security personnel in Barasat
 

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Barasat, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar argues with security personnel at a polling booth. She is TMC`s candidate from the same constituency.

 

14:52 PM IST

BJP is not good for the country, says Sitaram Yechury
 

CPI (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury after meeting Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said, "We are discussing the way forward, BJP is not good for the country and its people. We are waiting for the election results. Once the results are out we will see what you do. Regular consultations will happen till then."

 

14:44 PM IST

TMC`s Nusrat Jahan greets people after casting her vote


TMC`s candidate from Basirhat, Nusrat Jahan greets people after casting her vote in the constituency.

 

 

14:42 PM IST

Conjoined twins from Patna cast their vote as separate individuals 
 

Saba and Farah, the conjoined sisters of Patna cast their vote as separate individuals with independent voting rights for the first time.

 

14:40 PM IST

Over 31% voting recorded till 1 pm in Punjab
 

An estimated 31.46 per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab, amid reports of EVM glitches and clashes between Congress and SAD-BJP workers in some parts of the state.

Around 22.30 per cent voting turnout was registered in lone Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat till 1 pm, poll officials said.

Over 2.07 crore voters in Punjab are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election in which 278 candidates, including 24 women, are in the fray.

Union minister Harsimrat Badal is seeking re-election from Bathinda. Union minister and BJP candidate Puri is contesting from Amritsar seat.

Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol is making his electoral debut from Gurdaspur constituency against Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar.

Among Congress`s heavyweights, former Union minister Manish Tewari is contesting from Anandpur Sahib while Preneet Kaur is contesting Patiala seat.
[PTI]

 

 

14:32 PM IST

 

 

12:42 PM IST

Law and order situation is peaceful: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
 

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, "By and large, elections have been peaceful in the state. One incident of murder was reported from Tarn-Taran but initial police report says it was a case of personal enmity. Law and order situation is peaceful. We`ll beat both BJP and Akali Dal."

12:37 PM IST

TMC workers not letting people vote in Bengal, alleges BJP
 

Voters in Basirhat and Jadavpur have alleged that TMC workers are disrupting the election process by not allowing them to vote.

A protest was held by voters outside booth number 189 in Basirhat. "We are not being allowed to vote by TMC goons. We went to Police for complaining against them, but TMC supporters stopped us midway and started beating us," a protestor said.

BJP`s Lok Sabha candidate from Basirhat, Sayantan Basu was also present at the spot. "100 people were stopped from voting. We will take them to cast their vote," he said.

Similarly, in Jadavpur, there were disturbances in the polling process at booth number 150 and 137.

BJP`s candidate from the parliamentary constituency, Anupam Hazra said, "Women TMC workers with covered faces are casting proxy votes, it is difficult to establish their identity. When we raised an objection to it, they created a ruckus at the polling station."

"TMC goons have beaten up a BJP mandal president, a driver and attacked a car. We also rescued 3of our polling agents.TMC goons were going to carry out rigging at 52 booths. People are eager to vote for BJP but they are not allowing them to vote." he alleged.

 

 

12:36 PM IST

Voters boycott polling at six booths in Madhya Pradesh
 

Voters boycotted polling at six booths in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday over some local issues, a senior election official said.

Efforts were on to pursuade the voters to exercise their democratic right, MP`s Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantha Rao told reporters here.

Polling was underway in the eight constituencies of Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa since 7 am, he said.

However, voters listed at a booth in Agar Malwa district falling under the Dewas seat and five booths in Mandsaur seat boycotted the polling over some of their demands, Rao said, without elaborating further.

"Our teams are in talks with them and urging them to cast their votes. We are trying hard so that that no one refrains from voting over local issues," he said.

Rao said around 12 people cast their votes at the polling booth in Dewas after being persuaded by the election officials there.

 

12:34 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh: Bridegroom along with his family casts his vote
 

A bridegroom along with his family in Himachal Pradesh casts his vote at polling booth number 8 in Manali parliamentary constituency.

12:33 PM IST

West Bengal: BJP candidate for Diamond Harbour Nilanjan Roy`s car vandalised
 

BJP candidate for Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency, Nilanjan Roy`s car vandalised in Dongaria area in West Bengal.

 

12:30 PM IST

FIR a joke in West Bengal: BJP leader Babul Supriyo


In light of recent incidents of violence in West Bengal, BJP leader Babul Supriyo has said that the FIR has become a joke in the state.

Supriyo said that the state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has inherited violence from CPI(M) and is spreading it everywhere. He also slammed Mamata Banerjee for saying "Mai inch inch ka badla lungi".

"TMC has lost their credibility and if they say that they don’t do violence, people won’t believe them," Supriyo said.
 
 

 

12:25 PM IST

Rabri Devi seeks Bihar CM`s resignation over Pragya Thakur`s comment


RJD leader Rabri Devi sought Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s resignation after the latter condemned Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur`s comment on Nathuram Godse.

Rabri told ANI that if Kumar was miffed over Thakur`s remark then he should have separated from the BJP.

"Nitish Kumar should have resigned, if he is hurt over Pragya Thakur`s comment. He should have separated from BJP over this comment," she said speaking to ANI.

"We are getting 40 out of 40 seats. The Mahagathbandhan is relaxed. On May 23, everything will be clear," she added.

Pragya Thakur on May 16, stoked a huge controversy and left the BJP red-faced with her comment that Mahatma Gandhi`s assassin Nathuram Godse was a `true patriot`, a statement her party condemned and asked her to apologise for it immediately.

The Opposition parties tore into Pragya, saying what she said reflected the mindset of the people nurtured in RSS ideology.

 

 

11:42 AM IST

TMC`s Madan Mitra slam central forces
 

TMC`s Madan Mitra involved in an altercation with central forces at booth number 37 at Kakinara High School. He also hurled abuses. The booth comes under Bhatpara Assembly seat.

Madan Mitra said "Booth is our temple but Central forces is molesting inside the booth, they are raping democracy. Why they will enter inside the booth? Even they don`t allow the TMC voters."

 

11:34 AM IST

Bomb hurled allegedly by TMC workers at booth number 6 at Madaripur 
 

Bomb hurled allegedly by TMC workers at booth number 6 at Madaripur in Islampur Bypoll today. Journalists have also allegedly been attacked by TMC.

 

11:29 AM IST

Additional forces arrive at polling station number 189 in Basirhat
 

BJP MP candidate from Basirhat, Sayantan Basu has alleged that TMC workers are not allowing people to cast their vote. Following violence in Basirhat, additional forces arrive at polling station number 189.

09:35 AM IST

 

09:34 AM IST

Voter turnout recorded till 9 am

 Bihar: 10.65%
Himachal Pradesh: 0.87%, 
Madhya Pradesh:7.16%
Punjab:4.64%
Uttar Pradesh:5.97%
West Bengal: 10.54%
Jharkhand:13.19%
Chandigarh:10.40%

 

09:27 AM IST

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya casts his vote in Indore


BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya casts his vote at polling booth number 316 in Madhya Pradesh`s Indore.

09:24 AM IST

I have had a special relationship with Kedarnath: Modi 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said, "I have had a special relationship with Kedarnath. After the 2013 natural tragedy, we have made a master-plan for the re-development for Kedarnath."

PM Modi spent 15 hours in solitude at an isolated cave at the Kedernath Shirne, where he had gone for meditation on Saturday. He came out this morning.

09:15 AM IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad casts his vote in Patna 


Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad casts his vote at booth number 77 in Patna women`s college.


 

 

 

  
08:26

Mamata Banerjee`s newphew Abhishek Banerjee casts vote

TMC Supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee`s nephew Abhishek Banerjee cast his vote in South Kolkata constituency today.

 

08:11 AM IST

Even God cannot save PM Modi from losing: Mamata Banerjee`s nephew
 

Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee`s nephew said, "Even God cannot save PM Modi from losing...let him do dhyan...We are confident of winning 42 seats in Bengal. BJP is a communal party and government...people have decided to oust them."

 

08:09 AM IST

West Bengal: Kolkata North BJP candidate Rahul Sinha casts his vote
 

Kolkata North BJP candidate Rahul Sinha casts his vote at polling booth in Bijoygarh Shikshaniketan For Girls, in Jadavpur.

 

08:01 AM IST

Harbhajan Singh casts vote in Jalandhar
 

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh was among the first to cast his vote on Sunday at a polling booth in this Punjab`s town.

The spinner appealed to voters not to miss "an opportunity" to exercise their franchise.

At the same he clarified to the media that he has no plan to enter politics.

"There are too many seasoned people in the politics. So I have no plan," he said.

Earlier, there was talk that the Bharatiya Janata Party contacted the 38-year-old cricketer to field him from the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency.

Punjab`s 13 Lok Sabha seats and the lone seat of its capital Chandigarh went to the polls amid tight security in the seventh and final phase of general elections.

 

07:58 AM IST

Punjab: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh waits in queue to cast his vote
 

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh waits in queue to cast his vote at a polling booth in Jalandhar`s Garhi village in Punjab.

 

 

 

07:42 AM IST

Voting begins in all 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab, lone Chandigarh seat
 

Polling began Sunday morning in all 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab and the lone Chandigarh constituency in the seventh and final phase of general elections, with prominent faces including SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Puri in the fray.

Polling began at 7 am and is scheduled to go on till 6 pm, officials said.

Over 2.07 crore voters in Punjab are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election in which 278 candidates, including 24 women, are in the fray.

Besides Sukhbir Badal, his wife and Union minister Harsimrat Badal is seeking re-election from Bathinda for the third time. Union minister and BJP candidate Puri is contesting from Amritsar seat.

Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol is making his electoral debut from Gurdaspur constituency against Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar.

AAP`s Bhagwant Mann is trying his luck from Sangrur seat.

Among Congress` heavyweights, former Union minister Manish Tewari is contesting from Anandpur Sahib while former Union minister and wife of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Preneet Kaur, is contesting Patiala seat.

On most of the 13 seats, the contest appears to be a direct fight between the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance.

In 2014, the AAP and the SAD had won four seats each, the Congress three and the BJP two.

Out of over 2.07 crore eligible voters in Punjab, 98,29,916 are female electors and 560 belong to the third gender.

More than one lakh security personnel including paramilitary force have been deployed in the state for holding free and fair polling, officials said.

Over 3.94 lakh voters in the 18-19 age group would exercise their franchise for the first time in Punjab.

A total of 23,213 polling stations have been set up and 249, 719 and 509 booths have been categorised as critical, sensitive and hyper sensitive, respectively.

From the Chandigarh seat, BJP candidate Kirron Kher is locked in an electoral battle against former railway minister and Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal.

More than 6.46 lakh voters in Chandigarh have the right to exercise their franchise in the election in which 36 candidates, nine of them women, are in the fray.

Of total 6,46,063 voters in Chandigarh, 3,04,423 are women electors and 21 are in third gender category. There are 17,598 eligible first-time voters in the 18-19 age group.

(PTI)

 

 

07:41 AM IST

BJP leader Anupam Dutta under house arrest
 

BJP leader from Bidhan Nagar area Anupam Dutta has been placed under house arrest. He has been instructed by the Bidhan Nagar police to stay in his home between 5 pm of May 18 to 6 pm May 19. However, allegedly police has not given Dutta reasons for his house arrest.
 
 

07:39 AM IST

TMC leader detained by police on Election Commission`s instructions
 

Trinamool councillor Subhas Bose has been detained at the airport. He is the councillor from ward No. 6 of Bidhan Nagar corporation. He had been asked by police to come to the airport police station for a discussion. After he came, the police detained him. Bose has claimed this detention is a conspiracy of the BJP.
 
 

07:36 AM IST

Long election in summers should not take place: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has said, "Election should take place in two to three phases. Long election in summers should not take place."

 

07:35 AM IST

West Bengal: BJP office near booth No. 201 at Kadampukur attacked


The Bharatiya Janata Party office was allegedly attacked and vandalised near booth No. 201 at Kadampukur in newtown, West Bengal. The party alleges that TMC is responsible for the vandalisation.

 

 

07:22 AM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar casts his vote in Patna


Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reached to cast his vote in Patna.

 

 

07:19 AM IST

Chandauli: Residents of Tara Jivanpur village allege ink was forcefully applied to their fingers

Residents of Tara Jivanpur village allege ink was forcefully applied to their fingers and they were given Rs 500 yesterday by three men of their village. They said, "They were from BJP and asked us if we`ll vote for the party. They told us now you can`t vote. Don`t tell anyone."

 

 

07:18 AM IST

West Bengal: Visuals from polling booth No. 153 in Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency
 

Visuals from polling booth No. 153 in Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency.

Voting for the 7th and last phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 began at 7 am today.


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