Lok Sabha Polls| Updates | 66% total turnout in second phase; 80.5 % polling registered in Pondy

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Jamnagar: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the elections by a margin of 175289 votes. The polling / voting in Jamnagar constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 3 on 23 April. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s Mrs. Punamben Madam and Congress Party#s Murubhai kandoriya

Jamnagar 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party won 26 out of the 26 parliamentary seat with 60.11 percent vote share while the Indian National Congress managed to win just seats with a 33.45 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Jamnagar Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 57.97% Lok Sabha percent with 63.06% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 52.36% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 6588 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 25 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Jamnagar, 23 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam of the Bharatiya Janta Party as he defeated Ahir Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Madam by a margin of 175289 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Jamnagar constituency in Gujarat

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate with a difference of 26418 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Maadam attained 281410 votes and Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Mungra Rameshbhai Devraj Bhai bagged 254992 votes
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janta Party here Indian National Congress candidate defeated his Bharatiya Janta Party counterpart with a difference of 5593 votes.
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 35769 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Koradiya Chandreshbhai Valjibhai (Chandresh Patel) attained 190726 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Patel Raghavji Hansrajbhai bagged 154957 votes
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 60119 votes BJP candidate Koradia Chandreshbhai Valjibhai (Chandresh Patel) had got 231124 while INC got Ahir Bhikhubhai Varotaria votes.
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 21747 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Koradia Chandreshbhai Valjibhai(C.Patel) attained 156540 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Ahir Bhikhubhai Varotaria bagged 134793 votes
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated JD(G) candidate with a difference of 46720 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Kordiya Chandresh Kumar Valjibhai attained 178027 votes and JD(G) candidate Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel (Dr. Urimila Ben Patel) (W) bagged 131307 votes
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 45574 votes. Here, Bharatiya Janta Party leader Koradiya Chandresh Kumar Valjibhai (Chandresh Patel) attained 182356 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Dolatsinh Pratapsinh bagged 136782 votes
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Independent candidate with a difference of 23090 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Jadeja Daulatsinh Partap Sinh attained 177317 votes and Independent candidate Chelubhai Rambhai bagged 154227 votes
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated JNP candidate by a margin of 57787 votes INC(I) candidate Jadeja Dolatsinhji Pratapsinhji had got 133978 while JNP got Vinodbhai B. Sheth votes.
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between BLD and INC here BLD candidate defeated his INC counterpart with a difference of 2670 votes.
• 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated SWA candidate by a margin of 83944 votes INC candidate Daulatsinhji Pratapsnji Jadeja had got 145277 while SWA got Jagubhai Doahi votes.
• 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, SWA candidate defeated INC candidate with a difference of 13033 votes. Here, SWA leader N. Dandekar attained 111636 votes and INC candidate M.M. Shah bagged 98603 votes
• 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: In Third Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated SWA candidate by a margin of 74152 votes INC candidate Manubhai Mansukhlal Shah had got 122628 while SWA got Maganlal Bhagwanji Joshi votes.

21:36 PM (IST)  •  18 Apr 2019

LS elections: 80.5 per cent polling registered in Pondy: Puducherry registered 80.5 per cent polling in the election to the lone Lok Sabha seat Thursday. Chief Electoral officer V Candavelou told reporters it was only a tentative figure and percentage of polling might go up as polling was going in some booths.

20:54 PM (IST)  •  18 Apr 2019

Voter turnout in Karnataka for 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019:
Udupi Chikmagalur - 75.26%
Hassan - 77.28%
Dakshina Kannada - 77.7%
Chitradurga - 70.59% https://t.co/wKo2gDIZou

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019

20:43 PM (IST)  •  18 Apr 2019

Voter turnout in 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019:
Assam-76.22%
Bihar-62.38%
Jammu and Kashmir-45.5%
Karnataka-67.67%
Maharashtra-61.22%
Manipur-67.15%
Odisha-57.97%
Tamil Nadu-66.36%
Uttar Pradesh-66.06%
West Bengal-76.42%
Chhattisgarh-71.40%
Puducherry-76.19% pic.twitter.com/CfhR6VJuF0

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019

20:54 PM (IST)  •  18 Apr 2019

Voter turnout in Karnataka for 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019:
Tumkur - 77.01%
Mandya - 80.23%
Mysore - 68.72%
Chamarajanagar - 73.45%
Bangalore Rural - 64.09%
Bangalore North - 50.51%
Bangalore Central - 49.75%
Bangalore South - 54.12%
Chikkballapur - 76.14%
Kolar - 75.94% https://t.co/TFa2ESj9yq

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019

20:16 PM (IST)  •  18 Apr 2019

Sixty-six per cent turnout recorded in second phase of Lok Sabha polls, says Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha. (PTI)