Lok Sabha Polls| Updates | 66% total turnout in second phase; 80.5 % polling registered in Pondy
As the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 came to a close, 66% voter turnout was recorded across 95 Lok Sabha seats in 12 states and Puducherry on Thursday. Total turnout by 5 pm for the second phase of polls remained 61.12%, in the staggered battle for a new Parliament, marred by stray violence in West Bengal and muted polling in Srinagar.CPI-M MP and candidate Mohd Salim was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress activists in Raiganj constituency where he is seeking re-election when he went to a polling booth to check reports of vote rigging, officials said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also accused the Trinamool Congress of unleashing violence on its opponents, a charge denied by the ruling party in West Bengal.
ABP News Bureau Last Updated: 18 Apr 2019 10:13 PM
Background
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.
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.
Sixty-six per cent turnout recorded in second phase of Lok Sabha polls, says Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha. (PTI)
Heavy stone pelting reported on forces, polling staff while he closing of polling at Pandach, Gangerhama, Kurhama, SyedKadal in Ganderbal area of Central Kashmir. As per initial information, 02 DSP's among 10 cops injured. Police used teargas shelling, aerial firing to chase away stone pelters.
J&K BJP writes to Election Commission demanding FIR against Ghulam Nabi Azad, Vikramaditya Singh, and Waqar Rasool Wani for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC).(-ANI)
Jammu and Kashmir: Nearly 65 per cent polling was recorded in Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, while the turnout was low in Srinagar seat with nearly 15 per cent voters exercising their franchise till 5 pm on Thursday in the second phase of general elections in Jammu and Kashmir, according to poll officials.
No major untoward incident was reported during polling which was being held amid tight security due to militant threats and a boycott call by separatists in Kashmir.
However, there was a protest by a group of displaced Kashmiri migrants in Jammu after some of the members found their names missing in the voters list at a special polling station. (PTI)
No major untoward incident was reported during polling which was being held amid tight security due to militant threats and a boycott call by separatists in Kashmir.
However, there was a protest by a group of displaced Kashmiri migrants in Jammu after some of the members found their names missing in the voters list at a special polling station. (PTI)
Puducherry registered 78 per cent polling in the election to the lone Lok Sabha seat Thursday.
Official sources said the Thattanchavady Assembly segment, which also simultaneously went to a by-poll, registered 73 per cent.
The preliminary figures were as of 6 PM at the close of polling, they said adding it was likely to go up.
The total voters strength in the Union Territory is 9,73,160 voters.
(PTI)
Official sources said the Thattanchavady Assembly segment, which also simultaneously went to a by-poll, registered 73 per cent.
The preliminary figures were as of 6 PM at the close of polling, they said adding it was likely to go up.
The total voters strength in the Union Territory is 9,73,160 voters.
(PTI)
Polling concludes in Tamil Nadu except Madurai Loksabha constituency.
Voters who are at the line will be given slips to cast their vote.
Polling in madurai to conclude at 8 pm. Extra two hours given due to ongoing Chitirai festival.
Voters who are at the line will be given slips to cast their vote.
Polling in madurai to conclude at 8 pm. Extra two hours given due to ongoing Chitirai festival.
CPM stages demonstration in front of CEO office in Kolkata against attack on Raiganj CPM candidate Md Salim. State CPM leader like Suryakanta Mishra, Manab Mukherjee, Sameek Lahiri present at the spot. They will also give deputation to CEO shortly.
Surendra Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha has recommended re-polling in booth 213 in Sundergarh, booth 129 in Bonai, and booths 210 & 222 in Daspalla assembly constituency due to technical problems in EVM machines and VVPATs.
Jammu and Kashmir: Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency recorded 58.13 per cent polling, while the turnout was low in Srinagar seat with only 12.43 per cent of voters exercising their franchise till 3 pm on Thursday in the second phase of general elections in Jammu and Kashmir, according to poll officials.
No untoward incident was reported during polling which was being held amid tight security due to militant threats and a boycott call by separatists in Kashmir.
No untoward incident was reported during polling which was being held amid tight security due to militant threats and a boycott call by separatists in Kashmir.
Another Bangladeshi actor Ghazi Abdul Noor has been asked to leave India immediately for taking part in political rally in West Bengal: MHA
Karnataka: 107-year-old Padma awardee, Saalumarada Thimmakka casts her vote for the Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency.
Bihar polling updates till 4pm:
•Total turnout percentage: 52.02 ;
Constituency wise turnout:
•Kishanganj 56.17
•Katihar 50.00
•Purnia 54.00
•Bhagalpur 46.00
•Banka 54.30
•Total turnout percentage: 52.02 ;
Constituency wise turnout:
•Kishanganj 56.17
•Katihar 50.00
•Purnia 54.00
•Bhagalpur 46.00
•Banka 54.30
In the below image, election officials assist wheelchair-bound voters at a polling station in Karnataka
In the below image, election officials assist wheelchair-bound voters at a polling station in Karnataka
In West Bengal Poll % till 3.00 pm in different constutuencies has been as followes: Jalpaiguri (SC) - 71.32%, Darjeeling - 63.14%, Raiganj - 61.84 %. State total - 65.43 %.
Voting percentage till 3 pm:
• Jammu and Kashmir - 38.5%,including 5.7% in Srinagar
• West Bengal - 65.43 %,
• Chhattisgarh - 59.72 %,
• Uttar Pradesh – 50.39 %,
• Manipur - 67.5%,
• Tamil Nadu-55.97%,
•Maharashtra - 46.63%,
•Odisha - 53%,
•Karnataka - 49.26%
• Jammu and Kashmir - 38.5%,including 5.7% in Srinagar
• West Bengal - 65.43 %,
• Chhattisgarh - 59.72 %,
• Uttar Pradesh – 50.39 %,
• Manipur - 67.5%,
• Tamil Nadu-55.97%,
•Maharashtra - 46.63%,
•Odisha - 53%,
•Karnataka - 49.26%
Over 51% vote in Bengal amid violence:
Over 51 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the three northern West Bengal constituencies in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, amid several incidents of violence including an attack on a CPI-M candidate and the smashing of an EVM.
In the first six hours till 1 p.m., the overall polling percentage was 51.60, with Raiganj recording 52.54, Jalpaiguri 54.73 and Darjeeling 47.52 per cent turnout, an Election Commission (EC) official said in Kolkata.
Voting across 5,390 polling stations began at 7 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m.
Over 51 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the three northern West Bengal constituencies in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, amid several incidents of violence including an attack on a CPI-M candidate and the smashing of an EVM.
In the first six hours till 1 p.m., the overall polling percentage was 51.60, with Raiganj recording 52.54, Jalpaiguri 54.73 and Darjeeling 47.52 per cent turnout, an Election Commission (EC) official said in Kolkata.
Voting across 5,390 polling stations began at 7 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m.
In Odisha, a 95-year-old man collapsed and later died while waiting for his turn to vote, at a polling booth in Ganjam. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. (ANI)
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and his family cast their vote for the Rajnandgaon parliamentary constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections
Around 18 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
Around 18 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
Around 18 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
Voting percentage till 11 o'clock in the morning:
• Jammu and Kashmir - 17.84%
• West Bengal - 33.45 %
• Tamil Nadu - 30.62 %.
• Uttar Pradesh – 24.31 %
• Manipur - 32.18%
• Jammu and Kashmir - 17.84%
• West Bengal - 33.45 %
• Tamil Nadu - 30.62 %.
• Uttar Pradesh – 24.31 %
• Manipur - 32.18%
Voting percentage till 11 o'clock in the morning:
• Jammu and Kashmir - 17.84%
• West Bengal - 33.45 %
• Tamil Nadu - 30.62 %.
• Uttar Pradesh – 24.31 %
• Manipur - 32.18%
• Jammu and Kashmir - 17.84%
• West Bengal - 33.45 %
• Tamil Nadu - 30.62 %.
• Uttar Pradesh – 24.31 %
• Manipur - 32.18%
In West Bengal, a 22-year-old BJP Yuva Morcha member Sisupal Sahis was found hanging from a tree in Senabana village of Arsha (Purulia) today. Police have started an investigation. Deceased's family members alleged that TMC has killed the man though TMC leadership and minister said that they are not at all involved with this case . The youth's father also a panchayat member of local panchayat.Huge police force deployed at the village.
In Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, District Magistrate serves notice to BJP’s Bhola Singh. He is detained and prohibited from going to any polling booth with immediate effect. Earlier, he was stopped from entering polling booth and was let in after his 'called' to DM. Reports also suggest that Bhola Singh was wearing a band with a lotus on it, which is party symbol of BJP. It is also said that he was allegedly taking "blessings" of the voters going to cast vote at the polling booth. This is a violation of the model code of conduct.
A 95-year-old man died while waiting in a queue to vote in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha. The man was waiting for his turn at Kansamari booth in the Aska Lok Sabha seat when he suddenly collapsed.
In Maharashtra, polling has temporarily halted at booth number 217 in Solapur's Shastri Nagar due to fault in Electronic Voting Machine.
In Maharashtra, polling has temporarily halted at booth number 217 in Solapur's Shastri Nagar due to fault in Electronic Voting Machine.
In Maharashtra, polling has temporarily halted at booth number 217 in Solapur's Shastri Nagar due to fault in Electronic Voting Machine.
A poll surveillance team has seized Rs 19 lakh cash from a car in Thane city of Maharashtra. The team intercepted the car, belonging to an architect, Durgesh Nadkarni, in Kolshet area on Wednesday and found the cash in it, it said in a release. Nadkarni claimed he was carrying the cash to some construction sites in Navi Mumbai area for payment to workers. The Income Tax department has been informed about the seizure and its officials will take further action in the matter.
Voting percentage till 8 o'clock in the morning:
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
Voting percentage till 8 o'clock in the morning:
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
Voting percentage till 8 o'clock in the morning:
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
Voting percentage till 8 o'clock in the morning:
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
Voting percentage till 8 o'clock in the morning:
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
• Assam - 9.51 %
• Bihar - 7.83 (Bihar has come to 9 o'clock - 12.27%)
• Jammu-Kashmir - 0.99 %
• Karnataka - 1.14 %
• Maharashtra - 0.85 %
• Manipur - 1.78 %
• Odisha - 2.15 %
• Tamilnadu - 0.81 %
• Uttar Pradesh - 3.99 %
• West Bengal - 0.55 %
• Chhattisgarh - 7.75 %
• Puducherry - 1.62 %
Cab aggregator Ola will be providing free rides to persons with disabilities (PWD) to the polling booths in association with the Election authorities in a bid to increase voter participation in the Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka. The company said it has partnered with the office of the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer and others, including the civic bodies in various cities in this regard.
Cab aggregator Ola will be providing free rides to persons with disabilities (PWD) to the polling booths in association with the Election authorities in a bid to increase voter participation in the Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka. The company said it has partnered with the office of the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer and others, including the civic bodies in various cities in this regard.
In Maharashtra, Beed DM Astik Kr Pandey said that five places have reported EVM and VVPAT malfunction since morning in Beed constituency. Those are Georai, Mazalgaon, Kej, Ashti, Parali. However all those machines have been replaced immediately and polling is going smoothly at all locations.
The fight for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Puducherry is expected to be mainly between the ruling Congress, which has put up former Speaker V Vaithilingam and the opposition AINRC's K Narayanasamy. The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven-phases for 543 seats on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, and counting will be on May 23.
The fight for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Puducherry is expected to be mainly between the ruling Congress, which has put up former Speaker V Vaithilingam and the opposition AINRC's K Narayanasamy. The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven-phases for 543 seats on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, and counting will be on May 23.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday questioned chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visits to temples. She said that it was a violation of the Election Commission ban order imposed on him by the poll panel. The Election Commission on Monday (April 15) had barred UP CM Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72-hours starting 6 am on Tuesday (April 16) for his communal remarks.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday questioned chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visits to temples. She said that it was a violation of the Election Commission ban order imposed on him by the poll panel. The Election Commission on Monday (April 15) had barred UP CM Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72-hours starting 6 am on Tuesday (April 16) for his communal remarks.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday questioned chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visits to temples. She said that it was a violation of the Election Commission ban order imposed on him by the poll panel. The Election Commission on Monday (April 15) had barred UP CM Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72-hours starting 6 am on Tuesday (April 16) for his communal remarks.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday questioned chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visits to temples. She said that it was a violation of the Election Commission ban order imposed on him by the poll panel. The Election Commission on Monday (April 15) had barred UP CM Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72-hours starting 6 am on Tuesday (April 16) for his communal remarks.
In West Bengal, polling is yet to begin at booth number 29/134 at Islampur Hindi FP School of Uttar Dinajpur, in Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, as the EVM at the booth is not functioning.
Five seats in Assam will see polling today and one seat in Manipur. In West Bengal, the EC has deployed 194 companies of central forces in the three constituencies going to polls to cover 80 per cent of the 5,390 booths for free and fair polling.
Fate of 68 candidates will be decided in Bihar by 86.01 lakh voters across Bhagalpur, Banka, Kishanganj, Katihar and Purnea Lok Sabha constituencies.
In Assam, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine not working properly at a polling station in Silchar. Polling officers trying to fix it.
Cinestars Hema Malini and Raj Babbar are among the 85 candidates from Uttar Pradesh, whose electoral fate will be decided today. The eight Lok Sabha seats, where polling is being held, were won by the BJP in 2014. There was lot of drama during electioneering as several leaders like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union minister Maneka Gandhi, BSP chief Mayawati and SP leader Azam Khan made controversial remarks, prompting the Election Commission to bar them from campaigning for varying periods over violations of the moral code of conduct.
A total of 179 candidates are in the fray in Maharashtra in the 10 constituencies spread in parts of Vidarbha and Marathwada regions. Former chief ministers Ashok Chavan and Sushilkumar Shinde of Congress are contesting from Nanded and Solapur seats respectively.
It is a high-stakes battle for the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka as any adverse result is likely to have an impact on the longevity of the coalition government in the state. The BJP is determined to improve its tally compared to last time riding on the Modi wave.
It is a high-stakes battle for the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka as any adverse result is likely to have an impact on the longevity of the coalition government in the state. The BJP is determined to improve its tally compared to last time riding on the Modi wave.
In Odisha, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik is contesting from his home turf Hinjili in Ganjam district and Bijepur in Bargarh. Among others, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Oram of the BJP, BJD's Rajya Sabha MPs Prasanna Acharya and Achyut Samant, BJP nominee and three-time MP Kharabela Swain are inthe fray in the Lok Sabha polls. Even though security was heightened, Maoists gunned down a polling officer in Kandhamal district of Odisha Wednesday when she was leading a team of poll personnel to a booth in Phulbani assembly segment.
Of the 95 constituencies, the AIADMK holds the maximum of 36 seats, followed by the BJP with 27 seats. The Congress had won 12 of these seats in 2014, the Shiv Sena and the BJD 4 each, the JD-S and the RJD two each and the AIUDF, the NCP, the JD-U, the PDP, the AINRC, the PMK, the CPI-M and the TMC one seat each.
Of the 95 constituencies, the AIADMK holds the maximum of 36 seats, followed by the BJP with 27 seats. The Congress had won 12 of these seats in 2014, the Shiv Sena and the BJD 4 each, the JD-S and the RJD two each and the AIUDF, the NCP, the JD-U, the PDP, the AINRC, the PMK, the CPI-M and the TMC one seat each.
Of the 95 constituencies, the AIADMK holds the maximum of 36 seats, followed by the BJP with 27 seats. The Congress had won 12 of these seats in 2014, the Shiv Sena and the BJD 4 each, the JD-S and the RJD two each and the AIUDF, the NCP, the JD-U, the PDP, the AINRC, the PMK, the CPI-M and the TMC one seat each.
Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu are the first ever after the demise of Dravidian stalwarts J Jayalalithaa of AIADMK and M Karunanidhi of the DMK.
Voting begins for second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in 95 constituencies, across 11 states and 1 union territory.
In Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have deployed over 80 companies for election duty in the twin constituencies of Srinagar and Udhampur. Today's polling in Srinagar will be keenly watched within and outside Kashmir as the constituency recorded an all-time low of 7.2 per cent voter turn out in the 2017 bye-election, marred by violence on polling day that left nine people dead and scores of others injured.
Jammu & Kashmir: Mobile internet services have been snapped in Srinagar and other parts of the valley as a precautionary measure, as Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary constituencies go to vote today in the second phase of Lok Sabha election.
The EC had announced postponement of polling in Tripura (East) Lok Sabha seat to the third phase on April 23, saying the prevailing law-and-order situation there is not conducive for holding free and fair polls.
Besides Tamil Nadu, polling will also be held in 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one seat each in Manipur and Puducherry.
Lok Sabha election to the Vellore constituency was cancelled on Tuesday following recovery of huge amount of cash allegedly from a DMK candidate's office a few days ago. Also, election was scheduled to be held in one seat in Tripura but the Election Commission in a late night order postponed polling till April 23 citing law and order situation.