Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 Live Updates: Voting on 59 seats today in last phase of LS polls

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 Live Updates: The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, one of the most bitterly fought in recent memory, will come to a close today when polling will begin in 59 constituencies including in Varanasi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to retain the seat. Polling will be held in all 13 seats in Punjab and an equal number of seats in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and the lone seat Chandigarh. Over 10.01 crore voters are expected to decide the fate of 918 candidates. The Election Commission has set up more than 1.12 lakh polling stations for smooth conduct of polls. Stay tuned and keep refreshing this page for latest updates on Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 Live Updates: Voting will be held in 59 constituencies across seven states and a union territory today, May 19 in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. Over 10.1 crore voters will decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They will cast their ballot at over 1.12 lakh polling stations.

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.

While campaigning ended on Friday in six of the states, it ended on Thursday in West Bengal on the Election Commission's orders. In an unprecedented action, the poll panel on Wednesday curtailed the campaign period in West Bengal following violence involving BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Kolkata during a road show of BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday.