Elections 2019 Phase 7 Highlights: Polling on 542 constituencies conclude with 60.21% turnout today

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Polling began on Sunday morning for 59 Lok Sabha seats in the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls to decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to retain the Varanasi seat in Uttar Pradesh.

Voting is underway 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.

Date of voting for the seventh phase – May 19, 2019
Number of seats going for polls – 59 seats
Number of states going for polls in the seventh phase – Eight states (seven states and one UT)
Voters’ turnout in 59 seats of the seventh phase in 2014 – 65 percent
Number of candidates in the seventh phase in 2019 – 918 candidates
Number of female candidates – 96 (11%) female candidates are contesting in the Lok Sabha Phase VII elections.
Number of total voters – 10,01,75,153 (10 crore voters)
Number of polling booths – 112,986 (1.12 lakh)

Stay tuned and keep refreshing this page for latest updates on Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7.

ABP News Bureau Last Updated: 19 May 2019 07:17 PM

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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...More

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.

19/05/2019 18:33:46

An estimated 70.54 per cent of the over 45.64 lakh electorate exercised their franchise in three Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth and final phase of polling in Jharkhand on Sunday.

19/05/2019 18:10:57

Total voter turnout till 6 pm: 60.21%

• Bihar- 49.92%

• Himachal Pradesh- 66.17%

• Madhya Pradesh- 69.38%

• Punjab- 58.81%

• Uttar Pradesh- 54.37%

• West Bengal- 73.05%

• Jharkhand- 70.50%

• Chandigarh- 63.57%

19/05/2019 17:58:40

19/05/2019 17:57:32

Narendra Modi government would return to power with absolute majority for the second time, said Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday while talking to reporters after casting her vote at a polling booth in Old Palasia in Indore.

19/05/2019 17:52:23

A man was brutally murdered in full public view allegedly by his neighbours following a heated exchange over some issue, even as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections was underway in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Sunday.

19/05/2019 17:43:48

Polling officials seal EVMs and VVPATs after polling concluded at polling station - 37 in Dumka, Jharkhand, reported news agency ANI.

19/05/2019 17:42:48

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Incidents of violence in West Bengal and clashes in Punjab were reported during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with 56.30 polling percentage being recorded till 5 pm in 59 seats.

19/05/2019 17:39:12

In a tragic incident, a woman on Sunday died of cardiac arrest while standing in queue at a polling booth in Chandora village, part of the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha seat, a poll officer said.

19/05/2019 17:37:49

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant, who cast his vote for the first time, expressed hope that people of Bihar will vote for Narendra Modi uncle and his father this time, news agency PTI reported.

19/05/2019 17:24:10

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Total voter turnout till 5 pm: 52.21%

• Bihar- 50.05%

• Himachal Pradesh- 58.10%

• Madhya Pradesh- 61.42%

• Punjab- 53.51%

• Uttar Pradesh- 49.04%

• West Bengal- 67.23%

• Jharkhand- 66.85%

• Chandigarh- 51.18%

19/05/2019 17:08:46

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About 70 per cent of votes have been polled till 3 pm in seven polling stations in Chandragiri assembly constituency under the Chittoor Lok Sabha segment of Andhra Pradesh, where re-poll is being held on Sunday.

19/05/2019 17:02:57

Anupam Hazra, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Jadavpur, alleges a special mark was put on TMC's symbol in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to misguide illiterate and semi-literate voters and indicate them to press that button. He told ANI: 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.

19/05/2019 17:01:53

Since morning the torture that BJP workers and CRPF have done during polling in our state, I have never seen it before: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee told reporters after casting his vote earlier today.

19/05/2019 16:55:17

19/05/2019 16:54:41

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh said the turnout of transgender voters in the seven Lok Sabha seats in the city might not be very high this time but hoped that things will improve in the future, reported news agency PTI.

19/05/2019 16:53:37

Faced with the onerous responsibility of choosing his member of parliament and the life-partner on the same day, a Manali resident Sunday refused to shy away from either and fulfilled both with aplomb.

19/05/2019 16:47:52

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The four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a turnout of 58.15 per cent till 3 pm on Sunday, officials said. Interestingly, a turnout of 132 per cent has been recorded in the world's highest polling station in Tashigang village of Lahaul and Spiti district.

19/05/2019 16:41:55

Around 59.38 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 4 pm on Sunday in the eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, an official said. Polling was underway since 7 am in the eight seats - Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa - in the fourth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state.

19/05/2019 16:29:02

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after casting her vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 at a polling station in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/jVDFPJytnh— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019

19/05/2019 16:20:28

Total voter turnout till 4 pm: 52.15%

• Bihar- 46.66%

• Himachal Pradesh- 56.55%

• Madhya Pradesh- 59.38%

• Punjab- 48.74%

• Uttar Pradesh- 46.58%

• West Bengal- 63.66%

• Jharkhand- 64.81%

• Chandigarh- 51.18%

19/05/2019 16:13:51

19/05/2019 16:11:57

Police official on polling duty allegedly attacked for stopping bogus voting at polling booth 49 in Arrah. ADM says: We received info of stone pelting but there has been no disturbance in voting, some ppl might have tried to create trouble, they've been chased out.

19/05/2019 16:05:43

19/05/2019 15:57:40

Some of the restaurants in Patna have decided to offer discounts to those customers who have voted on Sunday in the last phase of the general election.

19/05/2019 15:46:18

Former Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly casts his vote in West Bengal's Behala.

19/05/2019 15:41:45

One injured following clashes in two groups outside polling booth number 122 in Talwandi Sabo; police told news agency ANI that the poll violence took place here, one person opened fire. We've recorded statements and registered a case. Polling has resumed.

19/05/2019 15:40:33

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Total voter turnout till 3 pm: 43.04%

• Bihar- 36.20%

• Himachal Pradesh- 45.38%

• Madhya Pradesh- 46.85%

• Punjab- 40.76%

• Uttar Pradesh- 38.61%

• West Bengal- 51.83%

• Jharkhand- 55.88%

• Chandigarh- 37.50%

19/05/2019 15:02:56

Over 36 per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. In Varanasi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term, the voter turnout was 36.80 per cent. Violence erupted in Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency, from where state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Mahendra Nath Pandey is seeking re-election, when supporters of the saffron party and the Samajwadi Party clashed.

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19/05/2019 15:00:32

Here is a state-wise break-up of polling taking place today in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. (Image Courtesy: KBK by PIB)

19/05/2019 15:00:16

Here is a state-wise break-up of polling taking place today in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. (Image Courtesy: KBK by PIB)

19/05/2019 14:58:50

RJD leader Lalu Yadav's rebel son Tej Pratap has denied that his personal security guards thrashed a video journalist in Patna. He called it a conspiracy to kill him.

19/05/2019 14:53:11

19/05/2019 14:52:09

The BJP Sunday urged the Election Commission to order the presence of central armed police forces in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct period ends, as it expressed concern that the state's ruling TMC may target a section of voters after polling is over, reported news agency PTI.

19/05/2019 14:51:10

Around 47 percent of the electorate had cast their votes in the by-polls to four Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu on Sunday till 1 PM, a senior official said.

19/05/2019 14:41:25

Voting is also in progress for by-elections to four Assembly constituencies in Bengal, necessitated due to
resignations by sitting MLAs who are contesting the parliamentary polls.

19/05/2019 14:40:16

19/05/2019 14:39:57

An estimated 49.70 per cent of over 1.49 crore electorate exercised their franchise till 1 pm in nine Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal on Sunday, amid reports of EVM glitches and stray incidents of violence.

19/05/2019 14:39:04

Over 45 per cent turnout was recorded in the first six hours of polling on Sunday in four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh where five MLAs are among 45 candidates in the fray.

19/05/2019 14:35:23

19/05/2019 14:13:17

Fear bloodbath by TMC after voting gets over, says Sitharaman

19/05/2019 14:13:30

Fear bloodbath by TMC after voting gets over, says Sitharaman

19/05/2019 14:03:23

Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh: There is no war of words with Navjot Singh Sidhu, if he is ambitious, it's fine, people have ambitions. I have known him since childhood, I have no difference of opinion with him. He probably wants to become CM and replace me, that is his business

19/05/2019 14:02:52

Total voter turnout till 2pm: 41.41%

• Bihar- 36.20%

• Himachal Pradesh- 43.68%

• Madhya Pradesh- 46.03%

• Punjab- 37.89%

• Uttar Pradesh- 37.00%

• West Bengal- 49.79%

• Jharkhand- 52.89%

• Chandigarh- 37.50%

19/05/2019 13:45:06

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Total voter turnout till 10 am: 27.81%

• Bihar- 18.90%

• Himachal Pradesh- 28.77%

• Madhya Pradesh- 30.92%

• Punjab- 27.09%

• Uttar Pradesh- 24.76%

• West Bengal- 35.11%

• Jharkhand- 42.11%

• Chandigarh- 22.30%

19/05/2019 13:01:30

19/05/2019 12:31:14

BJP candidate's car ransacked in Nodakhali. BJP candidate of Diamond harbour Nilanjan Roy's car was ransacked allegedly by TMC. However, the candidate went unhurt. BJP has lodged complaint with EC

19/05/2019 12:19:00

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav indulged himself in a violence with journalists in Patna soon after he cast his vote. In the clash, his car was vandalised while he attacked the people from media.

19/05/2019 12:06:26

Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, cast their votes at booth number-134 in Amritsar.

19/05/2019 12:02:03

BJP MP candidate Anupam Hazra on Jadavpur violence in Bengal-

• This car is with us only. We took permission and permit of this car from the commission.

• The situation was very violent at the booths when we reached there.

• TMC was planning to do rigging at Jadavpur booths, as we reached there, TMC workers left with no option and they attacked our BJP worker, Mandal president and car.

• We have rescued three of our polling agents.

• We wouldn't have been spared if CISF were not deployed over there.

• TMC hooliganism is going on across the WB.

• They want that rigging will take place in every booth.

• They are not allowing people to vote for BJP.

19/05/2019 11:54:58

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on BJP Sadhvi Pragya Singh's statement 'Godse is patriot' had said, 'It is condemnable. What action the party takes is their internal matter. We should not tolerate such a statement.'

19/05/2019 11:43:20

BJP MP candidate Anupam Hazra in Jadavpur: TMC goons have beaten up a BJP mandal president, a driver&attacked a car. We also rescued our 3 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 ppl to vote

19/05/2019 11:33:42

Karnataka: One person has died in an explosion outside the residence of Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA, Munirathna, in Vyalikaval. Police is present at the spot, probe is underway.

19/05/2019 11:34:06

Karnataka: One person has died in an explosion outside the residence of Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA, Munirathna, in Vyalikaval. Police is present at the spot, probe is underway.

19/05/2019 11:24:49

BJP MP candidate Anupam Hazra at polling booth number 150/137 in Jadavpur: Women TMC workers with covered faces are casting proxy votes, it is difficult to establish their identity. When we raised objection to it, they created a ruckus at the polling station.

19/05/2019 11:24:18

19/05/2019 11:12:38

19/05/2019 11:06:45

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Badrinath Temple.

19/05/2019 11:04:24

Madhya Pradesh: Lok Sabha Speaker & BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan casts her vote at a polling booth in Indore.

19/05/2019 10:54:41

Agitators withdraw the roadblock after police reached the spot and promised them arranging proper security during vote.

19/05/2019 10:54:23

Voters blocked the road in Minakha alleging they could not cast their vote. The other voters are alleging that they are being stopped by miscreants to cast votes. The incident has happened in Minakha under Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency.

19/05/2019 10:44:18

West Bengal: Voters hold protest outside polling station number 189 in Basirhat, allege that TMC workers are not allowing them to cast their vote. BJP MP candidate from Basirhat, Sayantan Basu says, '100 people were stopped from voting. We will take them to cast their vote.'

19/05/2019 10:48:36

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19/05/2019 10:41:07

Himachal Pradesh: BJP MP Anurag Thakur and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal wait in queue outside a polling booth in Hamirpur, to cast their votes.

19/05/2019 10:35:29

Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur casts his vote at polling station number 36 in Mandi district.

19/05/2019 10:24:42

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress has written to EC, stating that election campaign for last phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls is over, surprisingly Narendra Modi's Kedarnath Yatra is being widely covered by the media for the last 2 days. This is a gross violation of model code of conduct, TMC further said.

19/05/2019 10:19:59

West Bengal: Mohammed Salim, CPI (Marxist) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, casts his vote at a polling booth in St. Thomas' Girls School, Kolkata.

19/05/2019 10:09:37

Total voter turnout till 10 am: 11.60%

• Bihar- 10.65%

• Himachal Pradesh- 11.44%

• Madhya Pradesh- 13.19%

• Punjab- 10.01%

• Uttar Pradesh- 10.35%

• West Bengal- 14.33%

• Jharkhand- 15.00%

• Chandigarh- 1.40%

19/05/2019 09:59:43

UP CM Yogi Adityanath: Elections are a festival in a democracy, the way people have participated in these elections is commendable. Compare UP and West Bengal, violence wasn't reported from UP in the last 6 phases of elections unlike West Bengal.

19/05/2019 09:55:51

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19/05/2019 09:51:23

Madhya Pradesh: A specially-abled woman, Sonu Mali casts her vote at polling booth no. 316 in Nanda Nagar, Indore.

19/05/2019 09:51:07

Madhya Pradesh: A specially-abled woman, Sonu Mali casts her vote at polling booth no. 316 in Nanda Nagar, Indore.

19/05/2019 09:54:57

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Voter Turnout:

Overall turnout till 9 am: 11.09%

Bihar: 10.65%

Himachal Pradesh: 6.36%

Madhya Pradesh: 12.90%

Punjab: 9.84%

Uttar Pradesh: 9.67%

West Bengal: 14.22%

Jharkhand: 15%

Chandigarh: 10.40%

19/05/2019 08:55:45

Bihar: Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad arrives to cast his vote at booth no. 77 in Patna Women's College.

19/05/2019 08:52:43

After casting the vote, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek emerged with criticism for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said 'Watever he (the PM) said in his meeting on 15 May in Diamond Harbour, he has to substantiate those statements with ample proof and justify what he said. If he fails to do so I'll sue him in the criminal and defamation cases. I'll drag him to the court and do the needful.'

19/05/2019 08:42:25

Uttarakhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at devotees at Kedarnath temple.

19/05/2019 08:40:23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged voters to step out and vote in record numbers. 'Today is the final phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. I urge all those voting in this phase to vote in record numbers. Your one vote will shape India's development trajectory in the years to come. I also hope first time voters vote enthusiastically,' PM Modi, who is seeking a re-election from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, tweeted.

19/05/2019 08:24:54

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew & TMC leader, Abhishek Banerjee casts his vote at polling booth no. 208 in South Kolkata Parliamentary Constituency.

19/05/2019 07:58:19

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

19/05/2019 07:56:09

Bihar: EVM malfunction reported at booth no.6 in Pant Nagar of Patna Sahib.

19/05/2019 07:54:07

Meanwhile, voting for the bypoll to the Panaji assembly constituency also began Sunday morning , which was necessitated due to the death of former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar in March.
Polling began at 7 am, officials said.

As many as 22,482 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the constituency which covers areas including the state capital and has 30 polling stations.

Parrikar, who passed away on March 17 battling pancreatic ailment, had represented the constituency for nearly two-and-a-half decades since 1994.
Six candidates, including two Independents, are in the fray for the bye-election.

19/05/2019 07:51:04

Voting is also being held in bypolls to four Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, two in Karnataka and the Panaji Assembly seat, which fell vacant after death of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

19/05/2019 07:49:08

Meanwhile, a day after Narendra Modi spent day at Kedarnath temple, PM is set to visit Bhadrinath on Sunday amid the seventh phase of voting for Lok Sabha elections.

19/05/2019 07:44:54

Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar: Elections should not be held over such a long duration, there was a long gap between each phase of voting. I will write to leaders of all parties to build a consensus on this.

19/05/2019 07:25:32

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar casts his vote at polling booth number 326 at a school in Raj Bhawan, Patna.

19/05/2019 07:24:45

Voting in Varanasi's Dafi polling booth is yet to begin as the EVM has crashed and the voters are waiting in the queue to cast their votes.

19/05/2019 07:18:17

In Punjab, more than 6 lakh voters in the union territory of Chandigarh will choose between sitting MP and BJP candidate Kirron Kher and former railway minister and Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal.

Actor turned politician Sunny Deol, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann are among other prominent candidates in the fray.

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

A conglomeration of several political outfits, the Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) led by AAP rebel Sukhpal Singh Khaira, is also contesting on all 13 seats while SAD (Taksali), breakaway faction of SAD, has fielded one candidate from Anandpur Sahib.

19/05/2019 07:14:37

In Uttar Pradesh, all eyes will be on Varanasi, where besides Modi, 25 other candidates are in fray. Modi's main challengers are Congress's Ajay Rai and SP-BSP grand alliance's nominee Shalini Yadav.

Union minister Manoj Sinha, Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey are seeking re-election from Ghazipur and Chandauli, respectively.

The BJP is contesting 11 Lok Sabha seats in this phase, while its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) is contesting Mirzapur, currently held by Union minister Anupriya Patel, and Robertsganj.

19/05/2019 07:03:56

UP CM Yogi Adityanath among early voters. Yogi cast his vote at booth no. 246 in Gorakhpur

19/05/2019 07:03:35

Voting begins for 59 parliamentary constituencies in the 7th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 across Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, MP, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chandigarh.

19/05/2019 07:00:12

West Bengal: Visuals from a polling station at Salt Lake Sector 1 as voting for Lok Sabha elections is set to begin shortly.

19/05/2019 06:57:35

PM contesting Lok Sabha elections in 15 years – It is after 15 years that any Prime Minister is contesting Lok Sabha elections. The last PM who contested election was Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2004 from Lucknow (Manmohan Singh did not contest Lok Sabha elections). PM Modi is also the eighth PM to be re-contesting from the same seat.

• Jawaharlal Nehru – Phulpur

• Indira Gandhi – Rae Bareli (1967 & 1971)

• Charan Singh – Baghpat (1977 & 1980)

• Rajiv Gandhi – Amethi (1984 & 1989)

• Chandrashekhar – Ballia (1989 & 1991) – Though he was PM for six months only

• Narsimha Rao – Nandyal (1991 & 1996) (Won the by-poll and then contested Nandyal and Behrampur in 1996)

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Lucknow (1998 & 1999)

• Narendra Modi – Varanasi (2014 & contesting in 2019)

19/05/2019 06:54:57

Previous year stats - Winner in 2014 – 59 seats in the seventh phase

• BJP – 33 seats

• SAD (ally of NDA) – 4 seats

• RLSP (then ally of NDA) – 2 seats

• Apna Dal (ally of NDA) – 1 seat

• Trinamool – 9 seats

• Congress – 3 seats

• AAP – 4 seats

• JDU – 1 seat

• JMM – 2 seats

19/05/2019 06:53:19

Jharkhand: People queue up outside polling station no.36, 37, 38 and 39 in Dumka Lok Sabha constituency, to cast their votes.

19/05/2019 06:52:11

West Bengal: People queue up outside polling station no. 152/41 and 152/47 in South Kolkata to cast their votes.

19/05/2019 06:47:43

Gorakhpur: Ahead of voting today, CM Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Gorakhnath Temple.

19/05/2019 06:43:11

Visuals of preparation at polling booth no.243-249 in Gorakhpur. CM Yogi Adityanath will cast his vote at booth no. 246 here.

19/05/2019 06:41:59

Punjab: Preparations are underway at polling station no.118 in Badal, Bathinda. The 7th and last phase of LokSabha Elections 2019 will begin at 7 AM today.

19/05/2019 06:40:12

In Uttar Pradesh, all eyes will be on Varanasi, where besides Modi, 25 other candidates are in fray. Modi's main challengers are Congress's Ajay Rai and SP-BSP grand alliance's nominee Shalini Yadav.

19/05/2019 06:39:47

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.

19/05/2019 06:36:57

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.

19/05/2019 06:36:29

Voting will be held in 59 constituencies across seven states and a union territory today
at 7 am in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections.