Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6 Highlights: Polling Concludes Across 6 States, 2 UTs With Total Turnout Of 58.86%
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6 2024 Highlights: Please follow the space for all the updates pertaining to the sixth and penultimate phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6 2024 Highlights: Please follow the space for all the updates pertaining to the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections that are being held on Saturday across 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories. The polling covers all seven seats in Delhi and the Jangal Mahal region in West Bengal.
Phase 6 voting is also taking place in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats in Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand, and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir. Simultaneously, polling is held for 42 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
Over 11.13 crore voters, comprising 5.84 crore male, 5.29 crore female, and 5,120 third-gender voters, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the sixth phase of polling in LS Elections. The Election Commission (EC) has deployed approximately 11.4 lakh polling officials across 1.14 lakh polling stations. With large parts of India experiencing a heatwave, the EC has directed election officials and state machineries to take adequate measures to manage the adverse impact of the hot weather.
Prominent candidates in this phase include Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Rao Inderjit Singh, and Krishan Pal Gurjar, BJP's Maneka Gandhi, Sambit Patra, Manohar Lal Khattar, and Manoj Tiwari, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, and Congress leaders Deepender Singh Hooda, Raj Babbar, and Kanhaiya Kumar.
The EC has urged voters to come out in greater numbers and vote with responsibility and pride, particularly reminding urban voters in Delhi, Gurugram, and Faridabad to participate and break the trend of urban apathy.
The fifth phase saw a voter turnout of 62.2 per cent in the 49 seats that went to polls on May 20.
In West Bengal, voting will be held in the tribal belt Jangal Mahal region, spanning five districts. This region, a hotspot for identity politics, sends eight representatives to the Lok Sabha. In the 2019 elections, the BJP won five of these seats, while the TMC secured three.
Soumendu Adhikari, brother of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, is contesting from Kanthi. In Tamluk, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay is running on a BJP ticket against TMC's Debangshu Bhattacharya, known for composing the "Khela Hobe" song for the party in the 2021 assembly polls.
In Delhi, an interesting fight is on the cards with the BJP and the INDIA bloc partners in direct, one-on-one contests across all seven seats. This is the first time the AAP and Congress have fielded joint candidates against the BJP. The AAP is contesting four seats, while Congress has fielded candidates in three seats.
In Uttar Pradesh, notable candidates include BJP's Maneka Gandhi in Sultanpur, contesting against Samajwadi Party's Ram Bhual Nishad and BSP's Uday Raj Verma. In Azamgarh, incumbent MP Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua is hoping to retain his seat against Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav.
In Jharkhand, Congress's Yashaswini Sahay, daughter of former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay, is contesting from Ranchi against BJP's Sanjay Seth. In Dhanbad, BJP's Dulu Mahato faces Congress's Anupama Singh.
Haryana is witnessing direct contests between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in most seats. Union ministers and former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar are among the prominent candidates.
In Jammu and Kashmir, multi-layer security arrangements have been put in place for the redrawn Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, which spans 18 assembly segments. Voting in this region was postponed due to adverse weather conditions, sparking allegations of favouritism.
Bihar will see 86 candidates contesting across eight seats, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) contesting in four constituencies, including Sheohar.
Six parliamentary constituencies in Odisha, along with 42 assembly seats, will also go to the polls on Saturday.
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An estimated voter turnout of 59.92 per cent was recorded in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories with the polling percentage in the Jangal Mahal region of West Bengal touching 78.27. Incidents of violence, including an alleged assault on a BJP candidate, minor clashes and protests were reported from West Bengal while there were instances of EVM malfunctioning at some places, including Delhi.
Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 63.30 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 54.03 per cent, Bihar 55.24 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir 53.38 per cent, Haryana 59.43 per cent, Odisha 61.44 and Delhi 56.12 per cent, according to the figures updated at 10.30 pm by the EC on its voter turnout app. (PTI Input)
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 6 LIVE: About 40% Migrant Kashmiri Pandits Turn Out To Vote In J&K's Anantnag-Rajouri
Nearly 40 per cent of migrant Kashmiri Pandits cast their ballots in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
This represents a significant increase in voter turnout compared to the 2019, 2014, and 2009 elections.
The completion of voting in Anantnag-Rajouri marks the end of the electoral process in the Union Territory, with polling already concluded in its four other constituencies.
"Nearly 40 per cent polling was registered by Kashmiri migrants for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency," Relief Commissioner Arvind Karwani told PTI.
He said that out of the 27,000 eligible voters in the community, around 40 per cent exercised their franchise. In terms of figures, more than 10,000 votes were cast. (PTI Input)
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Lok Sabha Elections Live Updates: Telangana MLC Bypoll On May 27
Bypoll to the Telangana Legislative Council from Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ constituency will be held on May 27 for which the campaign by contestants ended on Saturday.
The byelection was necessitated following the resignation of sitting BRS MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy who won the Assembly polls from the Jangaon constituency on November 30 last year.
The Congress party nominated Chinthapandu Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna and BJP fielded G Premender Reddy, while A Rakesh Reddy is BRS’ contestant.
Counting of votes will be taken up on June 5.
Over 4.6 lakh graduates from the constituency are expected to exercise their franchise. (PTI Input)
LS Polls: Rahul Gandhi, CJI Chandrachud, CEC Rajiv Kumar & Others Cast Their Votes | PICS
Lok Sabha Polls: Rahul Gandhi, CJI Chandrachud, CEC Rajiv Kumar & Others Cast Their Votes — IN PICs
CEC Rajiv Kumar with his family members flashes ink-marked finger after casting his vote during the 6th phase of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Source: PTI)
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