LS Polls 2019 Phase 1 voting HIGHLIGHTS: 61% voter turnout in T'gana, 80% in Andhra, 56% in Maha
Lok Sabha Election voting HIGHLIGHTS: Constituencies in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal also go to the polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha election.
ABP News Bureau
Last Updated:
16 Apr 2019 03:39 PM
There have been some incidents where EVMs have been damaged. 6 incidents in Andhra Pradesh, 5 in Arunachal Pradesh, 1 in Bihar, 2 in Manipur and 1 in West Bengal: Election Commission
Voters in great number fearlessly used their franchise in Shyamgiri (in Bastar's Dantewada district) polling station. Turnout was 77% in this polling station, Election Commission official said during a press conference.
Voter turnout: Sikkim (1 seat) - 69%, Mizoram (1 seat) - 60%, Nagaland (1 seat) - 78%, Manipur (1 seat) - 78.2%, Tripura (1 seat) - 81.8%, Assam (5 seats) - 68%, West Bengal (2 seats) - 81%. Final turnout is expected to rise.
Voter turnout: Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1 seat) - 70.67%, Andhra Pradesh (25 seats) - 66%, Chhattisgarh (1 seat) - 56%, Telangana (17 seats) - 60%, Uttarakhand (5 seats) - 57.85%, Jammu & Kashmir (2 seats) - 54.49%. Final turnout is expected to rise.
We have been successful in conducting the first phase of polls in a free, fair & peaceful manner. There has been no untoward incident whatsoever reported in the polls. The failure rate of EVMs has been under 1%: Surendra Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Odhisha told news agency ANI.
Two security personnel have been injured in an IED blast and firing by naxals in Etapalli of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra when they were returning to the base camp along with the polling party today. The injured jawans are being brought to Nagpur.
Voter turnout till 5 PM in Bihar was 50.26%; in Telangana: 60.57%; in Meghalaya: 62%; in Uttar Pradesh: 59.77%; in Manipur: 78.20%; in Lakshadweep: 65.9% and in Assam: 68%.
For the 400-odd voters of Jorafarm in Jammu and Kashmir, the last village on the Indian side of the International Border with Pakistan, the party of choice may vary but their expectations from the new government are same -- lasting peace and development.
At least four persons were hurt Thursday as supporters of National Conference and Peoples Conference clashed at a polling station in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, news agency PTI reported.
Since the votes will be counted on May 23, 2019, ie. after 42 days, special measures are needed to ensure that EVMs remain safe, untouched and inaccessible from all kinds of tampering or manipulation: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy
The Congress in Telangana on Thursday demanded that security of strong rooms, where Electronic Voting Machines used in the Lok Sabha polls are kept, be assigned either to the Army or CRPF.
50.26 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Bihar till 5 PM. Polling to be concluded shortly across the country.
Election commission which acted actively in transferring the officials; could not maintain EVMs & VVPATs. They have failed. You had to face troubles in the scorching heat. I am very disappointed and feeling bad for it. However I once again appeal to all of you to cast your votes: Chandrababu Naidu
Nagaland see 73 per cent voter turnout till 4 pm, whereas Meghalaya records 75 per cent turnout till 5 pm.
Bihar: EVMs and VVPATs in Jamui district are now being taken to the strong room as the polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections has concluded there, reports news agency ANI.
One Naxal killed in encounter with security forces in Orchha. One Special Task Force (STF) constable sustained injuries; he is out of danger. Body of the Naxal recovered along with a country made pistol,a knife,a pitthu bag and other incriminating materials: ANI reported.
No voting took place at as many as 6 booth of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district in Odisha due to threat by naxals, Chief Electoral Officer informed.
Polling for seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and the Naxal-affected Bastar constituency in neighbouring Chhattisgarh came to an end.
Voter turnout in first phase of Lok Sabha election 2019 till 3 pm is as follow:
Lakshadweep - 51.25 per cent
Uttarakhand - 46.59 per cent
Manipur - 68.90 per cent
Nagpur - 38.35 per cent
Lakshadweep - 51.25 per cent
Uttarakhand - 46.59 per cent
Manipur - 68.90 per cent
Nagpur - 38.35 per cent
Troops of 113 Battalion CRPF were fired upon while they were returning from booth number 283 in Tumrikasa Village of Gadchiroli's Dhanora at 4 pm, the troop retaliated. No injuries/loss has been reported, ANI quoted Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
In Uttar Pradesh today, the police and administration stopped members of Dalit community from casting votes. We have registered complaint with Election Commission regarding this and requested immediate action. We've told EC that higher-ups had a hand in this: Satish Chandra Mishra, BSP
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis cast his vote for the Lok Sabha election at Dharampeth Hindi High School polling booth in Nagpur on Thursday. Union minister and sitting MP Nitin Gadkari is facing Congress' Nana Patole in Nagpur constituency.
There were reports of violence from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh while the chiefs of several parties, including TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu, AAP's Arvind Kejriwal and PDP's Mehbooba Mufti, came forward to complain about administrative and other lapses.
Election 2019 kicked off to a troubled start on Thursday with two people being killed in clashes in Andhra Pradesh, an IED blast in Maharashtra, reports of EVM glitches and multiple complaints from voters about their names not being on the electoral list.
Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded 46.17 per cent turnout till 3 pm in Jammu and Baramulla constituencies, where voting is underway in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, even as there were protests over defective EVMs in some areas, officials said.
The apple town of Sopore, a hotbed of separatists and militancy with a reputation of remaining indifferent to electoral politics, saw a slight improvement in turnout during polling for Baramulla Lok Sabha seat during the first phase of voting on Thursday, news agency PTI reported.
One Maoist has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Narayanpur district falling under Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) registers a complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) demanding action against R Thukral, Media Advisor to Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh, for violating model of code of conduct by posting Congress party press releases on social media.
Saharanpur recorded 54.18 per cent polling, Kairana 52.40 per cent, Muzaffarnagar 50.60 per cent, Bijnor 50.80 per cent, Meerut 51 per cent, Baghpat 51.20 per cent, Ghaziabad 47 per cent and Gautam Buddh Nagar 49.72 per cent.
Brisk polling was recorded in eight parliamentary constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls Thursday, with an estimated 50 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm, an official said.
The people in queue in Dinahata sub-division of Coochbehar district are voting as Indian citizens for the first time. The Enclave Settlement with Bangladesh had added 9,776 “new Indians” to #WestBengal’s voter list in 2015.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Andhra Pradesh was 55%, in Arunachal Pradesh was 50.87% and in Sikkim was 55%, reported news agency ANI.
An elderly voter went to caste her vote in Town High School polling booth at Coochbehar Constituency in West Bengal on 11.04.2019. (Image: PIB Twitter)
An elderly voter went to caste her vote in Town High School polling booth at Coochbehar Constituency in West Bengal on 11.04.2019. (Image: PIB Twitter)
According to news agency ANI, At least, 10 electronic voting machines (EVMs) were replaced when discrepancies were detected during their mock trial here before the beginning of the polling.
After former chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed in a tweet that the button corresponding to the Congress symbol was not working in many EVMs in Poonch on Thursday, District Election Officer (DEO) Rahul Yadav said that the faulty EVMs have been replaced.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Lakshadweep stood at 51.25%, in Uttarakhand at 46.59%, in Manipur at 68.90%, in Maharashtra’s Nagpur at 38.35% and in Uttar Pradesh 50.86%.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Mizoram is 55.20%. In Tripura West parliamentary constituency, 68.65% turnout recorded and 69.94% in West Bengal.
Several voters took to Twitter and shared images Claiming that the indelible ink used for voting by the Election Commission (EC) is getting washed off with just a simple hand wash. Electoral ink, indelible ink, electoral stain or phosphoric ink is a semi-permanent ink or dye that is applied to the forefinger of voters during elections in order to prevent electoral fraud such as double voting. Once applied, the ink cannot be removed by any chemical, detergent, soap or oil for several weeks.
A YSRCP worker has been taken to a hospital after he was injured in a clash which broke out between YSRCP and TDP workers at a polling station in Jammalamadugu Mandal of Kadapa district today.
People should vote for those persons, irrespective of their party affiliations, who can really work in the interest of the people, says Kalung Pinky, who cast her vote at a polling booth in Arunachal Pradesh. Another first time voter Yari Nabam who cast her vote at Arunudaya Higher Secondary School at Vivek Vihar in Itanagar, said she wants a stable government in the state this time.
Bihar: 38.50% voting recorded in Aurangabad, 44% in Gaya, 43% in Nawada and 41.34% in Jamui, till 3 pm.
Naxals triggered an IED blast near a polling booth in Maharashtra's Gadchroli district Thursday while voting for the Lok Sabha poll was underway, police said. There were no casualties, a police official said.
According to news agency ANI, the voter turnout till 3 pm in Mizoram is 55.20%, in Tripura West parliamentary constituency is 68.65% and in West Bengal is 69.94%
BSF personnel fired in the air at a polling booth here on Thursday as some people, who were not carrying their identity cards, tried to forcibly enter the premises to cast their votes, police said.
In Mizoram, 15 special polling booths have been set up in Kanhmun at Mizoram-Tripura border for Bru (Reang) refugees who are living in camps in Tripura.
At a polling booth in Nawada district in Bihar, some people were stopping voters to exercise their franchise. After the incident was reported, district officials along with security forces reached the spot and removed the antisocial elements from there.
According to a recent report by news agency ANI, as many as three people were reported dead and 9 injured after a tractor overturned near Shankarpur village in Gadchiroli in Naharashtra today. The victims were returning to their village after casting their votes.
For Nagaland, the voter turnout at 1 PM is 57%. Altogether 12,13,777 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect their representatives from among five nominees in the lone Lok Sabha seat.
For Nagaland, the voter turnout at 1 PM is 57%. Altogether 12,13,777 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect their representatives from among five nominees in the lone Lok Sabha seat.
Elections turn violent in Andhra Pradesh as one killed after TDP, YSR Congress workers clash during voting.
Elections turn violent in Andhra Pradesh as one killed after TDP, YSR Congress workers clash during voting.
In wake of people try to allegedly vote without voter ID card in UP’s Kairana, BSF fired rounds in the air as a warning signal. Voting percentage in Kairana was 11 % in the first two hours.
In wake of people try to allegedly vote without voter ID card in UP’s Kairana, BSF fired rounds in the air as a warning signal. Voting percentage in Kairana was 11 % in the first two hours.
L Venkateshwar Loo, Chief Election Officer of Uttar Pradesh, refutes allegations by BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan allegeing fake voting in Muzaffarnagar through burqas. Balyan had said - Faces of women in burkhas are not being checked and I allege that fake voting is being done. If not looked into, I will demand a repoll.
At 11 am the voter turnout for Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency is 41%
Over 24 per cent polling has been recorded till 11 am in the eight Lok Sabha seats of western Uttar Pradesh in the first leg of the seven-phased general elections.
Over 24 per cent polling has been recorded till 11 am in the eight Lok Sabha seats of western Uttar Pradesh in the first leg of the seven-phased general elections.
Clashes broke out between workers of Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress at various places in Andhra Pradesh even as technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines hampered the poll process at numerous polling booths as voting got underway for 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly seats.
The eight Lok Sabha constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, where polling is being held in the first of the seven-phase general elections, registered 11.40 per cent voter turnout till 9 am. The electoral fate of three Union ministers, V K Singh (Ghaziabad), Satyapal Singh (Baghpat) and Mahesh Sharma (Gautam Buddha Nagar), will be determined in this phase.
Chhattisgarh: Villagers in Dantewada turnout in large numbers to cast their votes for Lok Sabha Elections 2019. On 9th April, BJP MLA Bheema Mandvi and four PSOs lost their lives in a naxal attack in Dantewada.
• Polling percentage in Chhattisgarh is 10.2% till 9.00 am
• For Arunachal Pradesh, till 9 AM there was 13.3% polling.
• For Lakshadweep, the polling percentage was 9.83% up to 9 am.
• Fir Mizoram voting percentage at 9 am 17.5 percent.
• For Assam, the voting percentage at 9 AM 10.2%.
• At 9 am voting percentage is 5.83 % for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• 9 am the poll percentage in Telangana is 10.6 percent.
• For Arunachal Pradesh, till 9 AM there was 13.3% polling.
• For Lakshadweep, the polling percentage was 9.83% up to 9 am.
• Fir Mizoram voting percentage at 9 am 17.5 percent.
• For Assam, the voting percentage at 9 AM 10.2%.
• At 9 am voting percentage is 5.83 % for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• 9 am the poll percentage in Telangana is 10.6 percent.
News agency IANS reported that around 25 per cent voting was recorded in the first three hours of polling for the West Tripura parliamentary constituency in Tripura.
An estimated 10.2 per cent voters on Thurday exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in five parliamentary constituencies in Assam. Voting is also underway in 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, 32 in Sikkim and 28 seats in Odisha. Polling in all the Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Uttarakhand (5), Meghalaya (2) and Arunachal Pradesh (2) besides lone seats in Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep is being held. Eight seats in Uttar Pradesh, seven in Maharashtra, six in Bihar, four in Odisha, two each in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal and one seat in Chhattisgarh are also going to polls.
In Assam, an IED has been detected at an oil pipeline passing through a tea garden at Duliajan under Dibrugarh district. Security has been tightened in all the 9,574 polling booths and there are no reports of any untoward incident from anywhere so far.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi says - You vote today for the soul of India. For her future. Vote wisely. Referring to promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before assuming power, Gandhi reminded voters that instead of jobs and Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people, the Modi government has given them "no jobs, distrust, violence, hate and fear". "You vote today for the soul of India. For her future. Vote wisely," he said on Twitter.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi says - You vote today for the soul of India. For her future. Vote wisely. Referring to promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before assuming power, Gandhi reminded voters that instead of jobs and Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people, the Modi government has given them "no jobs, distrust, violence, hate and fear". "You vote today for the soul of India. For her future. Vote wisely," he said on Twitter.
#LokSabhaElections2019 : 21% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Nagaland parliamentary constituency.
Union Minister and Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate Dr. Sanjiv Balyan says faces of women in burkhas are not being checked and I allege that fake voting is being done. If not looked into, I will demand a repoll
11 per cent voting recorded in Uttar Pradesh's Bagpat.
Andhra Pradesh Police defused an IED planted by Maoists enroute Peddabailu polling station in Visakhapatnam district. High after incidents in Chhattisgarh, Odisha. All booths in Paderu, Araku, Rampachodavaram declared very sensitive.
In many places electronic voting machines (EVMs) had glitches resulting in some delay in polling in Andhra Pradesh. State Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said there were complaints about technical glitches in EVMs in about 50 places. Technical teams were on the job to rectify the defects and enable polling, he added. There are a total of 3,93,45,717 registered voters in the state, including 1,94,62,339 male, 1,98,79,421 female and 3,957 transgenders. Of the total, 10.15 lakh are first-time voters in the age group 18-19. As many as 2,118 and 319 candidates are in the fray for 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats respectively. Polling would end at 5 pm in the Left-wing extremism-affected areas, mostly those bordering Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
In many places electronic voting machines (EVMs) had glitches resulting in some delay in polling in Andhra Pradesh. State Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said there were complaints about technical glitches in EVMs in about 50 places. Technical teams were on the job to rectify the defects and enable polling, he added. There are a total of 3,93,45,717 registered voters in the state, including 1,94,62,339 male, 1,98,79,421 female and 3,957 transgenders. Of the total, 10.15 lakh are first-time voters in the age group 18-19. As many as 2,118 and 319 candidates are in the fray for 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats respectively. Polling would end at 5 pm in the Left-wing extremism-affected areas, mostly those bordering Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Mobile internet services were suspended on Thursday in Kashmir as a security measure on the day of the first phase of polls.
News agency ANI reported that EVM not working in Visakhapatnam while in Krishna (AP), VVPATS jammed in polling booth No. 131.
News agency ANI reported that EVM not working in Visakhapatnam while in Krishna (AP), VVPATS jammed in polling booth No. 131.
Today, two seats each in West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya will see polling in the first phase. Lone Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 11 include Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep.
Today, two seats each in West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya will see polling in the first phase. Lone Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 11 include Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep.
Polls for all the five seats in Uttarakhand, which were won by the BJP in 2014, will be held the first phase. Prominent candidates from the Congress include Pritam Singh (Tehri), former CM Harish Rawat (Nainital) and senior BJP leader BC Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri from Pauri. Interesting contests are expected in Tehri, where BJP has pitted twice MP Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah against Pritam Singh, in Nanital where its senior leader Ajay Bhatt, who is making his poll debut, is pitted against Harish Rawat.
Voting begins for 91 constituencies in 20 states and union territories in the 1st phase. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, J&K, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, UP, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Lakshadweep go for elections today.
In Chhattisgarh where one Lok Sabha seat, Bastar, is going to polls, security has been tightened following a naxal attack in the constituency's Dantewada area on Tuesday. A BJP leader and four security personnel were killed.
In Bihar, four Lok Sabha seats will see polling on Thursday. LJP leader Chirag Paswan is contesting from Jamui reserved seat. He is the sitting MP and is locked in a virtual straight contest with Bhudeo Chaudhary of RLSP.
In Bihar, four Lok Sabha seats will see polling on Thursday. LJP leader Chirag Paswan is contesting from Jamui reserved seat. He is the sitting MP and is locked in a virtual straight contest with Bhudeo Chaudhary of RLSP.
PM Narendra Modi tweets- 2019 Lok Sabha elections commence today. I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
PM Narendra Modi tweets- 2019 Lok Sabha elections commence today. I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
BJP President Amit Shah tweets - As the voting for the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will begin today, i request each and every voter to come out and vote. The power of democracy lies in your single vote, your one vote will decide the future of this great nation.
BJP President Amit Shah tweets - As the voting for the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will begin today, i request each and every voter to come out and vote. The power of democracy lies in your single vote, your one vote will decide the future of this great nation.
In the North East, of the two seats in Arunachal Pradesh Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is seeking re-election from Arunachal West. Five seats in Assam will go to polls, with former CM Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav Gogoi testing poll waters from Kaliabor.
In Bihar, four Lok Sabha seats will see polling on Thursday. LJP leader Chirag Paswan is contesting from Jamui reserved seat. He is the sitting MP and is locked in a virtual straight contest with Bhudeo Chaudhary of RLSP.
Seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will go to polls, with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari locked in a battle with Congress's Nana Patole, a former BJP MP. Union minister and BJP leader, Hansaraj Ahir is seeking a fourth term from Chandrapur.
In Uttar Pradesh on eight seats the ruling BJP will clash with the newly-formed SP-BSP-RLD alliance. In Muzaffarnagar, RLD chief Ajit Singh will take on BJP's Sanjeev Balyan. His son Jayant Chaudhary is fielded against Union minister Satyapal Singh in Baghpat. Union ministers V K Singh and Mahesh Sharma are BJP candidates in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, respectively.
In Andhra Pradesh, this is the first general election in the state after the bifurcation of the state in 2014. Strong anti-incumbency, caste and corruption are the major factors that could determine the outcome of the elections to Lok Sabha and the state assembly as over 3.93 crore voters get to exercise their franchise.
In Andhra Pradesh, this is the first general election in the state after the bifurcation of the state in 2014. Strong anti-incumbency, caste and corruption are the major factors that could determine the outcome of the elections to Lok Sabha and the state assembly as over 3.93 crore voters get to exercise their franchise.
Voting for Assembly polls will be held in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and the first phase of Odisha. People will vote for all parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Telangana.
The stage is set for polling in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories where the first of seven-phased polls will begin shortly.
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New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of election in seven Lok Sabha seats in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories. In the first phase, People will vote for all parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Telangana.
Elections for all 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held simultaneously on April 11.
In Telangana, elections will be held on all 17 seats in the first phase.The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti is hoping to sweep the polls in alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, who is aiming for a fourth consecutive win from the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat.
In eight western Uttar Pradesh constituencies the ruling BJP will clash with the newly-formed SP-BSP-RLD alliance.
Polling in Uttarkhand's five Lok Sabha seats will be completed on April 11.
In Odisha four Lok Sabha and 28 assembly seats, including several naxal-hit areas, are going to polls.
In Assam, Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur constituencies will vote in the first phase.
Seven seats in Maharashtra, four in Bihar and two each in West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh will see polling in the first phase.
Lone Lok Sabha seats going to polls on April 11 include Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Chhattisgarh Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep.
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