By-polls LIVE: 50% polling in Rajasthan's Dholpur

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New Delhi: Polling for by-election of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and 10 assembly constituencies in eight states is being held today. Here are latest updates:

• 50% polling in Rajasthan's Dholpur by-polls
• Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah cast their vote for Srinagar Lok Sabha by-poll
• Budgam(J&K): After Dalwan Pakerpora and Nasrullahpora, now clashes between protesters and security forces in Chadoora, four injured.
• J&K: Two dead, seven injured in clash between protesters and security personnel near polling station in Budgam's Dalwan Pakerpora.
• Bhind (MP): Car of Congress candidate vandalised, 2 people beaten up and booth captured.
• Congress blames BJP supporters for the incident.

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• Clash between protesters and Security personnel near polling station in Dalwan Pakerpora area of Budgam. Two injured.
• J&K: Petrol bombs hurled towards polling station in Budgam
• Four EVMs replaced due to fault in Bandhavgarh assembly by-poll, Madhya Pradesh
• Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken casts his vote in Rajouri Garden assembly seat by-poll

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• J&K: Voting underway for Srinagar Lok Sabha by-poll

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• Himachal Pradesh: Polling begins at Booth no.51 in Bhoranj assembly by-polls (Hamirpur district) after fault in EVM was rectified
• Karnataka: Voting underway for Nanjangud assembly seat
• Himachal Pradesh: Polling delayed at Booth no.51 in Bhoranj assembly by-polls (Hamirpur district) due to fault in EVM

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• EC removes 6 SHOs in Bhind, MP after receiving complaint from the Congress
• West Bengal: Voting has begun on Kanthi Dakshin seat in East Midnapore by-polls

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• Voting underway for Bandhavgarh assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh

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• Voting begins at 7 am

Nine candidates are in fray for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency where more than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for nearly 12.61 lakh voters. Internet services have also been shut down ahead of the polling. All the polling stations have been declared as either sensitive or hyper-sensitive keeping in mind threats perceptions. Meanwhile, voting for the by-election to the Rajouri Garden Assembly seat in New Delhi is underway. This election is being seen as a litmus test for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had won 67 seats in 70-member Delhi Assembly. In Madhya Pradesh, polling for by-election of the Bandhavgarh Assembly seat in Umaria district and Ater segment of Bhind is currently underway. In Himachal Pradesh, polling is taking place for Bhoranj seat. In West Bengal, voters will be using their right to elect their representative for Kanthi Dakshin Assembly seat. In Assam, polling is being held for Dhemaji constituency is underway. In Rajasthan, polling is being held for Dholpur Assembly. Here voters will exercise their franchise through VVPAT machines for the first time. In Karnataka, voters are electing their representatives for Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly segments. In Jharkhand, polling is also taking place for Litiparah Assembly seat today. The counting will take place on April 13 for all these seats.