Long Queues At Polling Booths In States As Phase 1 Of Lok Sabha Elections Begins. In PICS

A woman carrying her infant waits for her turn to cast a vote at a polling booth in Chhattisgarh during the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. (Photo: X/@ECISVEEP)

People queue up at a polling booth ready to vote in Chhattisgarh in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024. (Photo: X/@ECISVEEP)

A voter holds out her finger marked with indelible ink Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya during Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1. (Photo: PTI)

Women show their Voter ID cards, as they stand at a polling booth in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: X/@ECISVEEP)

A first-time voter, Devaki, was happy to show off her finger marked with indelible ink in Dindori, MP. (Photo: X/@ECISVEEP)

People arrive at a polling station in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh during Phase 1 of Lok Sabha Polls. (Photo: PTI)

Long queues form at polling booths in Assam, early morning on Friday during Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha polls. (Photo: X/@ECISVEEP)