Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: At 59.06%, phase 6 records lowest voter turnout so far

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Former Haryana chief minister and BJP candidate for the Karnal Lok Sabha seat, Manohar Lal Khattar, exercised his right to vote as an early voter at a polling booth in Karnal, Haryana.

The Congress party has nominated Divyanshu Budhiraja as its candidate for this seat.

Speaking to the media, he said he feels privileged to have been the first voter at his booth and appealed to the electors to come out in large numbers. “I'm confident of my victory, but the voters will decide the margin,” Khattar said.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters on Saturday to cast their votes in large numbers, emphasizing that 'every vote counts'.

Taking to X, he said, “I urge all those who are voting in the 6th phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to vote in large numbers. Every vote counts; make yours count too! Democracy thrives when its people are engaged and active in the electoral process. I especially urge women voters and youth voters to vote in large numbers.”

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Voting in 58 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union Territories began at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: As India heads for its sixth phase of voting in the general elections, former Haryana CM and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda says, “I appeal to people of Haryana to exercise their right to vote and vote in large numbers.”

Ambala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, and Faridabad in Haryana are set for polls in Phase 6 today.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: As you prepare to participate in the sixth voting phase, remember to carry your Voter ID card to your designated polling stations. However, in cases where voters forget or misplace their Voter ID, they can still exercise their right to vote.

If a voter's name is listed but they don't have a Voter ID card, they can still vote by presenting alternative ID proofs or documents. Check the list of documents,

- Aadhaar card

- PAN (permanent account number) card

- Passbook issued by a bank or a post office, entailing the photograph

- Driving licence

- Passport

- Pension document for retired personnel

- Student identity cards issued by recognised educational institutions

- Service ID card issued by a state government, central government, PSU (public sector undertaking), including the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) job card

- A health insurance smart card issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment

- Authenticated Photo Voter Slip

- SC, ST, OBC certificates issued by competent authority

- Property documents such as pattas, registered deeds, etc. in the name of the voter

- Ration card

- Smart cards issued by the Registrar General of India under the scheme of National Population Register

- Certificate of physical disability by the competent authority

- Ex-servicemen CSD Canteen Card

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: On Saturday, polling will be held in 14 seats, featuring significant contests in Sultanpur and Azamgarh.

The Lok Sabha constituencies up for voting include Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, and Bhadohi.

Key candidates,

• In Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi, the BJP candidate, is vying for her ninth term in the Lok Sabha.
• In Allahabad, Neeraj Tripathi, son of former West Bengal governor Kesari Nath Tripathi, represents the BJP, challenging Ujjawal Raman Singh of the Congress.
• Azamgarh witnesses incumbent MP Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua from the BJP defending his seat against Dharmendra Yadav of the Samajwadi Party.
• Jaunpur features former Maharashtra minister Kripashankar Singh representing the BJP, competing against Babu Singh Khushwaha of the Samajwadi Party.
• Bhadohi showcases Lalitesh Pati Tripathi from the Trinamool Congress as a contender, while in Ambedkar Nagar, BJP's Ritesh Pandey is in contention against former minister Lalji Verma of the Samajwadi Party.
• In Sant Kabir Nagar, BJP's incumbent Praveen Nishad is up against Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad from the Samajwadi Party.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Ahead of the sixth phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 25, many parts of India are grappling with severe heatwave conditions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heatwaves in various northern and northwestern states, including Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana, until May 28.

The weather department has also issued a 'yellow' alert for Saturday, forecasting maximum temperatures to reach up to 44 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures to hover around 31 degrees Celsius. Full details here

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Since May 25 coincides with the fourth Saturday of the month, banks across all states and Union Territories will remain closed.

Meanwhile, voting is scheduled to occur in the states and Union Territories involved in Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha elections: Bihar (8 seats), Haryana (all 10 seats), Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat), Jharkhand (4 seats), Delhi (all 7 seats), Odisha (6 seats), Uttar Pradesh (14 seats), and West Bengal (8 seats).

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: All seven parliamentary seats in Delhi will vote in the sixth and penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections today.

In the national capital, the Election Commission has given approval to 162 candidates.

Delhi comprises the following parliamentary constituencies,

Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, and South Delhi. Follow Delhi Lok Sabha Election Live Updates

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Polling officers are preparing for voting, which is set to begin at 7 am at a polling booth in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Jharkhand is ready to vote again in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, May 25. Voting will occur in the Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi, and Jamshedpur constituencies.

The state is participating in four phases of the ongoing general elections. Previously, Jharkhand voted on May 13 and May 20 during the fourth and fifth phases, respectively. The state will vote again on May 25 and June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Voting will be conducted in 58 constituencies spanning seven states and one Union Territory today, marking the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

Both Delhi and Haryana will be voting entirely in this single phase.

Following today's voting, 57 seats will remain for the seventh and final phase. By the end of the day, elections will have been completed for 486 out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats.

Vote counting will take place on June 4, following the conclusion of the final phase of the election on June 1.