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

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 6 Highlights: Voting concluded on 58 constituencies across six states and two Union Territories for Phase 6.

Key Events
  • 10:55 AM IST, May 25CEC Rajiv Kumar's appeal to public
  • 10:42 AM IST, May 25Low voter turnout in Delhi
  • 9:54 AM IST, May 25Cong leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi cast their votes in Delhi during Phase 6
  • 9:17 AM IST, May 25‘We appeal to people to come out,’ say JJP leaders Ajay Chautala and Naina Singh Chautala
  • 8:56 AM IST, May 25First voter in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch says ‘I voted to make my country Vishwaguru’
  • 8:48 AM IST, May 25Congress candidate from Delhi's Chandni Chowk Jai Prakash Agarwal
  • 8:37 AM IST, May 25Mehbooba Mufti sits on a protest in Anantnag
  • 8:11 AM IST, May 25Voters with inked fingers pose at selfie point at a polling station in UP's Pratapgarh
  • 8:02 AM IST, May 25‘Excited’ UP dy CM KP Maurya on voting process
  • 7:45 AM IST, May 25Hena Shahab, wife of gangster-politician late Mohammad Shahabuddin, arrives to cast her vote in Bihar
  • 7:40 AM IST, May 25Bansuri Swaraj casts her vote in Delhi
  • 7:31 AM IST, May 25Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan's appeal to voters after casting his vote
  • 7:21 AM IST, May 25Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, wife Lakshmi Puri cast vote in Delhi
  • 6:31 AM IST, May 25Key constituencies, candidates for Phase 6 in Uttar Pradesh
  • 6:23 AM IST, May 25Take precautions before heading to vote! IMD predicts heatwave conditions across India
  • 6:03 AM IST, May 25Delhi's all seven seats set for polls today
  • 5:44 AM IST, May 2558 constituencies with 889 candidates in fray set for Phase 6 polls today
Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the sixth phase of voting
Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station during the sixth phase of voting

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 6 Highlights: Polling for the sixth phase of general elections concluded in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories, including all seven seats in Delhi. Voter turnout across six states and two Union Territories during Phase 6 polling has been recorded at approximately 58.84 per cent, according to the Voter Turnout App of the Election Commission.

A total of 889 candidates are competing in this phase. The Commission has made 12 alternative documents, in addition to the Voter ID card (EPIC), available for identity verification at polling stations. Liquor shops in all polling areas, including Delhi, Faridabad, and Gurugram, are closed due to dry day restrictions, which will remain in effect until 6 pm today.

Five voting phases of the Lok Sabha elections have been completed as of May 20.

Key candidates in Phase 6

Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP): Karnal, Haryana

Bansuri Swaraj (BJP): New Delhi

Manoj Tiwari (BJP) and Kanhaiya Kumar (Congress): North East Delhi

Maneka Gandhi (BJP): Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Dinesh Lal Yadav (BJP) and Dharmendra Yadav (SP): Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Sambit Patra (BJP): Puri, Odisha

Naveen Jindal (BJP): Kurukshetra, Haryana

Raj Babbar (Congress) and Rao Inderjit Singh (BJP): Gurgaon, Haryana

Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP): Tamluk seat, West Bengal

Constituencies going for polls today

State/UTConstituenciesVoter turnout (%)
DelhiChandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi54.32
Uttar PradeshSultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domriyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, Bhadohi54.02
HaryanaAmbala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Faridabad58.14
West BengalTamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur78.19
JharkhandGiridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur62.16
BiharValmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj (SC), Siwan, Maharajganj52.80
OdishaBhubaneswar, Puri, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar (SC), Cuttack, Sambalpur59.72
Jammu & KashmirAnantnag-Rajouri51.41

Head to the relevant polling booth to cast your vote if you belong to any of the above constituencies.

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A total of 889 candidates are competing in this phase. The Commission has made 12 alternative documents, in addition to the Voter ID card (EPIC), available for identity verification at polling stations. Liquor shops in all polling areas, including Delhi, Faridabad, and Gurugram, are closed due to dry day restrictions, which will remain in effect until 6 pm today.

Five voting phases of the Lok Sabha elections have been completed as of May 20.

Key candidates in Phase 6

Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP): Karnal, Haryana

Bansuri Swaraj (BJP): New Delhi

Manoj Tiwari (BJP) and Kanhaiya Kumar (Congress): North East Delhi

Maneka Gandhi (BJP): Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Dinesh Lal Yadav (BJP) and Dharmendra Yadav (SP): Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Sambit Patra (BJP): Puri, Odisha

Naveen Jindal (BJP): Kurukshetra, Haryana

Raj Babbar (Congress) and Rao Inderjit Singh (BJP): Gurgaon, Haryana

Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP): Tamluk seat, West Bengal

Constituencies going for polls today

State/UTConstituenciesVoter turnout (%)
DelhiChandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi54.32
Uttar PradeshSultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domriyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, Bhadohi54.02
HaryanaAmbala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Faridabad58.14
West BengalTamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur78.19
JharkhandGiridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur62.16
BiharValmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj (SC), Siwan, Maharajganj52.80
OdishaBhubaneswar, Puri, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar (SC), Cuttack, Sambalpur59.72
Jammu & KashmirAnantnag-Rajouri51.41

Head to the relevant polling booth to cast your vote if you belong to any of the above constituencies.

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