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2024 India elections Lok Sabha Voting Updates: 60% average voter turnout in phase 1
2024 India elections Lok Sabha Voting Updates: Check out the top news updates from the first phase of polling in the 2024 general elections.
- 1:55 PM IST, Apr 19Uttar Pradesh records over 37 pc voter turnout
- 1:45 PM IST, Apr 19Voilence-hit Manipur records voter turnout of 45 pc
- 1:36 PM IST, Apr 19West Bengal, Tripura lead in voter turnout
- 1:16 PM IST, Apr 19Voters damage EVMs in Manipur after firing
- 12:56 PM IST, Apr 1928 pc voter turnout in Chhattisgarh's Bastar
- 12:45 PM IST, Apr 19SP candidates seeks extension of polling time
- 12:33 PM IST, Apr 19Chirag Paswan says ‘one-sided’ competition in Bihar
- 12:23 PM IST, Apr 19Firing at polling station in Manipur
- 11:54 AM IST, Apr 19Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh districts
- 11:50 AM IST, Apr 19Assam, Tripura show impressive voter turnout
- 11:42 AM IST, Apr 19Rajasthan turnout surpasses 22 pc till 11 am
- 11:34 AM IST, Apr 19Voter turnout in Bihar constituencies
- 11:21 AM IST, Apr 19Uttarakhand's Almora voters boycott polls
- 11:14 AM IST, Apr 19Clashes reported in Arunachal Pradesh
- 11:07 AM IST, Apr 19Clashes erupt in West Bengal
- 10:47 AM IST, Apr 19PM Modi addresses public rally in UP's Amroha
- 10:24 AM IST, Apr 1910.54 % voting in Uttarakhand
- 10:19 AM IST, Apr 19SP alleges EVM malfunction in UP
- 10:10 AM IST, Apr 19SP candidates files complaint against BJP
- 9:45 AM IST, Apr 19Assam sees over 5 pc voter turnout till 9 am
- 9:40 AM IST, Apr 19TN sees 12.55 percent voter turnout till 9 am
- 9:34 AM IST, Apr 19UP-Bihar voter turnout till 9 am
- 9:15 AM IST, Apr 19BJP-TMC clash at Bengal's Cooch Behar
- 8:56 AM IST, Apr 19‘No road, no vote’ in Muzaffarnagar village
- 8:29 AM IST, Apr 19Candidate alleges EVMs malfunctioning
- 8:24 AM IST, Apr 19Actor Rajinikanth casts his vote in Chennai
- 8:17 AM IST, Apr 19TMC alleges violence by BJP in Phase 1
- 8:13 AM IST, Apr 19Prominent candidates in Tamil Nadu
- 7:46 AM IST, Apr 19Kamal Nath expresses confidence in son
- 7:24 AM IST, Apr 19P Chidambaram expresses confidence
- 7:06 AM IST, Apr 19PM Modi hails first phase of polls
- 7:03 AM IST, Apr 19Phase 1 of voting begins
- 6:39 AM IST, Apr 19Assembly election in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
- 6:19 AM IST, Apr 19Key candidates in fray in Phase 1
- 6:11 AM IST, Apr 19Voting across 21 states, 102 constituencies
- 6:02 AM IST, Apr 19Phase 1 of polls to begin at 7 am
2024 India elections Lok Sabha Voting: The first phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was held today, April 19. In the first phase of polls, electors in as many as 21 states and 102 constituencies cast their votes to elect the next set of MPs across the country. The 2024 general elections are set to take place in seven phases across the country, ending on June 1. The counting of votes and result declaration for the Lok Sabha election will take place on June 4....Read More
In the first phase, voting took place in the following states - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. An average voter turnout of 60.03% was recorded till 7pm, and could rise.
Elections were also held in the following Union Territories today - Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA is eyeing its third consecutive term this general election, with echoes of ‘abki baar 400 paar’, while the opposition INDIA bloc is taking an economical approach to their campaign, promising MSP for farmers and cash handouts to women in their manifesto.
Lok Sabha Election 2024: Phase-wise schedule
• Phase 1- April 19
• Phase 2- April 26
• Phase 3- May 7
• Phase 4 - May 13
• Phase 5 - May 20
• Phase 6 - May 25
• Phase 7 - June 1