Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voting underway in the first phase of India's general election

Voting has commenced in the first phase of India's general election, marking the beginning of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024.

Updated on: Apr 19, 2024 11:35 AM IST

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The first phase of Lok Sabha elections commenced today, April 19, involving 102 constituencies across 21 states and union territories. (Bloomberg)

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A burqa-clad woman waits to enter a polling station to cast her vote in the first phase of India's general election in Kairana, Shamli district, in Uttar Pradesh. (AFP)

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Women voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes for Lok Sabha elections, at Barwada Village in Jaipur. (PTI)

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A pregnant woman waits to get her voter slip from polling officers to cast her vote at a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. (REUTERS)

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Voters leave on a truck after casting their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, in Dugeli village of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. (AFP)

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A voter casts a ballot at a polling station during the first phase of voting for national elections in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. (Bloomberg)

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Almost 1 billion Indians begin voting today in elections lasting more than six weeks. (Bloomberg)

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People stand in a queue to cast their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, at a polling station in Haridwar. (AFP)

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A newly-wedded couple at a polling station after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Balaghat district. (PTI)

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai. (PTI)

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Veteran actor Karthik shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai. (PTI)

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Voters queue up to cast their ballots as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal. (AFP)

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Voters line up to cast their votes as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Nagaon district, Assam. (AFP)

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The 2024 general elections will be held in India in seven phases, from April 19 to June 1, to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The results will be announced on June 4. (REUTERS)