Among the state’s 80 seats, 13 went to polls including Varanasi, Maharajganj, and chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf Gorakhpur. The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party were in alliance in the state. read more

As many as 22,482 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the constituency which covers areas including the state capital and has 30 polling stations. read more

The Kolkata North seat has the highest number of candidates (21) contesting among 42 parliamentary constituencies in Bengal, while it also has the lowest number of electorate (14.44 lakh). read more

This phase covers all remaining seats in the three states -- Uttar Pradesh (13, including the high-profile Varanasi constituency), Bihar (8) and West Bengal (9) - where polling took place across all seven phases, as well as Madhya Pradesh (8) and Jharkhand... read more

The campaign, marked by vitriolic attacks and counter-attacks by political leaders and use of derogatory language and objectionable remarks that forced the Election Commission to step in, ended at 6 pm. read more

The re-polling will be conducted in three booths in Kasargode. read more

Voter turnout in each of the six phases concluded thus far has been 1-2% more than in 2014, with a significant increase in some states such as in Kerala and in some seats in Madhya Pradesh (MP). read more

The Down to Earth, quoting the Lancet, points out that cancers have gone up by 112% between 1990 and 2016. Also, that India’s share in cancer deaths is over 8%. Air pollution is among the causes. read more

Congress’s Bhopal candidate and a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh expressed regret as he could not travel to Rajgarh to vote read more

Chadha alleged that the BJP workers have collided with the police and are casting their ballots again and again after removing the ink. read more

Lok Sabha Election 2019 phase 5 voting Updates: At 1 pm, the voter turnout in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 stood at 40.73%. Follow updates here read more

District administration officials manned the sabeels to speak with citizens about the importance of voting. Officers also took the opportunity to help citizens address any queries they may have had about the voting process. read more

The Election Commission rejected the plea that sought to advance the commencement of voting from 7 am to 4.30-5 am in the month of Ramzan. read more

Muslims follow a lunar calendar and beginning of a month is subject to sighting of the moon. Muslims do not even consume water during Ramzan from dawn to dusk. read more

At Harshani booth in Barmer, a man broke the ballot unit allegedly because he was angry over the slow pace of polling. The district election officer has lodged an FIR against the man. read more