Elections 2024 Highlights: The primary part of the Lok Sabha elections noticed a 65% turnout
Voting for 88 constituencies within the second part of the 18th Lok Sabha elections throughout 13 states and union territories has begun. Over 1,200 candidates, together with 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, are contesting the polls.
All 20 seats in Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats every in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 7 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats every in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats every in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat every in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls tomorrow.
The outstanding contestants within the fray for the second part are Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, Hema Malini and Arun Govil, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy.
In 2019, the NDA had gained 56 of the 89 seats and the UPA 24. Six of those seats have been redrawn as a part of the delimitation train.
Out of the seven levels, the primary part of the elections have been held final Friday for 102 seats throughout 21 states and Union territories. The polls noticed a voter turnout of round 65.5%.
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A voter turnout of 73.05 per cent was recorded in three Lok Sabha constituencies, all having Maoist presence, in Chhattisgarh within the second part of polling on Friday, officers mentioned.
Nonetheless, the determine could go up as last information from a number of cubicles was but to be acquired, they mentioned.
Whereas polling came about amid tight safety, a policeman deployed on election responsibility allegedly dedicated suicide by capturing himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district, they mentioned.
63% Voter Turnout Recorded In Part 2 Of Lok Sabha Polls
63% Voter Turnout Recorded In Part 2 Of Lok Sabha Polls
Over 60 per cent turnout was recorded in polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats on Thursday within the second part of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, in accordance with the most recent figures from the Election Fee.
Polling had taken place within the first part on April 19 for the opposite 12 parliamentary constituencies within the state, which sends 25 representatives to Parliament.
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Lok Sabha Polls: One other BJD MLA Joins BJP Forward Of Polls In Odisha
Soro MLA Parshuram Dhada on Friday returned to the BJP, weeks after resigning from the ruling BJD, forward of the Lok Sabha and meeting polls in Odisha. Mr Dhada joined the BJP at an occasion organised on the BJP’s headquarters right here within the presence of its state president Manmohan Samal, former president Samir Mohanty and different leaders.
Lok Sabha part 2 voting: 60.7% Voting Turnout At 5 PM
At 5 pm, 60.7% voter turnout was recorded throughout 13 states and union territories. Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Assam and Tripura recorded over 70% voter turnout whereas Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra recorded the bottom turnout at 52.6%, 53% and 53.5% respectively.
Voting has been stopped in a village in Karnataka after a conflict broke out between two teams at a polling station. It occurred in Indiganatta village in Chamrajnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Soliga and Bedagampana group had determined to boycott voting on account of lack of primary facilities within the village. Later, district officers persuaded the Soliga group they usually got here to the polling station to vote,which angered the folks of different group, which led to the conflict between the 2 teams. They attacked the polling station as effectively , police needed to do a light lathi-charge to manage the state of affairs. Few folks have suffered delicate accidents.
Lok Sabha Polls: Case filed in opposition to BJP’s Tejasvi Surya
A case has been filed in opposition to BJP MP and Bengaluru South candidate Tejasvi Suryafor posting a video on Twitter and “soliciting votes on the bottom of faith, mentioned Election Fee.
Lok Sabha part 2 voting: BJP candidate complains of violence in Bengal’s Chopra
BJP candidate from Darjeeling Raju Bista has accused the Trinamool Congress staff of unleashing violence in Chopra, one of many seven Meeting constituencies beneath this Lok Sabha seat. Mr Bista advised reporters, “At Chopra, the ruling social gathering staff are brazenly transferring round with firearms. The voters are being intimidated. I’ve already knowledgeable the Election Fee concerning the matter. There’s an pressing want for repolling at a number of polling cubicles right here.”
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP received its ‘acche din’ however the place are the ‘acche din’ it promised, asks Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati right this moment mentioned the nation’s unemployed folks, farmers, ladies and different disadvantaged sections should contemplate that they’ve introduced “acche din” (good instances) to the BJP however “what occurred to their a lot publicised promise to deliver acche din to you.
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Part 2 Turnout |
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States |
No of Seats |
2019 Part 2 TO |
2024 Part 2 (3 PM) |
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All India |
88 |
70.1 |
50.3 |
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Assam |
5/14 |
81.3 |
60.3 |
|
Bihar |
5/40 |
62.9 |
44.2 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
3/11 |
75.1 |
63.9 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1/5 |
72.5 |
57.8 |
|
Karnataka |
14/28 |
69.0 |
50.9 |
|
Kerala |
20/20 |
77.8 |
51.6 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6/29 |
67.7 |
46.5 |
|
Maharashtra |
8/48 |
62.8 |
43.0 |
|
Manipur |
1/2 |
84.1 |
68.5 |
|
Rajasthan |
13/25 |
68.4 |
50.3 |
|
Tripura |
1/1 |
82.9 |
68.9 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
8/80 |
62.2 |
44.1 |
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West Bengal |
3/42 |
80.7 |
60.6 |
Almost 38.96 per cent of voters forged their ballots until 1 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh within the second part of normal elections.
Tripura is main the voter turnout charts after 54.47 per cent voting proportion was recorded within the state until 1 pm
A voter turnout of 35.73 per cent was recorded until 1 pm within the eight parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
A voter turnout of 31.77 per cent was recorded until 1 pm on Friday in eight constituencies of Maharashtra
40.39 per cent voter turnout was recorded until 1 pm throughout the 13 parliamentary constituencies in Rajasthan
A voter turnout of 33.80 per cent was recorded until 1 pm within the 5 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar
Raju Bista and Dr Munish Tamang, the BJP and Congress candidates respectively from Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency, one of many three in West Bengal going to polls within the second part on Friday, won’t be able to forged their votes for themselves. It’s because neither Bista nor Tamang is a voter from Darjeeling. Each are voters from Delhi because the nationwide capital had been their “workplaces” for years.
Bharatiya Janata Occasion candidate from Meerut and fashionable ‘Ramayana’ actor Arun Govil mentioned on Friday that he has full hope that the BJP will cross 400 seats in Lok Sabha polls 2024. The Bharatiya Janata Occasion has changed three-term MP Rajendra Agarwal and pitted Ramayana actor Arun Govil in opposition to Samajwadi Occasion’s Sunita Verma and BSP’s Devratt Kumar. “I need to inform folks to forged their vote. We should train our vote. We’ve full hope that this time the BJP will cross 400,” he mentioned because the voting is underway within the constituency.
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9:00 AM |
11:00 AM |
1:00 PM |
3:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Whole |
|
|
2024 |
11.1 |
25.1 |
39.1 |
|
|
|
|
2019 |
10.8 |
25.6 |
40.0 |
51.7 |
62.8 |
70.1 |
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Change |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.9 |
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Part 2 Turnout |
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States |
No of Seats |
2019 Part 2 TO |
2024 Part 2 (1 PM) |
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All India |
88 |
70.1 |
39.1 |
|
Assam |
5/14 |
81.3 |
46.3 |
|
Bihar |
5/40 |
62.9 |
33.8 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
3/11 |
75.1 |
53.1 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1/5 |
72.5 |
42.9 |
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Karnataka |
14/28 |
69.0 |
38.2 |
|
Kerala |
20/20 |
77.8 |
39.3 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6/29 |
67.7 |
39.0 |
|
Maharashtra |
8/48 |
62.8 |
31.8 |
|
Manipur |
1/2 |
84.1 |
54.3 |
|
Rajasthan |
13/25 |
68.4 |
40.4 |
|
Tripura |
1/1 |
82.9 |
54.5 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
8/80 |
62.2 |
35.7 |
|
West Bengal |
3/42 |
80.7 |
47.3 |
BJP candidate from Bengaluru South constituency, Tejasvi Surya, forged his vote in Bengaluru on Friday and acknowledged that the Congress social gathering could not win greater than 30 seats within the Lok Sabha polls.
“Congress social gathering has change into completely pissed off. Survey after survey exhibits that it could not win greater than 30 seats… The extra private assaults and baseless allegations they make in opposition to the PM, historical past has proven that the Prime Minister has solely gotten stronger and the BJP has solely gotten extra fashionable,” he mentioned.
A case was registered in opposition to BJP candidate Okay Sudhakar for alleged bribery and undue affect on voters and money price Rs 4.8 crores was additionally seized, the Election Fee mentioned on Friday.
Motion was taken by the Flying Squads Group (FST) of Chikkaballapura, they mentioned.
Taking to ‘X’, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer on Friday mentioned the FST of Chikkaballapura seized money price 4.8 crores.
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States |
No of Seats |
2019 Part 2 TO |
2024 Part 2 (11 AM) |
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All India |
88 |
70.1 |
25.1 |
|
Assam |
5/14 |
81.3 |
27.4 |
|
Bihar |
5/40 |
62.9 |
21.7 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
3/11 |
75.1 |
35.5 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1/5 |
72.5 |
26.6 |
|
Karnataka |
14/28 |
69.0 |
22.3 |
|
Kerala |
20/20 |
77.8 |
25.6 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6/29 |
67.7 |
28.2 |
|
Maharashtra |
8/48 |
62.8 |
18.8 |
|
Manipur |
1/2 |
84.1 |
33.2 |
|
Rajasthan |
13/25 |
68.4 |
26.8 |
|
Tripura |
1/1 |
82.9 |
36.4 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
8/80 |
62.2 |
24.3 |
|
West Bengal |
3/42 |
80.7 |
31.3 |
Lok Sabha polls LIVE: “PM Is Panicking After Part 1”: Congress Chief KC Venugopal
“I’m assured that the folks of Alleppey will stand with me. After part one of many Lok Sabha elections, the PM is panicking. I thank the PM for bringing the Congress manifesto into the general public area in a giant manner. Our manifesto is for the folks whereas BJP’s is for Adani and Ambani. In Kerala, UDF will sweep all 20 seats. The way in which BJP and CPM attacked Rahul Gandhi, the folks of Wayanad will present that they’re with him,” Congress candidate KC Venugopal mentioned.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Jammu Data Over 10% Voter Turnout Until 9 am
Greater than 10 per cent of the over 17.8 lakh eligible electors forged their vote within the first two hours of polling within the second part of Lok Sabha election within the Jammu constituency.
Round 9.84 per cent of over 93 lakh voters in 5 Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar forged their votes until 9 am. Polling began at 7 am in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka and can proceed until 6 pm. As many as 45.15 lakh ladies and 306 belonging to the third gender, will vote for 50 candidates.
Senior residents dominated the early hours of voting in Noida within the Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency as polling started right here Friday morning within the second part of the Lok Sabha election.
The queues have been brief and plenty of cubicles reported brisk voting within the first hour, in accordance with a number of the electors.
Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 11.98 per cent until 9 am on all 20 Lok Sabha seats.
13.82 per cent of voters forged their ballots until 9 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh.
Round 17 per cent of voters forged their votes until 9 a.m. in Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency.
Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor queued up exterior a polling sales space within the constituency as he awaited his flip to forged his vote. Mr Tharoor, who has held the seat since 2009, is dealing with a problem because the BJP has named Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrashekhar.
“Phele matdaan, fir jalpaan.(First vote, then refreshment),” underscores the concept that voting is a precedence above all else. I humbly request the God-like public to participate within the second part of voting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 and train their proper to vote on this grand competition of democracy,” Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami mentioned.
Almost 12 p.c voter turnout was recorded within the first two hours of polling throughout 13 Lok Sabha seats and one meeting constituency in Rajasthan.
An estimated 9.15 per cent electors voted until 9 am in 5 parliamentary constituencies of Assam.
Almost 15.7 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal exercised their franchise until 9 am.
Madhya Pradesh recorded 13.82 per cent voting within the preliminary voter turnout pattern until 9 am
Union minister and BJP candidate from Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency V Muraleedharan, forged his vote alongside together with his relations in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. “That is an election which decides the way forward for our nation and the folks of this nation have a full understanding of that truth. We’re searching for a continuation of the corruption-free good governance of PM Narendra Modi for the final 10 years. Folks have determined to provide a continuation to the corruption-free good governance of PM Narendra Modi,” he mentioned.
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Part 2 Turnout |
|||
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States |
No of Seats |
2019 Part 2 TO |
2024 Part 2 (9 AM) |
|
All India |
88 |
70.1 |
9.3 |
|
Assam |
5/14 |
81.3 |
9.7 |
|
Bihar |
5/40 |
62.9 |
9.8 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
3/11 |
75.1 |
15.4 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1/5 |
72.5 |
10.4 |
|
Karnataka |
14/28 |
69.0 |
9.2 |
|
Kerala |
20/20 |
77.8 |
11.9 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
6/29 |
67.7 |
13.8 |
|
Maharashtra |
8/48 |
62.8 |
7.5 |
|
Manipur |
1/2 |
84.1 |
15.5 |
|
Rajasthan |
13/25 |
68.4 |
11.8 |
|
Tripura |
1/1 |
82.9 |
16.7 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
8/80 |
62.2 |
11.7 |
|
West Bengal |
3/42 |
80.7 |
15.7 |
Polling proportion until 9 am in three Lok Sabha seats of Chhattisgarh
17.52% in Kanker Lok Sabha
14.33% in Mahasamund Lok Sabha
14.59 % in Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha
“Regardless of how a lot folks tried to place me down, tried to harass and homicide me politically, together with conspiracies to even hurt and kill me, my automobile being seized, and harassment by the police prosecution. I thought-about Purnea as my mom and determined to contest alone. Why do you suppose Purnea is a sizzling seat right this moment. It’s the blessings of the folks from right here. No Narendra Modi, no Nitish Kumar, No Lalu Yadav from right here, Simply Pappu,” Purnia Lok Sabha Unbiased candidate Pappu Yadav mentioned.
Kerala has registered an early voter turnout of 5.62% with all 20 Lok Sabha seats polling since 7am. Folks queued up exterior the 25,000 polling cubicles within the state to keep away from the recent climate because the day progresses.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: “Take part In Nice Competition Of Democracy”: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
“I attraction to all of the voters to make use of your invaluable vote to strengthen democracy and take part enthusiastically on this nice competition of democracy,” Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai mentioned.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Finance Minister, Narayan Murthy, Rahul Dravid Amongst Early Voters
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, software program business icon N R Narayana Murthy, his spouse and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, former cricketer Rahul Dravid and actor Prakash Raj have been among the many early voters as polling started in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: “PM Modi Will Create Historical past”: BJP’s Vasundhara Raje
BJP chief Vasundhara Raje forged her vote at a polling sales space in Jhalawar. “The nation needs improvement, because of this BJP will type the federal government once more and PM Narendra Modi will win a 3rd time period. Jhalawar MP Dushyant Singh has been receiving good help… I imagine he’ll create historical past this time as effectively… We are able to by no means take something without any consideration. All the pieces is within the arms of God and the voters,” she mentioned.
MATHURA
Hema Malini (BJP) vs Mukesh Dhangar (Congress) vs Suresh Singh (BSP)
WAYANAD
Rahul Gandhi (Congress) vs Annie Raja (CPI)
MEERUT
Arun Govil (BJP) vs Sunita Verma (SP) vs Devvrat Kumar Tyagi (BSP)
“We, the folks of India’ – this soul of the Structure of India, ought to reverberate in your hearts and minds, earlier than you push the voting button. Don’t forget that this isn’t an extraordinary election. It’s an election to guard Democracy from the clutches of Dictatorship. To all my expensive residents, from 89 Constituencies in 13 States and UTs, don’t get swayed by any diversionary ways and lies. All the time make your vote rely. For it could change the lives of 140 Crore Indians by bringing the paradigm of YUVA NYAY, NAARI NYAY, KISAAN NYAY, SHRAMIK NYAY, HISSEDARI NYAY,” Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned in a put up on X.
Three constituencies in northern West Bengal — Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj constituencies — go to polls right this moment. A complete of 47 candidates, together with state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, are within the fray for the three seats, with 51.17 lakh folks eligible to vote.
Voting is underway for 14 constituencies in Karnataka. A complete of 247 candidates — 226 males and 21 ladies — are within the fray.
This election is witnessing a straight struggle between the ruling Congress and the BJP-JD(S) mix.
Hassan, Mandya, Kolar, Udupi-Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South and Chikkballapur are the 14 constituencies going to polls right this moment.
Voting for the 5 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to determine the destiny of fifty candidates has begun. Polling started in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka and can proceed until 6 pm
The seats the place polling is underway embody Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Amroha.
Although IMD has forecast regular climate for part two Lok Sabha polls, the polling time has been prolonged until 6 PM in lots of polling stations in Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria and Munger constituencies in Bihar to facilitate voters in sizzling climate circumstances.
Listed here are the highest 10 candidates in Part 2:
Hema Malini (BJP), Mathura
Rajeev Chandrashekhar (BJP), Thiruvananthapuram
Shashi Tharoor (Congress), Thiruvananthapuram
Rahul Gandhi (Congress), Wayanad
Vaibhav Gehlot (Congress), Jalore
Tejasvi Surya (BJP), Bangalore South
Bhupesh Baghel (Congress), Rajnandgaon
KC Venugopal (Congress), Alappuzha
Ravindra Singh Bhati (Unbiased), Barmer
Urging everybody in constituencies voting right this moment, within the second part of the Lok Sabha elections, to take part in file numbers. A excessive voter turnout strengthens our democracy. I particularly urge our younger voters and girls voters to prove in nice numbers. Your vote is your…
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2024
BREAKING: Polling Begins Throughout 88 Constituencies
Polling has begun throughout 88 constituencies in 13 states and union territories.
“We’ve made full preparations for right this moment’s elections. Polling cubicles have been adorned. There is no such thing as a chance of any form of violence at any sales space nor has any such report been acquired. Voters ought to come to vote with none fear. The competition of democracy is the satisfaction of the nation and voters must take part in it,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar mentioned.
Polling staff journey by boats to achieve their respective polling stations in Jiribam District of Manipur.
Round 2.8 crore voters will determine the destiny of 152 candidates within the fray for the second part of the Lok Sabha elections which shall be held on 13 seats in Rajasthan on Friday, mentioned Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta on Thursday.
He mentioned that every one preparations have been carried out for the second part of the elections.
Round 28,758 polling cubicles have been made within the state. Over 1.72 lakh workers are on responsibility for the sleek conduct of the elections, he mentioned including that over 82,000 workers from Rajasthan police, house guard, RAC and CAPF have been deputed at completely different places to conduct elections in a free, truthful and clear method.
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