LS Polls 2024 LIVE: Results will be announced on June 4.
First phase of voting People’s House Elections have begun in 21 states and union territories: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, May Galaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andamani Kobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.
More than 16.63 billion voters, including 8.4 billion men and 8.23 billion women, will cast their votes at 1.87 lakh polling stations. Voting opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m.
The elections to five seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in five phases, nearly five years after the abrogation of Article 370. Notable candidates in the first phase include Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Bhupendra Yadav, Kiren Rijiju, Sanjeev Baliyan, Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Sarbananda Sonowal. Also in the fray are Congress’s Gaurav Gogoi, DMK’s Kanimozhi and BJP’s Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is seeking a stronger majority, the opposition India Bloc is hoping for an economic rebound. In 2019, the UPA won 45 of the 102 seats and the NDA won 41 on Friday. As part of the delimitation exercise, six of the seats have been re-demarcated.
The general election to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, and the results will be announced on June 4.
Here are the live updates from the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls:
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma arrived at the Walbakgre polling station in Tura at 6:30 am and was waiting in line to cast his vote.
Five years after Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status due to the abrogation of Article 370, voting has begun for the first phase of general elections in Udhampur constituency.
Despite heavy downpour, voting will take place at 2,637 polling stations across the constituency and will decide the fate of 12 candidates, including Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
Early-rising voters braved the morning’s inclement weather to head to the polls. More than 1.6 million people are eligible to vote, including 845,283 men and 777,899 women.
Today is an important day as the country goes into the first phase of voting. I appeal to all voters voting in this phase to vote in large numbers as every one of your votes has the power to create a safe, developed and self-reliant India. Your vote…
– Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) April 19, 2024
In the first phase of the general election, voting has begun for five Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and more than 9.5 million people are eligible to vote.
In Nagpur, a direct fight broke out between senior BJP leader Gadkari and Congress candidate Vikas Thackeray.
In Chandrapur, BJP candidate and Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar faces Congress nominee Pratibha Dhanoka Pratibha Dhanorkar).
In Bhandara-Gondia, the BJP has fielded sitting MP Sunil Mendhe who will contest against Congress candidate Dr Prashant Patole.
Two-time BJP MP Ashok Nete is contesting from Gachiroli-Chimul (ST) against Congress nominee Dr Namdev Kirsan.
In Ramtek, the battle is between Shyamkumar Barwe of the Congress and Raju Parwe, the candidate of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Polling for the sole Lok Sabha seat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has begun amid tight security. There are 315,000 voters, of which 164,000 men and 151,000 women are eligible to vote. Special polling stations were set up for 39 voters of the Great Nicobar Tribe of the Channel Islands, 68 members of the Onge Tribe of Hut Bay and 98 voters of the Shompen Tribe of Great Nicobar Island.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 begin today! With 102 seats in 21 states and Union Territories going to the polls, I urge all those who voted in these seats to exercise their franchise in record numbers. I particularly appeal to young voters and first-time voters to turn out in large numbers. after all,…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 19, 2024
Lok Sabha polls 2024: Polling begins in 21 states and Union Territories
For Nagaland’s lone Lok Sabha, a quarter of polling stations have been marked as critical and vulnerable. More than 13.25 million voters will decide the fate of the three candidates at 2,342 polling stations. Of those, 588 have been labeled critical and vulnerable. Voting will begin at 7 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. Nearly 20,000 first-time voters, 22,140 people over the age of 85 and 6,707 people with disabilities are eligible to vote today.
Chief Electoral Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has urged voters across the country to participate in the first phase of general elections today. “More than Rs 16 crore of voter slips have been distributed in the first phase. This is an invitation letter that is being delivered to your house saying this is your polling station. This is your voter list. Please come and vote. Youth, Male , women, seniors, all the poll workers we are looking for are well trained and will welcome you very, very politely.”
Here is a list of the 102 constituencies on the ballot today:
These prominent leaders are in the fray in the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha polls:
- Nitin Gadkari
- Sarbanada Sonowal
- Bhupendra Yadav
- Gaurav Gogoi
- canimozhi
- kanamalai
- Bhupendra Yadav
- Kieron Rijiju
- Sanjeev Balyan
- Jitendra Singh
- Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Biplab Kumar Deb
Here are some facts about the first phase of voting:
- 102 Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) in 21 states/Union Territories
- Voting opens at 7 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m.
- There are more than 16.63 crore voters, including 8.4 million male voters; 8.23 billion female and 11,371 third gender voters.
- 3.567 million first-time voters registered to exercise their right to vote.
- There are 3.51 billion young voters in the 20-29 age group.
- 41 helicopters, 84 special trains and nearly 100,000 vehicles have been deployed to transport polling stations and security personnel.
- 361 observers have arrived in their constituencies.
- 4,627 flying squads, 5,208 statistical surveillance teams, 2,028 video surveillance teams and 1,255 video viewing teams to deal with any form of voter temptation.
- 1,374 interstate checkpoints and 162 international border checkpoints check the flow of alcohol, drugs, cash and gifts.
- There are 1.414 million registered voters over 85 years old and 1.389 million people with disabilities (PwD)
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