Lok Sabha elections: 58.34% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in final phase of polling
Among the prominent candidates in the fray is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third consecutive term from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi.
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Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Saturday in seven states and one Union territory.
Polling is underway in 13 constituencies in Punjab, 13 in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and one in Chandigarh.
Voting is also taking place for the remaining 42 seats in the fourth and final phase of the Assembly elections in Odisha.
According to the Election Commission, 10.06 crore voters are registered to cast their votes in 57 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Out of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats, voting was completed in 487 constituencies in the first six phases of the election.
Voter turnout
Until 5 pm, 58.34% voter turnout was recorded in the seventh phase of polling.
While Uttar Pradesh saw a 54% turnout, the number was at 69.89% in West Bengal. The turnout was 66.56% in Himachal Pradesh, 67.95% in Jharkhand, 48.86% in Bihar, 55.20% in Punjab and 62.46% in Odisha. In Chandigarh, the turnout was 62.80%.
Violence in West Bengal
Violence was reported from several parts of West Bengal as polling began, reported The Indian Express.
At Bhangar in Jadavpur constituency, supporters of the Trinamool Congress and the Indian Secular Front reportedly threw crude bombs at each other. Protests broke out after...
