63.24 per cent overall voter turnout was recorded in phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections 2019. The maximum polling was registered in West Bengal (79.36%) and lowest in Jammu & Kashmir (12.86%).
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 3 Highlights: 63.24% Overall Voter Turnout Recorded
Voting will conclude at 5 PM on Tuesday while the counting of votes will be held on May 23. The campaigning for the third phase polls ended on April 21.
23 Apr, 17:55 (IST)
Estimated voter turnout till now for the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 61.31%. Voting for 116 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and 2 union territories is being held today.
23 Apr, 17:38 (IST)
Odisha: BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Kendrapara, Baijayant Jay Panda, casts his vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 and #OdishaAssemblyElections at Booth No. 19 in Bhubaneswar.
23 Apr, 17:35 (IST)
Gujarat:A polling booth in Gir Forest has been set up for 1 voter in Junagadh. Voter Bharatdas Bapu says,“Govt spends money for this polling booth for 1 vote.I've voted&it's 100% voter turnout here.For 100% voter turnout everywhere,I request all to go&vote.”#LokSabhaElections2019
23 Apr, 17:32 (IST)
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader, Jagadish Shettar casts his vote at a polling booth in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka. #LokSabhaElections2019
23 Apr, 17:29 (IST)
Thiruvananthapuram: Abin Babu, a voter at booth no. 151 in Vattiyoorkavu, was arrested for allegedly making a false complaint about malfunctioning of polling machine. He had alleged that VVPAT displayed his vote had gone to another candidate, not to the one he voted for.
23 Apr, 17:27 (IST)
CEO, Odisha: VVPAT meant for Parliamentary constituency was mistakenly attached to Control and Ballot Unit meant for Assembly constituency during replacement. Error was detected after 22 votes were polled. Polling adjourned immediately; recommendation to be made to ECI for fresh poll.
23 Apr, 17:11 (IST)
Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha: VVPAT of Polling Station No. 196 of 87-Baramba Assembly Constituency was changed after commencement of actual poll, due to some error. 134 votes had been polled in the machine by then. Concerned Sector Officer reached booth with replacement VVPAT.
23 Apr, 17:08 (IST)
BJP candidate from Pilibhit parliamentary constituency, Varun Gandhi visits a polling booth in Pilibhit and clicks selfies with supporters.
23 Apr, 16:27 (IST)
Estimated voter turnout till 3.30 PM for the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 51.15%. West Bengal registered the highest voting percentage so far, 67.52 percent.
23 Apr, 16:16 (IST)
Estimated voter turnout till now for the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 51.15%. Voting for 116 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and 2 union territories is being held today.
23 Apr, 16:10 (IST)
A bride in Maharashtra named Shraddha casts her vote at a polling station in Pune ahead of her wedding. Shraddha says, "It is our national duty. I felt a little nervous but I liked it".
23 Apr, 16:01 (IST)
In Jammu & Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters thrash a National Conference (NC) polling agent at Bijbehara polling station of Anantnag district, alleging bogus voting.
23 Apr, 15:51 (IST)
Samajwadi Party leader and SP-BSP-RLD candidate from Rampur, Azam Khan, and his son Abdullah Azam Khan, cast their vote at a polling station in the district
23 Apr, 15:38 (IST)
A voter in Kerala lost his life after he did not find his name in the Voters List. Meanwhile, in Odisha, a polling official at booth number 41 in Kantapal village in Dhenkanal passed away after collapsing while on duty. In another similar incident, Babulal Murmu, a polling agent was found dead at his house in Buniadpur, Dakshin Dinajpur.
23 Apr, 15:38 (IST)
A voter in Kerala lost his life after he did not find his name in the Voters List. Meanwhile, in Odisha, a polling official at booth number 41 in Kantapal village in Dhenkanal passed away after collapsing while on duty.
23 Apr, 15:24 (IST)
In West Bengal, man standing in a queue to vote killed in clashes between Congress and TMC workers in Baligram in Murshidabad. Polling is being held for five Lok Sabha constituencies in the third phase. These include Balurghat, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad.
23 Apr, 15:11 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh: BJP workers thrashed an NCP worker at SDM office in Bhopal after he allegedly showed black flags to Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP LS candidate from Bhopal, during her roadshow.
23 Apr, 15:08 (IST)
Former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Dispur.
23 Apr, 14:38 (IST)
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti casts her vote at polling booth number-37D in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district. Voters came out in good numbers in Shangus, Kokernag, Dooru and Pahalgam but were very few in towns like Anantnag and Bijbehara.
New Delhi, April 22: Polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 began at 7 am on Tuesday amid high security. The third phase will see the maximum number of seats going to the polls in a single phase- 117 across 15 states and Union Territories. Voting will conclude at 5 PM on Tuesday while the counting of votes will be held on May 23. The campaigning for the third phase polls ended on April 21. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase III: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 23.
In March, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 during a press conference. Voting will be conducted in seven phases in April-May, beginning from April 11. The elections will be held for 543 seats on nearly 10 lakh polling booths across the country, while the counting of votes will take place on May 23.
According to EC, all seats in Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry would go to polls in the third phase while the other states where voting will take place in this phase include Assam (4 seats), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), Uttar Pradesh (10), West Bengal (5) and Jammu and Kashmir (1).
In the Lok Sabha Polls held in 2014, the BJP won all the 26 seats in Gujarat, 11 of 14 in Karnataka, 8 of 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 6 of 7 in Chhattisgarh, 6 of 14 in Maharashtra, both the seats in Goa and one seat each in Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
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