Voting for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 ended today. A total of 60.21 voter turnout recorded.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 on May 19, Live News Updates: Voting For Final Phase of Parliamentary Polls Ends, 60.21 Voter Turnout Recorded
The polling final and seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 began at 7 am on Sunday. Voting is currently taking place it 59 constituencies, spread across eight states in the country.
19 May, 18:29 (IST)
19 May, 17:51 (IST)
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh, and son Vikramaditya Singh cast their votes in Himachal Pradesh's Rampur.
19 May, 17:45 (IST)
There has been an increase of 3.16 crore voters till phase 6 of parliamentary polls as compared to 2014, says Election Commission
19 May, 17:45 (IST)
There has been an increase of 3.16 crore voters till phase 6 of parliamentary polls as compared to 2014, says Election Commission
19 May, 17:41 (IST)
Election Commission: Polling has concluded in 542 parliamentary constituencies across states and union territories.
19 May, 17:40 (IST)
Live Press Confrence of Election Commission:
19 May, 17:26 (IST)
BJP writes to Chief Electoral Officer West Bengal, alleging violent incidents in 9 parliamentary constituencies of the state. Letter states, "We have filed 417 complaints to ECI, out of which 227 were resolved, a whooping number of 190 complaints are unresolved"
19 May, 17:24 (IST)
Jharkhand: Polling officials seal EVMs and VVPATs after polling concluded at polling station - 37 in Dumka.
19 May, 17:00 (IST)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cast her vote at a polling station in Kolkata.
19 May, 16:04 (IST)
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket team Captain Sourav Ganguly cast his vote at a polling booth in Barisha Janakalyan Vidyapith earlier today.
19 May, 16:00 (IST)
Bihar: Police official on polling duty allegedly attacked for stopping bogus voting at polling booth 49 in Arrah. ADM (pic3) says,"We received info of stone pelting but there has been no disturbance in voting, some ppl might have tried to create trouble, they've been chased out"
19 May, 15:44 (IST)
Voter Turnout Till 3 PM:
51.95% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm: Bihar-46.66%, Himachal Pradesh- 49.43%, Madhya Pradesh-57.27%, Punjab-48.18%, Uttar Pradesh-46.07%, West Bengal- 63.58%, Jharkhand-64.81%, Chandigarh-50.24% in #Phase7 of #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/8zRIdDYmRV
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
19 May, 15:32 (IST)
TDP writes to EC alleging violation of MCC by PM Modi. Letter states, "PM has gone to Badrinath & Kedarnath on an official visit, all the private activities done by him during his pilgrimage are being displayed & continuously telecast, which is a clear violation of the MCC."
19 May, 15:22 (IST)
Bathinda: One injured following clashes in two groups outside polling booth number 122 in Talwandi Sabo; police say, "poll violence took place here, one person opened fire. We've recorded statements and registered a case. Polling has resumed".
19 May, 15:20 (IST)
Amritsar: Visually-impaired voters caste their votes at polling booth number 187 in Institute for the Blind.
19 May, 14:57 (IST)
Polling was stopped at booth number 101 & 102 in Sarkuna village of Paliganj in Patna after a clash broke out between two groups.
19 May, 14:53 (IST)
TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Argues With Security Personnel at Polling Booth in Barasat; Watch Video
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Barasat & candidate from the same constituency, argues with a security personnel at a polling booth in Barasat.
19 May, 14:46 (IST)
In Bihar, conjoined sisters Saba and Farah cast their votes as separate individuals with independent voting rights for the first time in Patna for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
19 May, 14:38 (IST)
West Bengal: TMC's Candidate from Basirhat, Nusrat Jahan greets people after casting her vote in the constituency.
19 May, 14:36 (IST)
37 visually-impaired women cast their votes at a polling booth in Green Field school.
New Delhi, May 19: The polling final and seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 began at 7 am on Sunday. Voting is currently taking place it 59 constituencies, spread across eight states in the country.
With incidents of violence in states like West Bengal during the last phase of polls, the Election Commission has deployed an adequate number of Central Armed Police Forces’ companies in affected states. In West Bengal alone, 710 companies of security personnel have been deployed. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 Voting: Stage Set For Final Phase of Polls, Fate Of 918 Candidates Including PM Narendra Modi To Be Sealed in EVMs.
Along with this, the apex poll conducting body has set up 112993 polling stations for 100175153 electorates to decide the fate of 918 candidates. The states going for polls include Bihar (8), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (8), Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (9) and Chandigarh (1).
The key candidates in the final phase are Narendra Modi, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Anurag Singh Thakur, Shibhu Soren, Nand Kumar Singh Chouhan, Sunny Deol, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Sougata Ray, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Kirron Kher, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Kantilal Bhuria and others.
The counting of votes will begin on May 23 and later in the day, the results would be declared on who will form the government.
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