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Lok Sabha Election News: Big turnout for India's giant election
12 Apr, 2020 | 04:48:50 AM IST
The first day of polling recorded big turnout, with sporadic occurrence of violence.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1555001324000Phase I LS polls: Bihar records lowest voter turnout with 50%, West Bengal tops with 81%
Two seats in Bihar -- Cooch Behar and Alipurduars -- went to poll in the first phase. The state will have polling in all seven phases.
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In the first leg of the seven-phased General Elections 2019, a total of 91 constituencies across 20 states of India has gone to polls.
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— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1554999352000Sonia Gandhi declares assets worth Rs 11.82 crore
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Thursday declared personal assets worth Rs 11.82 crore, according to the affidavit she submitted while filing her nomination papers here.
During the 2014 general elections, she had declared total assets worth Rs 9.28 crore.
Gandhi's movable assets stand at Rs 4.29 crore, according to the affidavit.
She has given a loan of Rs 5 lakh to her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the affidavit says.
She has cash worth Rs 60,000 and bank deposits of Rs 16.5 lakh.
EC transfers Assam returning officer amid first phase poll
The Election Commission Thursday transferred the returning officer of Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency of Assam after receiving complaints against him from the central observers.
Phoni Bhushan Roy, who is also the Deputy Commissioner of Karimganj district, was shifted on a day when the first phase Lok Sabha poll was held in five other constituencies of the state.
Roy was replaced by M S Manivannan, director of the state agriculture department, sources in the state CEO's office said
Family members of BJP MLA Bheema Mandvi after casting their vote in Dantewada, earlier today
Chhattisgarh: Family members of BJP MLA Bheema Mandvi after casting their vote in Dantewada, earlier today. Bheema… https://t.co/aowUn0fibH
— ANI (@ANI) 1554994325000Voter turnout:
#IndiaElections2019 voter turnout: Arunachal Pradesh (2 seats) - 66%, Bihar (4 seats) - 50%, Lakshadweep (1 seat) -… https://t.co/cVWQnX9giJ
— ANI (@ANI) 155499365600058% polling in Uttarakhand's 5 Lok Sabha seats
At least 58 per cent of Uttarakhand's 78.56 lakh voters cast their votes to seal the fate of 52 candidates in the fray for the hill state's five Lok Sabha constituencies where the battle was mainly between archrivals BJP and Congress.
Medium to brisk polling was recorded in most polling booths in all five seats -- Tehri-Garhwal, Garhwal, Nainital, Almora and Haridwar -- with long queues witnessed in many places and people standing for hours to cast their votes.
"The polling was peaceful and fair. The polling percentage was tentatively 58 per cent," said Chief Electoral Officer Saujanya.
Nainital and Haridwar seats recorded 66 per cent voting which was highest in the state. The lowest turnout of 49 per cent was in Almora seat while it was 50 per cent at Garhwal
Naxal-affected Bastar records 57% voting
Altogether 57 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the naxal-affected Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh Thursday.
Election officials said the figure may go up as several polling parties which manned booths in remote interior areas will return only Friday, after which the final turnout will be calculated.
63% polling in 8 UP Lok Sabha seats
Eight Lok Sabha constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of 63 per cent till 6.p.m, according to the chief electoral officer.
The percentage turnout is expected to increase further since voters were still in queue when the figures last came in.
According to chief electoral officer Venkateshwar Lu, the highest polling percentage (70. 69) was reported from Saharanpur whereas Ghaziabad recorded the lowest of 57.6 per cent. He said there was no case for a repoll in any of the constituencies.
Voter turnout:
#IndiaElections2019 voter turnout: Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1 seat) - 70.67%, Andhra Pradesh (25 seats) - 66%, Ch… https://t.co/lIy1AQCyTR
— ANI (@ANI) 1554991591000Voter turnout:
#IndiaElections2019 voter turnout: Sikkim (1 seat) - 69%, Mizoram (1 seat) - 60%, Nagaland (1 seat) - 78%, Manipur… https://t.co/tlKOY3KPnI
— ANI (@ANI) 1554992029000J&K: Army troops deployed in Siachen & along the LoC cast their vote
J&K: Army troops deployed in Siachen & along the LoC cast their vote. Election Commission had provided the facility… https://t.co/dg7U8l5K3x
— ANI (@ANI) 1554991621000Watch: EC briefs media on Phase1 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Phase 1 turnout till 5pm Uttar Pradesh: 59.8% Andhra Pradesh: 66% Assam 68% Odissa-66% Telangana- Maharashtra- 56% Bihar- 50% Tripura- 80% J&K- 54% Manipur 78% Meghalaya 62%
Except two minor disruptions, Voting in Chhattisgarh took place peacefully
- Election Commission
1239 candidates were in fray in the 1st
- Election Commission
Manipur records highest polling percentage at 78.20 per cent in first phase of Lok Sabha polls
In the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections Manipur recorded the highest polling percentage at 78.20 per cent (upto 5 pm), followed by Assam at 68 per cent, Lakshadweep at 65.9 per cent, Meghalaya at 62 per cent, Telangana 60.57 per cent followed by others.
The Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded poll percentage of 59.77 and 50.26 per cent respectively.
Among the eight Parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh that went to poll today, the highest poll percentage was of Saharanpur at 63.76 per cent, followed by Muzaffarnagar at 60.80 per cent, Bijnor at 60.60 per cent and then others.
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First phase of Lok Sabha election has been conducted in a peaceful manner
- Election Commission of India
Violence, reports of EVM glitches and missing names mar round one of Election 2019
Condemning the killing of his party worker, TDP president Chandrababu Naidu accused the YSR Congress of indulging in violence to win the election.
7 union ministers were in the fray in 1st phase
- EC
EC releases 149 kg of seized jewellery in Coimbatore
In a huge respite to the jewellery industry, the Election Commission Thursday ordered release of 149 kg of gold jewellery seized from Coimbatore late last month.
The development comes on a day when the nation completed the first phase of the seven-leg polling season that ends on May 19.
The industry was peeved after the local police have been confiscating gold/bullion consignments across the country on the instruction of the poll panel even though the industry has been claiming that all those incidents took place despite carrying all the necessary documents.
Odisha: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) & VVPATs being packed at a polling station in Kalahandi after voting concluded there
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554988272000On poll duty, Home Guard jawan dies from cardiac arrest
A 40-year-old Home Guard jawan on poll duty in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand died from cardiac arrest Thursday, police said.
Dharampal, who hailed from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, suffered a cardiac arrest while he was on election duty, they said.
A postmortem is being conducted and his family has been informed, they added.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554986646000Odisha: Residents of Bhejipadar village in Kalahandi district boycotted the first phase of #IndiaElections2019
Odisha: Residents of Bhejipadar village in Kalahandi district boycotted the first phase of #IndiaElections2019 toda… https://t.co/O4pfb7mpWU
— ANI (@ANI) 1554986204000In 6 booths of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district there has been no voting due to threat by naxals
- Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha
Uttarakhand: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) & VVPAT being packed at a polling station
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554985464000Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): Troops of 113 Battalion CRPF were fired upon while they were returning from booth number 283 in Tumrikasa Village
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554984974000Bihar: Visuals from Jamui where the EVMs and VVPATs are being taken to the strong room
Bihar: Visuals from Jamui where the EVMs and VVPATs are being taken to the strong room as the polling for the first… https://t.co/qDHcevpLAv
— ANI (@ANI) 1554984014000Visuals from the polling station at Heirok High School in Heirok of Thoubal district where the polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections has concluded
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554983613000A bridegroom casts his vote at a polling station in Bijnor
A bridegroom casts his vote at a polling station in Bijnor. #IndiaElections2019 https://t.co/7gHghhTqLX
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1554982951000Markets tick higher in cautious trade as Lok Sabha polls begin
Benchmark equity indices ended with marginal gains Thursday, with investors largely remaining on the sidelines as voting began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
The 30-share BSE Sensex inched up 21.66 points, or 0.06 per cent, to close at 38,607.01. The broader NSE Nifty settled 12.40 points, or 0.11 per cent, higher at 11,596.70.
Traders said market mood was cautious as polling began in 91 constituencies spread across 18 states and two union territories in the first phase of the general elections.
Participants also awaited key earnings and macro data due Friday, they added.
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People in far-flung areas more interested in elections
Highest turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election was recorded in the state of Nagaland (87.82 percent), Lakshadweep (86.61 percent) and Tripura (84.72 percent).
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Over 46% turnout in Jammu & Kashmir till 3 p.m., polling peaceful
Over 46 per cent voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir's two Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Baramulla till 3 p.m. on Thursday during a generally peaceful poll process save an incident of stone-pelting that left a woman injured.
"An overall voter turnout of 46.3 per cent was recorded in the two constituencies," an official said.
The official said in the Jammu Lok Sabha seat, 58.7 per cent voters had exercised their franchise but in Baramulla, only 27.3 per cent voters turned out till 3 p.m.
The poll process, especially in Baramulla constituency in the Kashmir Valley, remained generally peaceful except for a stray incident in Palhalan area of Baramulla district where a woman was injured when some youth pelted stones to disrupt the poll process.
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554981958000Voter turnout till 3 pm in Andhra Pradesh was 55%, in Arunachal Pradesh was 50.87% and in Sikkim was 55%
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— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 155498163800041.73 % voting till 3 pm in Bihar first phase
Around 41.73 per cent votes were cast by 3 pm in the four Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where polling is on in the first phase on Thursday.
As per the poll percentage figure released by the Bihar chief electoral officer, Gaya recorded the highest turnout at 44 per cent, followed by Nawada at 43 per cent, Jamui at 41.34 per cent and Aurangabad at 38.50 per cent.
The voting percentage for Nawada assembly bypoll, which was also held during the day was 43 per cent.
Nearly 50 % polling till 3 pm;poor voter turnout in Hyderabad
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Maharashtra is 46.13%
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Jammu and Kashmir is 46.17%
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554980795000Gautam Gambhir says, "she(Mehbooba Mufti) can block me, but till when will she keep blocking 130 cr people of the nation?
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— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) 1554980050000Biju Janata Dal (BJD) writes to Chief Electoral Officer, Bhubaneswar, over violation of EC guidelines by BJP
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554979765000Kairana: BSF fires in air as people try to vote without ID cards
BSF personnel fired in the air at a polling booth here on Thursday as some people, who were not carrying their identity cards, tried to forcibly enter the premises to cast their votes, police said.
The incident took place at a polling booth in Rasoolpur Gujran village under Kandhla police station around 12 pm, they said.
Some people, who had turned up without their identity cards, tried to enter the polling booth forcibly. Pushing and shoving ensued when the presiding officer tried to stop them, said Superintendent of Police, Shamli, Ajay Kumar.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Mizoram is 55.20%, in Tripura West parliamentary constituency is 68.65% and in West Bengal is 69.94%.
A clash broke out between workers of TDP and YSRCP at a polling station in a village of Jammalamadugu
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— ANI (@ANI) 1554978841000Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination from Raebareli. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra & Robert Vadra also present
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— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1554978261000Priyanka asks politicians to learn from mother Sonia's devotion to Rae Bareli
Taking to Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said the meaning of politics is public service and dedication and every politician should be thankful to the people of the country.
Watch: Clashes erupt between workers of TDP and YSRCP
55.9% cast votes till 1 pm in West Bengal
Around 55.9 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm in two parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal on Thursday, an election official said.
An estimated 55.44 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the Cooch Behar (SC) constituency, while 56.45 per cent polling was recorded in the Alipurduar (ST) seat, till 1 pm, a senior official of the Election Commission said.
"Polling is taking place peacefully everywhere. We have not received any such complaints which could not be resolved," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Basu said.
A total of 34,51,883 electorate in the two constituencies will decide the fate of 18 candidates.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Uttar Pradesh is 50.86%
