Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: India is gearing up for the sixth phase of the general election on May 25, during which the national capital’s seven parliamentary seats will be up for voting. So far, polling has been completed in 428 constituencies across 25 states and Union Territories, with Phase 5 witnessing a voter turnout of approximately 62.19 per cent.
The election process continues with two more phases remaining on May 25 and June 1. In the corresponding phase during the 2019 polls, a voter turnout of 64.16 per cent was recorded as 51 seats across seven states went to the polls.
Latest election highlights
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address an election rally in the national capital today. During his Tuesday address in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, he criticised opposition parties, particularly the SP, Congress, and the INDI alliance, for their “inability to acknowledge India’s progress.”
– Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal asserted on Tuesday that the Modi government “will not retain power,” saying that the INDIA bloc will assume government leadership at the Centre on June 4 following the announcement of the Lok Sabha poll results.
– Maneesh Garg, the Chief Electoral Officer of Himachal Pradesh, announced that State Election Icon Jaspreet Pal and his co-cyclist Kshitij Niltu undertook a cycling expedition to Tashigang, the world’s highest polling booth at 15,256 feet, to raise awareness about voting during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
– The Election Commission instructed the Andhra Pradesh police chief on Tuesday to take strict criminal action against a ruling YSRCP MLA caught on camera damaging an EVM in the Macherla assembly constituency during the May 13 polls. EVMs were damaged on May 13 in seven polling stations in Macherla constituency, including polling station number 202, where local MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy allegedly damaged an EVM.
Lok Sabha election 2024 polling schedule:
Phase 1: April 19 (voting done)
Phase 2: April 26 (voting done)
Phase 3: May 7 (voting done)
Phase 4: May 13 (voting done)
Phase 5: May 20 (voting done)
Phase 6: May 25
Phase 7: June 1
Counting of votes: June 4
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Wed, 22 May 2024 09:03 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 12 arrested for poll violence in Odisha’s Ganjam district
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Twelve people have been apprehended in connection with two instances of election-related violence in Odisha’s Ganjam district, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday, citing police.
Four people were detained following a clash between supporters of two parties during polling at Berunhabadi in the Tarsingi police station area on Monday.
Additionally, Ganjam Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Meena stated that eight individuals were arrested for their participation in a clash between BJD and BJP supporters at Dihapadhal in the Bhanjanagar police station area on the eve of Sunday’s polls.
The violence at Dihapadhal, which resulted in injuries to at least three individuals, occurred due to disputes over the distribution of voter slips in the village, he added.
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Wed, 22 May 2024 08:42 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Cong is spreading false propaganda, says Haryana CM and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini stated on Wednesday that the Congress is “spreading false propaganda.”
He also addressed claims that if Modi were to become the Prime Minister again, he would alter the Constitution. Saini said that Modi has been in office for the past decade, and the country has been functioning following the Constitution. He criticised Congress, asserting that during their tenure, the Constitution was disregarded and Bhimrao Ambedkar was disrespected, whereas Modi demonstrated reverence towards him.
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Wed, 22 May 2024 08:26 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Kejriwal slams PM Modi over arrests of AAP leaders
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Amid the intense political repercussions following the arrest of his former aide Bibhav Kumar in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MLA Swati Maliwal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Referring to the arrest of several of his party members, the CM, who himself is currently on interim bail regarding a money laundering case related to the defunct Delhi excise policy, raised questions about whether the public had elected a prime minister or a ‘thanedar’ (police officer).
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Wed, 22 May 2024 08:08 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy caught on camera damaging EVM in Andhra Pradesh | Watch
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Wed, 22 May 2024 07:48 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Odisha legislative assembly issues show-cause notice to 4 MLAs
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: The Odisha Legislative Assembly issued a show-cause notice to four MLAs on Tuesday after they switched parties from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The notices were shared by the news agency ANI.
Four MLAs are,
Samir Ranjan Dash
Simarani Nayak
Parshu Ram Dhada
Ramesh Chandra Sai
They have been asked to reply by May 27.
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Wed, 22 May 2024 07:35 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: PM Modi to address a poll rally in Delhi today
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a campaign rally in the national capital today.
During the upcoming Phase 6 of the general elections, Delhi, which boasts seven Lok Sabha seats, will head to the polls.
The primary contest in Delhi’s Lok Sabha race is between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) coalition. The BJP is fielding candidates in all seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital.
Under a seat-sharing agreement between the two parties, the Congress is contesting from three Lok Sabha seats, while the AAP is vying for four. The Congress is contesting in Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, and North West Delhi, while the AAP is contesting in New Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi, and East Delhi.
