The Election Commission of India (EC) on March 10 announced schedule for the general elections to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The 2019 Lok Sabha election is being conducted in seven phases. Counting of votes will be held on May 23.
Besides Tamil Nadu, polling will also be held in 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one seat each in Manipur and Puducherry. Simultaneous elections will also be held in 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha.
Catch the live updates of the second phase of voting here.
The election, being conducted in April-May, is being pegged as the largest election exercise in history.
Phase 1 voting: April 11 (91 constituencies in 20 states)
Phase 2 voting: April 18 (97 constituencies in 13 states)
Phase 3 voting: April 23 (115 constituencies in 14 states)
Phase 4 voting: April 29 (71 constituencies in 9 states)
Phase 5 voting: May 06 (51 constituencies in 7 states)
Phase 6 voting: May 12 (59 constituencies in 7 states)
Phase 7 voting: May 19 (59 constituencies in 8 states)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners are making a bid to retain power. This is amid efforts by Opposition several parties, including the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, to put a united fight.
Final percentage for Srinagar Lok Sabha polls:
Srinagar: 7.9%
Ganderbal: 17.5%
Budgam: 21.60%
Tamil Nadu: 63.16%
Jammu and Kashmir: 43.37%
Maharashtra: 55.37%
Chhattisgarh: 71.00%
Manipur: 74.69%
Puducherry: 78.00%
Assam: 73.32%
Bihar: 58.14%
Karnataka: 64.84%
West Bengal: 76.07%
West Bengal voter turnout till 5.00 pm: 73.4 percent
Total voter turnout for Phase 2 has been recorded at 61.1percent. This is a tentative turnout and is likely to be updated by the Election Commission.
Odisha: 64 percent
Tamil Nadu: 63.7 percent
Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout at 51.91 percent till 5.00 pm. This is a tentative number and is likely to be updated by the EC later.
Manipur has recorded 69 percentvoting till 5.00 pm. Assam registered 62.9 percentwhile Odisha records 46.6 percent turnout till 5.00 pm.
Voter turnout in Karnataka till 5.00 pm was recorded at57.9 percent. In Tamil Nadu, it was 55.4 percent.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami waits in a queue to cast his vote, during the second phase of the general election, in Salem. (Image: PTI)
We lost all our rights because the present Tamil Nadu government chose to be a slave of PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
DMK lodges complaint with the DGP saying the ruling AIADMK may capture booths after 3.30 pm, HT reports.
