Polling begins in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency
Elections | Aug 05, 2019, 09:24 AM ISTPolling began on Monday in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency to decide the electoral fate of 28 candidates, said the Election Commission.
Polling began on Monday in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency to decide the electoral fate of 28 candidates, said the Election Commission.
Later it was found that the cameras were set to the night vision mode and dust particles spreading in a corner of the strong room gave the impression that it was smoke.
Read through the blog to find out how May 19 unfolded.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 6 polling began at 7 am. Fifty-nine constituencies spread over six states and Delhi will go to polls in this phase. Voting will take place for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, 8 seats each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Delhi and 4 in Jharkhand. Campaigning for this phase had ended on Friday. Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you live and latest updates on polling.
Special booths will have an all-women staff, including presiding officers, polling officers and micro observers. Such booths are aimed at empowering women and increasing their participation in the electoral process.
There are 18 candidates in the fray for Anantnag constituency including PDP president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti.
Lok Sabha Election Latest News: Fifth phase of polling in 2019 general elections is underway across 51 constituencies in 7 states. Overall voter turnout till 1 PM was recorded at 31.29%. While West Bengal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh recorded high polling, Jammu and Kashmir remained at the bottom with 6.54%.
The National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah, who is the sitting MP from this constituency, is again contesting from this seat for the 17th Lok Sabha.
The polling booth comes under Nagina (SC) parliamentary constituency.
The decision came after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from the DMK candidate's office a few days ago.
Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 commenced on Thursday.
The first phase of polling in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 18 states and two Union Territories was held on Thursday. Polling for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be held in seven phases. Votes will be counted on May 23. Along with 91 Lok Sabha seats, voting to elect a government in four states - Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha was also held.
The second and final phase of polling in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 20. The vote count will take place on December 11.
The by-elections are being seen as a litmus test for the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition as its outcome is expected to have a bearing on the state's political scenario.
On 7 January 2019, the tenure of MP assembly ends.
Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Chandrasekhar Rao had dissolved the house last month.
The tenure of the 40-member Mizoram Assembly expires on December 15, 2018.
The term for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly expires on January 7, 2019.
The notification for the first phase will be issued on October 16, while the last date for nominations would be October 23.
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday landed himself in trouble after he entered the premises of a polling booth in private cars for casting his vote along with his family. The four-time former MP, his
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