Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live Updates: In his first reaction after voting for the first phase of voting ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Getting EXCELLENT feedback from today’s voting. It’s clear that people across India are voting for NDA [National Democratic Alliance] in record numbers."
As many as 60 percent of the total electors across 102 parliamentary seats voted till 7 pm on Friday. The first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 were held for 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states and Union Territories on Friday, April 19. The polling commenced at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm.
The states and Union Territories where elections were held in the first phase include Arunachal Pradesh (2 seats), Assam (5 seats), Bihar (4 seats), Chhattisgarh (1 seat), Madhya Pradesh (6 seats), Maharashtra (5 seats), Manipur (2 seats), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1 seat), Nagaland (1 seat), Rajasthan (12 seats), Sikkim (1 seat), Tamil Nadu (39 seats), Tripura (1 seat), Uttar Pradesh (8 seats), Uttarakhand (5 seats), Andaman and Nicobar (1 seat), Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat), Lakshadweep (1 seat) and Puduch*erry (1 seat). All 39 seats of Tamil Nadu are going to polls in the first phase.
Overall, voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases beginning today. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is seeking a record third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set a target of winning 400 seats this election. The ruling alliance is challenged by the opposition parties led by the Congress under the banner of INDIA bloc.
The counting of votes for all seven phases of Lok Sabha Elections will take place on June 4.
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19 Apr 2024, 11:01:48 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: A look at voter turnout in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu recorded a voter turnout of 68%, as per the EC's data at 11 pm on Friday. "Highest voting of 75.67 per cent has been recorded in Kallakurichi, next 75.44 per cent in Dharmapuri, and minimum is 67.35 per cent in Chennai Central, 67. 82 per cent in Chennai South. By tomorrow, we will be able to get an overall figure of the voter turnout in the state," Tamil Nadu Chief Election Officer Satyabrata Sahu told PTI.
19 Apr 2024, 10:58:15 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: SP candidate alleges booth capturing by BJP agents in Kutba village
Samajwadi Party candidate from UP's Muzaffarnagar Harendra Singh MaliK wrote to Election Commission, alleging booth capturing by BJP agents in Kutba village (the home place of BJP leader Sanjeev Balyan) and requesting deployment of paramilitary in the village.
19 Apr 2024, 09:43:21 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: PM's first reaction after voting ends — ‘great response!’
PM Modi posted in X on Friday evening: "First phase, great response! Thank you to all those who have voted today. Getting EXCELLENT feedback from today’s voting. It’s clear that people across India are voting for NDA in record numbers."
19 Apr 2024, 09:34:59 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 1 LIVE: Voting for Phase 1 ends with 60% turnout till 7 pm
Tentative figure of voter turnout across 21 States/UTs reported is over 60% at 7 PM, the Election Commission of India said on Friday. Read full report here
19 Apr 2024, 09:24:06 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: BJP's Giriraj Singh files nomination from Bihar's Begusarai
19 Apr 2024, 08:35:47 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi files nomination from Hyderabad constituency
AIMIM president and candidate from Hyderabad constituency, Asaduddin Owaisi files nomination for Lok Sabha elections.
19 Apr 2024, 07:49:00 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Security personnel on poll duty dies due to cardiac arrest in Mizoram
A 28-year-old security personnel on election duty in Mizoram died due to cardiac arrest on Friday, officials said. Lalrinpuia, who was in the second Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn), was found dead on Friday morning at Vangchhia polling station in Champhai district when other security personnel tried to wake him up, they said. He died due to cardiac arrest around 4.45 am, the officials said. (PTI inputs)
19 Apr 2024, 07:09:03 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: What music composer AR Rahman said after casting vote in Chennai
“I am curious to know what the result is, but let’s hope it is for the best. Let’s hope it is for the people, for the benefit of the people," said music composer AR Rahman after casting his vote in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
19 Apr 2024, 06:25:10 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: 'Young India wants more jobs…': NDA or INDIA, Who can deliver? WATCH ground report here
MINT hit the streets of Haryana and asked youngsters questions on jobs, economy and their belief in India's growth story. Watch ground report here:
19 Apr 2024, 06:21:12 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Check out voter turnout in your state here
Check out voter turnout in your state here:
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19 Apr 2024, 06:14:25 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Firing incident at polling booth in Moirangkampu Sajeb Awang Leikai of Imphal
A firing incident and clash was reported at a polling booth in Moirangkampu Sajeb Awang Leikai of Imphal during voting in Lok Sabha elections today. One civilian was injured in the incident, news agency ANI reported. Block Level Officer, for Moirangkampu Sajeb Surbala Devi said,
"Suddenly two men here came and asked for polling agents of Congress and BJP. They took the Congress agent outside by holding his hand. Then the two men fired shots from inside the car. One person got injured."
19 Apr 2024, 06:12:19 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: West Bengal ministers Shashi Panja, Chandrima Bhattacharya seen dancing after…
West Bengal ministers Shashi Panja and Chandrima Bhattacharya were seen dancing as the latter claimed that TMC candidates will be winning in all three Lok Sabha constituencies (Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri) in the state.
19 Apr 2024, 05:50:56 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: West Bengal sees 77% voter turnout, tally across 102 seat nears 60%
The voter turnout recorded till 5 pm was around 60 percent. West Bengal's voter turnout was the highest at 77 percent.
19 Apr 2024, 05:11:18 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Voting concludes in Manipur
Polling officer K Nimola Devi said, "Our polling has concluded, as soon as it was 4 pm we closed the gates...We called the agents and then in front of them we sealed all the data and machines...After all this is completed we will submit it to the DC office..."
19 Apr 2024, 05:00:46 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: CRPF jawan on poll duty killed in Chhattisgarh
A CRPF jawan on poll duty was killed in accidental explosion of grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh on Friday.
19 Apr 2024, 04:56:58 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary appeals to voters, ‘Your problems will increase if…’
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary says, "I appeal to the people to vote. Your problems will increase in the next 5 years if you don't vote. Choose your representative on the basis of the government you want... The opposition is saying that the EVM is hacked, democracy is over, and the constitution will be finished, these are the fears they are showing to the people and making pessimistic comments because they don't have any agenda... On the other hand, NDA is working with a long-term vision..."
19 Apr 2024, 04:48:56 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: 102-year-old women cast vote in Tamil Nadu's Reddiyarchatram
19 Apr 2024, 04:44:29 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy files nomination from Secunderabad
Telangana BJP chief and party's candidate from Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat, G Kishan Reddy files nomination for Lok Sabha elections.
19 Apr 2024, 04:42:49 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: BJP candidate from Haryana’s Kurukshetra holds roadshow
BJP leader and candidate from Haryana’s Kurukshetra, Naveen Jindal held a roadshow in the constituency earlier on Friday.
19 Apr 2024, 04:28:55 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: Tripura records 68.35% voter turnout till 3pm
Tripura recorded 68.35% voter turnout till 3pm, the highest amongst the State/UTs voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
19 Apr 2024, 04:22:38 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: Nearly 50% voter turnout recorded till 3
A voter turnout of 49.78 percent was recorded across 102 parliamentart constituencies till 3 pm, as per the Election Commission's data.
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19 Apr 2024, 02:50:30 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Phase 1 Voting Live: Voting stopped at Imphal polling booths
“Polling stopped in Thongju, Khongman Zone in Imphal after women allege reated a ruckus. The polling officer closed the polling booth," the Imphal East DC was quoted by ANI as saying.
19 Apr 2024, 02:46:35 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: PM Modi takes veiled attack on Pakistan — ‘supplier of terror now longing for…’
PM Narendra Modi took a veiled attack on Pakistan, calling it a “supplier of terror". He said the neighbouring country is now longing for the supply of flour.
19 Apr 2024, 02:39:29 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 3 mute sisters of J&K's 'silent village' vote for first time
Three mute sisters of Dadhkai village, also known as the "silent village" og India in J&K, cast their vote for the first time.
19 Apr 2024, 02:14:10 PM IST
Congress MP Kuldeep Rai Sharma casts his vote at polling booth in Port Blair
Congress MP and candidate from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kuldeep Rai Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Port Blair. BJP has fielded Bishnu Pada Ray here.
19 Apr 2024, 02:10:45 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: MDMK General Secretary Vaiko casts his vote at polling station in Tenkasi
Tamil Nadu: MDMK General Secretary Vaiko casts his vote at a polling station in Tenkasi.
19 Apr 2024, 01:57:35 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Tripura leads with highest voter turnout, Lakshadweep records lowest
Voter turnout till 1 pm for phase 1 of polling:
Lakshadweep records the lowest - 29.91%
Tripura records the highest - 53.04%
19 Apr 2024, 01:47:37 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Arunachal Pradesh records 37.53% voter turnout till 1 pm, Sikkim 36.88%
State Assembly elections 2024 | Arunachal Pradesh records 37.53% voter turnout till 1 pm, Sikkim 36.88%
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19 Apr 2024, 01:45:11 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Congress leader Sachin Pilot casts his vote at a polling station in Jaipur
19 Apr 2024, 01:39:31 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Take a look at voter turnout till 1 PM
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19 Apr 2024, 01:37:04 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Keshav Chandra cast his vote| Watch
Port Blair: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chief Secretary Keshav Chandra cast his vote for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today.
19 Apr 2024, 01:30:12 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Tripura records highest turnout in initial hours, stray incidents of violence in Bengal
A voter turnout ranging from 16.33 per cent to 34.54 per cent was recorded in the initial hours of polling on Friday in phase one of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories amidst sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and an IED blast in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF commandant injured.
Minor EVM glitches were reported at some booths in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Assam.
Polling began at 7 AM and will end at 6 PM. Election officials said the highest turnout till 11 am was recorded in Tripura which saw 34.54 per voters casting their vote and the lowest in Lakshwadeep which saw 16.33 voting percentage. (PTI)
19 Apr 2024, 01:12:32 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Actor Suriya Sivakumar arrives at a polling booth in Chennai to cast his vote
19 Apr 2024, 01:00:35 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Congress Candidate from Cooch Behar Piya Roy Chowdhury casts her vote
Cooch Behar, West Bengal: Congress Candidate from Cooch Behar Piya Roy Chowdhury casts her vote. BJP has fielded Union Minister Nisith Pramanik from Cooch Behar constituency.
19 Apr 2024, 12:52:11 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 'TMC is trying to prevent people from reaching booths,' Union Minister Nisith Pramanik
Cooch Behar, West Bengal: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency, Nisith Pramanik said, "...TMC is trying to prevent people from reaching the booths... The fear of losing is visible in TMC's eyes...People are fully prepared to oppose TMC goons...People will definitely respond to the violence through their votes..."
19 Apr 2024, 12:42:53 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: WATCH | Gujarat: Union Home Minister Amit Shah files his nomination from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming #LokSabhaElections2024 Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel is also present. Congress has fielded its party secretary Sonal Patel from Gandhinagar.
19 Apr 2024, 12:30:51 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: West Bengal has recorded 33.56 % voter turnout by 11 am.
West Bengal has recorded 33.56 % voter turnout by 11 am. Tipura recorded 33.28 % while Meghalaya recorded 31.65 % voter turnout till 11 am, according to Election Commission of India
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19 Apr 2024, 12:22:44 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Watch: Newly-wed groom Sahil casting his vote at Bhaderwah
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Newly-wed groom Sahil casting his vote at Bhaderwah, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir during Phase1 Voting on Friday.
19 Apr 2024, 11:23:53 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: PM Modi on West UP campaign trail from today
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to kick off another campaign drive in Western Uttar Pradesh with rallies and road shows beginning April 19, when voting begins in 102 parliamentary constituencies in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.After a rally in Amroha today, the Prime Minister will address public meetings in Aligarh, Hathras, Bareilly, Agra, to name a few, in the coming days.
19 Apr 2024, 11:19:03 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 'Your 11 votes in this election will ensure the fate of India,' says PM Modi in Amroha mentioning Mohammed Shammi
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about cricketer Mohammed Shammi in Amroha "The whole world has seen the amazing feat done by Mohammed Shami (who belongs to Amroha) in the Cricket World Cup. The Central Govt has given the Arjuna Award to Mohammed Shami for his excellent performance in sports and CM Yogi's government has taken 2 steps forward and is also building a stadium for the youth here. The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 are the elections of the future of the country. Your 11 votes in this election will ensure the fate of India."
19 Apr 2024, 11:15:11 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: INDIA bloc tool villages backwards, says PM Modi in Amroha
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: While addressing a public rally in Amroha, UP Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed INDIA bloc parties of taking villages backwards.
"BJP is moving ahead with a big vision and big goals for the villages and the poor. But the entire energy of the people of the INDI alliance is spent in making the villages and rural areas backwards. Areas like Amroha and Western Uttar Pradesh have suffered the biggest loss due to this mentality...The BJP government is building textile parks to promote the textile industry in the country. The garment industry of Amroha will also benefit from this. This will create more and more employment," he said.
19 Apr 2024, 11:12:55 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 35.67 lakh first-time voters eligible to vote in the first phase today
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: In the 3.51 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years, as many as 35.67 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their votes in the first phase.
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19 Apr 2024, 10:53:12 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Voting visuals from Indo Bangladesh Border, in Sohra, Meghalaya
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Voting is underway at Ichamati polling station near Indo Bangladesh Border, in Sohra (Cherrapunjee), Meghalaya. Two seats are going to polls in Meghalaya in the first phase on Friday.
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19 Apr 2024, 10:39:04 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 12.02 % voting in Bastar till 9 am.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Voting is under way in the naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh. At least 12.02 percent electorate exercised their franchise in the first couple of hours for the seat.
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19 Apr 2024, 10:26:16 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: 15 % voter turnout till 9 am in 3 West Bengal seats
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: The three seats of West Bengal going to polls today have recorded 15 per cent voter turn put until 9 am on Friday, an Election Commission official said.
The voting is underway in Cooch Behar, Alipurduars and Jalpaiguri seats. The turnout in Coochbehar is 15.26 %, in Alipurduars it was 15.91 % and in Jalpaiguri was 14.13 %, the poll panel said.
19 Apr 2024, 09:34:55 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: I am winning the seat, says Nitin Gadkari
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Nagpur, Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that he will win the seat by a good margin. “We are celebrating the festival of democracy today. Everyone should vote, this is our fundamental right as well as duty. You can vote for anyone but casting your vote is important...I am 101% confident that I will win by a good margin," Gadkari told news agency ANI. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has fielded Congress leader Vikas Thakre as the candidate against him.
19 Apr 2024, 09:11:32 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin casts his vote
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin casts his vote at a polling booth in Chennai. All 39 seats of Tamil Nadu are going to polls in first phase today.
19 Apr 2024, 09:05:09 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Newly-married couple votes in Pauri Garhwal
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: A newly-married couple voted for the general elections today, at a polling booth in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand today.
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19 Apr 2024, 09:02:31 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Former Uttarakhand CM and BJP candidate from Haridwar, Trivendra Singh Rawat cast his vote
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Haridwar, Trivendra Singh Rawat cast his vote along with his family at a polling booth in Dehradun today. Congress has fielded former Uttarakhand CM and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat's son, Virendra Rawat here.
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19 Apr 2024, 08:48:10 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal casts vote
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting Live: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency, Sarbananda Sonowal cast his vote. “People will happily participate in this voting process... Congress should look at its condition, they are going to get less seats than before," he said.
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