New Delhi, May 12: The voting for sixth and the penultimate phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election ended on Sunday evening. Barring West Bengal, the polling was by and large peaceful.
Total of 63.43 percent voting was recorded. The poll percentage highest in West Bengal which stood at 80.35 percent. The turnout in Delhi was 59.74 percent and 68.17 percent in Haryana. In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh it was 54.72, 59.29, 64.50 and 64.55, rspectively.
In West Bengal, violence was reported in some areas even as voters came out in good numbers to exercise their franchise. Violent clashes were reported in West Bengal in almost all the phases of the general elections. Earlier in the day, at least ten supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party were injured after they were beaten up allegedly by some TMC men under Daspur police station area of the Ghatal constituency.
Altogether, 66,85,401 voters, including 31,79,720 women and 116 of the third gender, were eligible to exercise their franchise. Four sitting MPs, including Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, were among the 127 candidates who contested polls in Bihar.
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May 12, 2019, 10:07 PM IST
An estimated 63.3 per cent turnout was recorded on Sunday in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls covering 59 seats spread over seven states, the Election Commission of India said. The voting percentage may go up after details are received from the states, a Commission official said, reports say.
May 12, 2019, 8:38 PM IST
Total voter turnout in sixth phase recorded 62.27 percent till 8 pm.
Polling in West Bengal recorded 80.16 percent; Delhi-58.01 percent, Haryana- 65.48 percent; Uttar Pradesh- 54.24 percent; Bihar- 59.29 percent; Jharkhand- 64.50 percent, Madhya Pradesh- 62.06 percent.
May 12, 2019, 7:01 PM IST
79.90 polling percentage has been recorded in Bengal till 5 pm. EC says this is likely to be the highest in the country.
May 12, 2019, 7:01 PM IST
Congress candidate from Bhopal, Digvijay Singh, was unable to cast his vote today since he was registered to vote in Rajgarh. "I was not able to go vote. But, next time I will try to transfer my vote to Bhopal," he says.
May 12, 2019, 6:14 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh
50.82 percent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm
May 12, 2019, 6:14 PM IST
Haryana
Total 62.14 percent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm
May 12, 2019, 6:13 PM IST
Delhi
Total 55.44 percent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm
May 12, 2019, 6:12 PM IST
West Bengal
Total 80.13 percent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm
May 12, 2019, 6:12 PM IST
Total 59.70 percent voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in Phase 6.
May 12, 2019, 5:49 PM IST
An average of 59.28 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in 59 seats spread across UP, Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha, as per the data compiled by the Election Commission.
May 12, 2019, 5:44 PM IST
Digvijay Singh:
Digvijay Singh, Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, in Bhopal earlier today, on he hasn't yet reached Rajgarh to vote for the #LokSabhaElections2019 : I will see. I will try to reach pic.twitter.com/K4acjXE9Vh
Total 50.77 percent voter turnout recorded till 4 pm in Phase6.
May 12, 2019, 4:50 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh
A voter turnout of 43 percent recorded in Uttar Pradesh till 3:00 PM.
May 12, 2019, 4:42 PM IST
Haryana
Ninety strong rooms have been set up at 30 locations in Haryana to store the EVMs and VVPAT machines safely after completion of voting in the ten Lok Sabha constituencies, State's Joint Chief Electoral Officer Inder Jeet said on Sunday.
May 12, 2019, 4:30 PM IST
The voter turnouts in the eight West Bengal constituencies till 3 pm : Tamluk - 73.51 percent, Kanthi percent, Ghatal 71.45 percent, Jhargram 69.84 percent, Medinipur 67.56 percent, Purulia 70.48 percent, Bankura 68.02 percent, and Bishnupur 71.79 percent.
May 12, 2019, 4:14 PM IST
The national capital recorded 36.73 percent voter turnout, lowest among seven states, while polling was highest in West Bengal with 63.09 percent, according to figures released by the Election Commission.
May 12, 2019, 4:12 PM IST
Bihar
Total voter turnout till 3 pm in Bihar is 44.73 percent.
May 12, 2019, 4:11 PM IST
Bihar
Voter turnout in different constituencies of Bihar till 3 pm - Valmiki Nagar - 52.02 percent, Paschim Champaran - 48.33 pc, Sheohar - 43.50 pc, Vaishali - 46.94 pc, Gopalganj - 43.76, Siwan - 41.50 pc, Maharajganj - 37.00.
May 12, 2019, 3:31 PM IST
Voting percentage till 3 pm
Total 46.52% voting till 3 pm in Phase 6. West Bengal- 63.09, Delhi-36.73, Haryana- 47.57 Uttar Pradesh- 40.96, Bihar- 43.86, Jharkhand- 54.09, Madhya Pradesh- 48.53
May 12, 2019, 3:31 PM IST
MA Naqvi, BJP after meeting West Bengal CEO said,''Have demanded that outsiders be not allowed in LS constituencies, 48 hours before the elections, & that history-sheeters be arrested. Our candidate Bharati Ghosh's car was stopped, have demanded action against the officers involved.''
May 12, 2019, 3:10 PM IST
Delhi
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa and his family after casting their vote at a polling booth in Nirman Bhawan
Congress' reaction comes Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a controversy with his comment in an interview that clouds and rain can prevent Pakistani radars from detecting Indian fighter jets during the Balakot air strike.
Jumla hi fekta raha paanch saal ki sarkar mein, Socha tha cloudy hai mausam, Nahi aaunga radar mein. pic.twitter.com/xDeOg4Yq5K
As clashes continue in West Bengal, BJP has claimed that Trinamool Congress is indulging in violence out of "frustration". "In Jhargram, our booth president (Raman Singh) was found dead. In Ghatal constituency, stones were pelted at our candidate Bharati Ghosh's vehicle, she was injured and her vehicle was impounded by the local administration. Instead of acting against goons, her movement has been curtailed and she is also being denied her right of visiting polling booths."
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May 12, 2019, 2:12 am IST
The sixth phase of elections is being seen as a big test for the BJP which had won 45 of these seats in 2014, with the Trinamool Congress bagging 8, the Congress winning 2 and the Samajwadi Party winning 1.
May 12, 2019, 2:12 am IST
Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP had won 13 of the 14 constituencies in 2014, the only exception being Azamgarh, from where Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav won.
May 12, 2019, 2:13 am IST
In Azamgarh this time, Akhilesh Yadav will try to retain his father's, contesting against Bhojpuri film star Dinesh Lal Yadav ''Nirahua'' from BJP.
May 12, 2019, 2:13 am IST
Sultanpur too is seeing an interesting contest as the BJP has fielded Union minister Maneka Gandhi for the seat won by her son Varun in 2014.
May 12, 2019, 2:13 am IST
The seats appears tricky for Maneka Gandhi as BJP strategists are relying on a division of Congress and gathbandhan votes, besides possible counter-polarisation of non-Yadav and non-Jatav Dalit and OBC votes.
May 12, 2019, 2:13 am IST
Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal will see an interesting fight between senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh and BJP nominee Pragya Singh Thakur, who courted controversy for her comments about 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare.
May 12, 2019, 2:13 am IST
Guna will seal the fate of Congress candidate Jyotiraditya Scindia.
May 12, 2019, 2:14 am IST
Delhi
In Delhi, voting will be held in all the seven seats. As many as 164 candidates are contesting, It is expected to be three-cornered fight involving the BJP, AAP and the Congress.
May 12, 2019, 2:14 am IST
Prominent candidates include veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, Boxer Vijender Singh, Union minister Harsh Vardhan, Atishi from AAP and her cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir.
May 12, 2019, 6:04 am IST
307 independents with assets worth over Rs 1 crore who will be facing the elections.
May 12, 2019, 6:04 am IST
The number of women contesting the elections in the 6th phase is 83.
May 12, 2019, 6:12 am IST
There are 311 candidates who have assets worth Rs. 1 crore and more. The average asset per candidate contesting in the Lok Sabha Phase 6 election is Rs. 3.41 crores.
May 12, 2019, 6:17 am IST
340 candidates have declared their age to be between 25 to 40 years while 465 candidates have declared their age to be between 41 to 60 years. There are 153 candidates who have declared their age to be between 61 to 80 years. 7 candidates have not given their age. 2 candidates have declared their age to be above 80 years.
May 12, 2019, 6:18 am IST
83 female candidates are contesting in the Lok Sabha Phase 6 elections.
May 12, 2019, 6:25 am IST
4 candidates have declared convicted cases against themselves. 6 candidates have declared cases related to murder (IPC Section -302) against themselves.
May 12, 2019, 6:26 am IST
25 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307) against themselves.
May 12, 2019, 6:28 am IST
5 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping (IPC Section-363) and Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder (IPC Section-364), against themselves.
May 12, 2019, 6:41 am IST
Maneka Gandhi and her son Varun Gandhi would face the electoral battle from Pilbhit and Sultanpur respectively.
May 12, 2019, 6:41 am IST
21 candidates have declared cases related to crime against women such as assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354), husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty (IPC Section-498A) etc and Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section-509) against themselves. Among these 21 candidates, 2 have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section 376) against themselves.
May 12, 2019, 6:44 am IST
Of the 14 constituencies that are polling today in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP had won 13 in 2014. Azamgarh from where Akhilesh Yadav is contesting was the only seat that the BJP lost in 2014.
May 12, 2019, 6:49 am IST
11 candidates have declared cases related to hate speech against themselves.
May 12, 2019, 6:50 am IST
Bihar
There are 8 seats which would go to polls in Bihar today. In 2014, the BJP led NDA had won all the 8 seats. NDA ally LJP had won the Vaishali seat, while the remaining seven were won by the BJP.
May 12, 2019, 6:50 am IST
Today will also witness a battle between Digvijaya Singh and Pragya Singh Thakur. Both are contesting against each other from the crucial Bhopal seat in Madhya Pradesh.
May 12, 2019, 7:02 am IST
Polling begins in 59 seats in the sixth and second last phase of the Lok Sabha elections
May 12, 2019, 7:04 am IST
Over 10.17 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to choose among the 979 candidates in fray. The Election Commission has set up over 1.13 lakh polling stations for smooth conduct of polls
May 12, 2019, 7:09 am IST
The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the BJP which had won 45 of these seats in 2014, with the Trinamool Congress bagging 8, the Congress two and the Samajwadi Party and the LJP one seat each among others.
May 12, 2019, 7:09 am IST
Uttar Pradesh
In Azamgarh this time, Akhilesh is trying to retain his father's seat against Bhojpuri film star Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' of the BJP
May 12, 2019, 7:16 am IST
Sultanpur too is seeing an interesting contest as the BJP has fielded Union minister Maneka Gandhi for the seat won by her son Varun in 2014 The seats appears tricky for Maneka as BJP strategists are relying on a division of Congress and gathbandhan votes, besides possible counter-polarisation of non-Yadav and non-Jatav Dalit and OBC votes.
May 12, 2019, 7:24 am IST
Madhya Pradesh
Polling will also be held for Bhopal, Morena, Bhind (SC), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha and Rajgarh seats in Madhya Pradesh. This will be the third phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, with the first and second phases having been held on April 29 and May 6. The last phase will be held on May 19.
May 12, 2019, 7:31 am IST
Delhi
People queue up to vote at polling booth number 124 in Civil Lines (Chandni Chowk constituency)
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