The elections, held in seven phases, from April 19 saw people exercising their democratic right even as temperatures rose in peak summer. The Election Commission made special efforts to ensure large participation of people in the elections.
According to the Election Commission of India, over 10.06 crore elector including approximately 5.24 crore male, 4.82 crore female and 3574 third gender electors exercising their franchise. A total of 904 candidates are in the fray for Phase 7 polling.
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which covers 57 seats across seven States and one Union Territory, is set to decide the electoral fate of leaders from some of the high-profile constituencies, including Varanasi, Mandi Chandigarh, and Amritsar.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday appealed to the party workers, office bearers and candidates to remain vigilant and "not get misled by BJP's exit polls."
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Ghazipur, Paras Nath Rai slammed the opposition for criticising PM Modi for meditating at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari and said has anyone stopped the Opposition from performing meditation.
Bahujan Samaj Party's Chandigarh candidate Ritu Singh on Thursday came down heavily on Congress and claimed that the party is standing against the reservation of backward communities like SC and ST.
As the last phase of Lok Sabha elections will be held on June 1, former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday wrote a letter to the people of Punjab, urging them to vote in large numbers for BJP candidates in Punjab.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that Kangana Ranaut, the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha seat, "embodies Meera Bai's devotion and Maharani Lakshmi Bai's bravery".
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Cricketer-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress candidate from Berhampore, Yusuf Pathan, held a roadshow in support of TMC's Lok Sabha candidate Mala Roy from Kolkata Dakshin on Wednesday.
Key candidates for the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency include Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD), Amrinder Singh Raja Warring (Congress), and Baljinder Kaur (AAP) and former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu from the BJP.
Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Wednesday held a roadshow in Kolkata in support of BJP candidate for North Kolkata Lok Sabha seat Tapas Roy.