The fifth phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.09 per cent till 11:30 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said.
To boost its preparations for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab where it is fighting all 13 seats on its own, Congress on Monday named special observers for some of the constituencies in the state for better coordination and management of elections
The Commission will also, after the scrutiny and depending on the number and schedule of repolls, publish the updated voter turnout along with a gender-wise breakdown by May 24.
Several Bollywood celebrities exercised their franchise on Monday in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls that covered Mumbai and flaunted their inked fingers as a proud moment of exercising their choice in the world's largest democratic exercise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will interact with more than 25,000 women at a conference to be organized at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Kashi aiming to appreciate the efforts of all women who played a vital role in PM Modi's roadshow.
Several Bollywood celebrities exercised their voting rights in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday including power couple Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu, who were spotted at a polling booth in Mumbai proudly displaying their inked index fingers
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that Lok Sabha election 2024 is now between common people and the BJP. Moreover, he said that this election is a battle to protect the Constitution.
Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Monday across all 49 parliamentary constituencies spanning eight States and Union Territories with a voter turnout of 57.51 per cent.
Singer Udit Narayan, on Monday, was spotted coming out of a polling booth in Mumbai after casting his vote during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
BJP MP and candidate from Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat, Arjun Singh, on Monday accused the TMC of preventing people from voting at a booth in the constituency.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by a 78-year-old bedridden woman seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to have her vote cast through the postal ballot in the ongoing Lok Sabha Election.