More than 71.64 percent of voters in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam - Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Kaziranga, Dibrugarh and Jorhat, came out to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls on Friday.
Speaking to ANI, Kuldeep Rai Sharma said, "I feel great. The power of a single vote of the people--candidates win or lose with one vote. The victory or loss of each candidate plays an important role in forming the government in the country. The public is God. With the work I have done in
India saw its first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, where an aggregate 60.03 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 7 pm. Whereas a few areas in West Bengal and Manipur witnessed spordic incidents of violence and firing incidents.
"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 the NDA in record numbers," posted the Prime Minister on X.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the people have to make a choice in the upcoming elections, adding that if he is voted back to power, the welfare schemes for the public will continue, but if he loses, the alliance will come to "drink people's blood".
According to the ECI, Saharanpur recorded 63.29 per cent of voter turnout while Rampur recorded 52.42 per cent, Muzaffarnagar recorded 54.91 per cent and Pilibhit recorded 60.23 per cent.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday released the party's manifesto "Apna Vote, Apno Kay Liye" for the Lok Sabha elections and vowed to empower women and youth.
Uttarakhand, which saw polling for all five Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 53.56 per cent till 5 pm, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).
Actors Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi, Sivakarthikeyan and Kamal Haasan, along with other personalities from the Tamil film industry, cast their votes in polling stations in Chennai on Friday
West Bengal is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 77.57 voting percentage in the state till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.