As the polling began in Haryana, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday appealed to voters of the state to choose a capable and development-oriented government.
As the elections began for the 90-Assembly constituencies in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise and "set a new record of voting".
Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and BJP.
The third and final phase of polling held in the seven districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a record voter turnout of 65. 58 percent till 7 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 44.08 per cent as of 1 pm on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
Among crowds of enthusiastic voters in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, persons with disabilities, both young and old, were at the forefront, including a 100 year-old elderly woman in Bandipora.
The third phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir saw a cumulative voter turnout of 28.12 per cent as of 11 am on Tuesday, as per the Election Commission of India.
Elaborate security arrangement has been put in place for polling in Sopore city of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district as voting is underway for the third phase of Assembly polls in the Union Territory. SSP Sopore Divya D said that security arrangements are in place and everything was goi
"First of all, you have to understand that such elections are being held for the first time in the last 30-35 years where there was no strike call from Pakistan, nor was there any boycott call, nor was there 8-10 per cent voting like before. That is why I said that in true sense, the democra
State BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina said that a large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and voting percentage has been unexpected.