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62.1% Voter Turnout Recorded Across 11 States, Union Territories

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Lok Sabha Election Highlights: 62.1% Voter Turnout Recorded Across 11 States, Union Territories

Elections 2024 Phase 3 Voting: Over 1,300 candidates, including 120 women, are contesting in third phase.

New Delhi:

The third phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place today in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories. More than 1,300 candidates, including 120 women, contested in this crucial phase.

62.1% voter turnout was recorded across 11 states and union territories in this phase.

The third phase of voting took place in 26 seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karnataka, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 5 in Bihar, 4 in Assam, 4 in West Bengal, 2 in Goa and 2 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

The Lok Sabha elections are being held across seven phases, from April 19 to June 1. The counting is scheduled for June 4.

Here are the Highlights on Phase 3:

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Nearly 1,000 Components Of EVM Sets Peplaced In Assam, Says Official

Nine hundred and sixty-five Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) components – control units, VVPATs and ballot units – were replaced due to malfunctioning in the third and last phase of polling across the four Lok Sabha seats in Assam today, officials said, reported news agency PTI.

In several cases, the components were replaced as the complete EVM set, while it was changed in parts in most of the cases after snags were detected, a senior official of the Election Department said on condition of anonymity.

Several of these glitches were noticed during mock polling, which started 90 minutes before the actual voting, and those machines were replaced accordingly, he added.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Bilkis Bano Casts Vote With Husband In Gujarat

Gujarat riots survivor Bilkis Bano cast her vote with her husband Yakub Rasul in the state’s Devgadh Baria town under the Dahod Lok Sabha constituency, reported news agency PTI. Ms Bano flashed her inked finger after coming out of the polling station in the Kapdi locality.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 62.1% Polling In Phase 3 Today

62.1% polling was registered in Phase 3 of polls today.

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Trinamool Protests Against BJP Candidate At Malda Polling Station

Trinamool Congress leaders and party workers protested against the BJP candidate from South Malda Lok Sabha seat Sreerupa Mitra Choudhary when she reached a polling station in her constituency, reported news agency PTI. Speaking about the incident, Ms Choudhary said, “At 18 number ward, there are five booths and 6,000 voters. The local councillor, Nivedita Kundu, and her husband Ashish Kundu from the TMC gathered a mob and surrounded the main entrance of the polling station and started raising political slogans. They were creating obstructions for the voters and they wanted to create fear in them so that they don’t come to vote.”

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 66.87% Voting Till 5 PM In 7 Seats Of Chhattisgarh
A voter turnout of 66.87 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in seven out of the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh, where polling was held in the third and last phase of the general elections in the state on Tuesday, a poll official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Over 74% Polling In 4 Assam Seats Till 5 PM
Over 74 per cent of the 81.49 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Tuesday in four Lok Sabha constituencies in the third and final phase of elections in Assam, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Bengal Logs 73.93% Turnout In 4 Seats Till 5 PM
Altogether 73.93 per cent of the 73.37 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in four seats of West Bengal in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, a poll official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Maharashtra Sees 53.4% Turnout Till 5 PM
A voter turnout of 53.40 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling is underway in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday, election authorities said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 55.22% Polling Till 5 pm In 25 Seats Of Gujarat
A voter turnout of 55.22 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in 25 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat in the third phase of the elections on Tuesday, an Election Commission (EC) official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 56% Turnout In Bihar’s 5 Lok Sabha Seats Till 5 PM
A voter turnout of 56 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the five Lok Sabha seats of Bihar that went to polls in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: UP Records 55.13% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM

A little over 55 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm in the Lok Sabha election being held for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 62.28% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM In Madhya Pradesh’s 9 Seats
At least 62.28 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in nine Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday, a poll official said, reported news agency PTI.

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3 LIVE: 60.2% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM
Till 5 pm, 60.2% voter turnout has been recorded in Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha polls.

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting LIVE: Madhya Pradesh Logs 54.09% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM
Over 54% of polling was recorded till 3 pm in the Lok Sabha elections being held in nine parliamentary constituencies in Madhya Pradesh today, reported news agency ANI. By 3 pm, 54.09% votes were cast, according to data released by the Election Commission of India.

Nearly 51% Voter Turnout Recorded Across 11 States, Union Territories Till 3 PM
At 3 pm , 50.7% voter turnout was recorded across 11 states and union territories. The third phase of voting takes in 26 seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karanataka, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 5 in Bihar, 4 in Assam, 4 in West Bengal, 2 in Goa and 2 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Voting for 4/42 seats in West Bengal and 11/48 seats in Maharashtra are voting today
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Just In | 40% Polling Till 1 pm As 93 Seats Vote In Phase 3
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: 5 generations of a family voted together in Chhattisgarh’s Semli
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Voting for all seats in Gujarat and 14 seats in Karnataka is underway
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Just In | 25.4% turnout recorded till 11am across 93 seats that are voting today
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Just In | 25.4% turnout recorded till 11am across 93 seats that are voting today
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Here’s a look at the top candidates contesting today
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: All 2 seats in Goa are voting today
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Delhi LG VK Saxena casts his vote at a polling station in Prakash Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad.

Lok Sabha Polls: Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote at a polling station in Kalaburagi.
Congress has filed Radhakrishna from Kalaburagi constituency and BJP has fielded Umesh G Jadhav.  

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Haveri, Basavaraj Bommai casts his vote

He faces Congress candidate, Anandswamy Gaddadevarmath here.

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa and his family cast their vote in Shivamogga.

He is contesting as an independent candidate from Shimoga constituency. BJP has fielded party MP B.Y. Raghavendra as its candidate from here while Congress has fielded Geetha Shivarajkumar.

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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Assam and Bihar record 10.1% and 10% voting till 9 am .
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Lok Sabha Polls: NCP-SCP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha seat, Supriya Sule casts her vote at a polling booth in Baramati
NCP has fielded Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar from Baramati. 

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: 10.5% voter turnout recorded till 9 am
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP’s Gandhinagar candidate casts his vote. Congress has fielded Sonal Patel from the same seat
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Vidisha, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his family cast their votes at a polling booth in Sehore.

Congress has fielded Pratap Bhanu Sharma from here Vidisha. BJP’s Ramakant Bhargava is the sitting MP from the seat.

Lok Sabha Polls: 244 candidates contesting in Phase 3 have criminal cases against them

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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Actor Riteish Deshmukh and his wife Genelia Deshmukh cast votes at a polling booth in Latur.

NDA has fielded sitting MP Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare against INDIA Alliance’s Kalge Shivaji Bandappa.

Lok Sabha Polls: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel casts her vote at Shilaj Primary School

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: These are some of the hotly contested seats where polling is underway
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Lok Sabha Polls: A look at the bellwether seats of Lok Sabha Elections voting in phase 3
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Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi votes at polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday voted at a polling booth in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in the single-phase voting for 25 seats in Gujarat.

PM Modi reached the polling booth at Nishan Public School in Ranip locality of Ahmedabad city soon after the polling began at 7 am and cast his vote.

Union minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah, who is contesting to retain the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, was present when Modi reached the polling booth. 

Just In | Prime Minister Narendra Modi votes in Ahmedabad during third phase of Lok Sabha polls
PM Modi casts his vote for Lok Sabha Elections at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Richest candidates, those with 0 wealth and ones with lowest assets
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Lok Sabha Polls: People queue up outside various polling stations to cast their vote in Guwahati
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Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Congress leader Amit Deshmukh and his wife Aditi Deshmukh cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur.

While BJP has fielded sitting MP Sudhakar Shrangare from here, he faces Congress’ Kalge Bandappa here. 

Lok Sabha Polls: Madhya Pradesh BJP President and candidate from Khajuraho constituency VD Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhopal.

BJP has fielded Alok Sharma from here, Congress has fielded Arun Shrivastava. 

BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is the sitting MP from the constituency.

Lok Sabha Polls: Breakup of Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3 electorate
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Lok Sabha Polls: PM Modi urges people to vote in record numbers for Lok Sabha Elections phase 3

Just In | Voting begins in 93 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states and Union territories in 3rd phase
The third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election begins with voting for 93 seats across 11 states and union territories.

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Lok Sabha Polls: Preparations underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls; visuals from booth number 88 in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency

Assam’s 4 constituencies will undergo polling in the third phase of the 2024 general elections.

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting: Preparations underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls; visuals from booth number 246 in the Latur Lok Sabha constituency

Polling will begin at 7:00 am in Maharashtra’s 11 constituencies, in the third phase of the 2024 general elections.

Lok Sabha Polls: Security tightened in Ahmedabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cast his vote at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad- designated as a polling booth – today in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections.

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Voting:Preparations underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls; visuals from booth number 151 in the Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency
Polling will begin at 7:00 am in Bihar’s 5 constituencies, in the third phase of the 2024 general elections.

Lok Sabha Polls: Preparations underway for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls; visuals from the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basawaraj Bommai is a candidate from here.





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