Lok Sabha elections 2024: Voting to be held in 6 states and 2 union territories (File)
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Voters from 49 constituencies across six states and two union territories cast their votes in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls today. The general elections in Bollywood were held in full force, but the poll ended with an estimated vote share of 60.09%, with the highest being 73% in West Bengal (7 seats) and the lowest being 48.88 in Maharashtra (13 seats). %. .
Voting will take place in Bihar, Jharkhand (3 seats), Maharashtra (13 seats), Odisha (5 seats), Uttar Pradesh (14 seats), West Bengal (7 seats) and Jammu and Kashmir (7 seats). It was held in two Union Territories: 1 seat) and Ladakh. 1).
The key candidates in the fifth phase were Union Minister Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Smriti Irani (Amethi) and Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), among others.
With the completion of the fifth phase, voting has been completed in 428 Lok Sabha seats in 25 States/UTs, with Maharashtra and Ladakh joining the seats where the voting process has been completed.
Here are the highlights of voting in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
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60.09% voted in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls
60.09% voted in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls
Voter turnout of over 57 per cent was recorded in 49 constituencies across six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday, with the highest ever turnout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla. .
There were sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal, EVM failures at some booths in neighboring Odisha and complaints of slow voting in Maharashtra.
Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra along with her mother Sunanda Shetty and sister Shamita Shetty voted in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. After voting at a polling station in Mumbai, the trio posed for shutterbugs and showed off their inked fingers.
#clock | Actors Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty and their mother show off their inked fingers after voting at a polling station in Mumbai. #Sabah election 2024pic.twitter.com/R6XJqjzZRZ
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
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Phase 5 turnout |
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|
state |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (1pm) |
|
All over India |
49 |
62.0 |
36.7 |
|
BIH |
5/40 |
57.2 |
34.6 |
|
J&K |
1/5 |
34.6 |
34.8 |
|
youth |
January 10th |
71.1 |
52.0 |
|
J.H.A. |
3/14 |
65.6 |
41.9 |
|
Maha |
13/48 |
55.7 |
27.8 |
|
O.D.I. |
5/21 |
72.9 |
35.3 |
|
Up |
14/80 |
58.6 |
39.6 |
|
W.B. |
7/42 |
80.1 |
48.4 |
|
Vidhan Sabha |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (1pm) |
|
O.D.I. |
35/147 |
72.8 |
35.3 |
Dr GG Parikh, a centenarian freedom fighter who has been voting since India’s first general elections in 1951-52, exercised his right to vote in the Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher is among the star power of Bollywood, which voted in India’s financial capital on Monday in the fifth phase of the ongoing parliamentary elections.
The “Kaagaz 2” actor described election day as a “festival of democracy” and called on people to exercise their right to vote.
“Today is a celebration of democracy and everyone should go to vote to elect the government for the next five years,” Khar told news agency ANI.
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Phase 5 turnout |
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|
state |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (11am) |
|
All over India |
49 |
62.0 |
23.7 |
|
Bihar |
5/40 |
57.2 |
21.1 |
|
J&K |
1/5 |
34.6 |
21.4 |
|
ladakh |
January 10th |
71.1 |
27.9 |
|
Jharkhand |
3/14 |
65.6 |
26.2 |
|
Maharashtra |
13/48 |
55.7 |
15.9 |
|
Orissa |
5/21 |
72.9 |
21.1 |
|
Up |
14/80 |
58.6 |
27.8 |
|
west bengal |
7/42 |
80.1 |
32.7 |
|
Vidhan Sabha |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (11am) |
|
Orissa |
35/147 |
72.8 |
21.1 |
#clock After voting for | #Sabah election 2024Singer Kailash Kher said, “…I want to say that India is changing and you (people) have a responsibility for it. I hope you continue to work in the national interest.” pic.twitter.com/v5WlvNbzIh
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
#clock | Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said after the vote, “Shrikant Shinde’s achievements are before the people and I think the people will vote for him to bring him back to power for the third time. You should vote.” I see people coming… pic.twitter.com/tyoI5Wdfay
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Voting turnout until 9am (Source: ECI)
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Phase 5 turnout |
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|
state |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (9am) |
|
All over India |
49 |
62.0 |
10.3 |
|
BIH |
5/40 |
57.2 |
8.9 |
|
J&K |
1/5 |
34.6 |
7.6 |
|
Young people |
1/1 |
71.1 |
10.5 |
|
J.H.A. |
3/14 |
65.6 |
11.7 |
|
Maha |
13/48 |
55.7 |
6.3 |
|
O.D.I. |
5/21 |
72.9 |
6.9 |
|
Up |
14/80 |
58.6 |
12.9 |
|
W.B. |
7/42 |
80.1 |
15.4 |
|
Vidhan Sabha |
Number of seats |
2019 Phase 5 TO |
2024 Phase 5 (9am) |
|
O.D.I. |
35/147 |
72.8 |
7.0 |
#clock | Voting is being held today in the only seat in Ladakh, marking the fifth phase of the election. #Sabah election 2024. There is a battle between Congress’s Tshering Namgyal and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tashi Gyarsong.
Footage of people voting at a polling station in Baru, Kargil state. pic.twitter.com/gFS6oOMngy
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
#clock | Uttar Pradesh: Bharatiya Janata Party member and Amethi Lok Sabha seat candidate Smriti Irani arrives at the polling station in Amethi to cast her vote. #Sabah election 2024
Congress has fielded KL Sharma from this seat. pic.twitter.com/yAeOMBZZxP
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
#clock | Odisha: Hockey India president and BJD candidate Dilip Tirkey from Sundergarh Lok Sabha seat said, “I appeal to the people of Sundergarh to come out and vote. This is a festival of democracy. And you should join… People’s enthusiasm… https://t.co/r2iimqUY9ppic.twitter.com/RRnRLnAECZ
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
#clock | Actor Akshay Kumar shows off the indelible ink marks on his finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Mumbai.
he says: “…I want India to develop and become strong. I voted with that in mind. India should vote for what they think is right… Voters should … pic.twitter.com/mN9C9dlvRD
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
#clock | Jammu and Kashmir: Voters line up outside a polling station in Nowgam
JKNC vice-chairman Omar Abdullah and JKPC chairman Sajjad Ghani Lone are the main candidates in this constituency. pic.twitter.com/e4t9o47qN7
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
🔴Elections by #NDTV | Lok Sabha Elections Phase 5: Voting begins ⤵️
◆ Gained 49 seats in the fifth stage
◆ Major contests in Amethi and Raebareli
◆ Voting today in Ladakh and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.
◆A big battle is expected in 7 Bengal seats and 13 seats. pic.twitter.com/Q5hte3Gth6– NDTV (@ndtv) May 20, 2024
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP leader Mayawati shows her inked fingers after voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at a polling station in Lucknow.
#clock | Former Uttar Pradesh CM and BSP chief Mayawati shows inked finger after voting #Sabah election 2024 At a polling station in Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/ZmtmwJg8Yq
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Yamini Jadhav, a Shiv Sena candidate from south Mumbai, shows indelible ink marks on her fingers after voting.
#clock | MUMBAI: Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Jadhav from south Mumbai shows indelible ink marks on her fingers after voting.
She faces a contest from Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and candidate Arvind Sawant. #Sabah election 2024pic.twitter.com/RCCmM5ZBFN
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Businessman Anil Ambani casts his vote at a polling station in Mumbai for the fifth round of Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
#clock | Businessman Anil Ambani votes for Phase 5 policy at a polling station in Mumbai #Sabah election 2024pic.twitter.com/2CpXIZ6I0l
– Ani (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Voting will begin in 49 constituencies spread across six states and two union territories.
As 49 seats in eight states and UTs go to polls today in the fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, we appeal to all the people in the constituencies voting today to vote in record numbers. I especially appeal to women voters and young voters to exercise their right to vote.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 20, 2024
