Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Updates: The fifth phase is considered the most urban of the seven phases and includes six constituencies in Mumbai, Hajipur in Bihar, Baramulla in Jammu, and Amethi, Rae Bareli and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Voting was held in several high-profile constituencies. And Kashmir.
According to Election Commission of India (ECI) data, till 11:30 pm, Bihar recorded 54.85% voter turnout and Jammu and Kashmir recorded 56.73%. Similarly, the turnout in Jharkhand was 63.07%, Ladakh 69.62%, Maharashtra 54.29%, Odisha 67.59%, Uttar Pradesh 57.79% and West Bengal 74.65%.
More than 53 million people participated in Monday’s fifth phase of voting across 49 assembly seats in six states and two union territories. Voter turnout was 60.5%, a slight decrease compared to the 62.4% recorded five years ago, but represents an increase in participation compared to earlier stages.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Latest Highlights
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to former Union minister and Congress leader Jayant Sinha. The notification comes after the party nominated Manish Jaiswal as its candidate for the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat, mentioning that he is not involved in any “organisational activities” or “election campaigning”. ing.
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra, who faced flak for his controversial remarks on Lord Jagannath, has clarified his statement. He has apologised for his “gaffe” and promised to perform penance in the name of Lord Jagannath as a mark of apology.
- Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, once known as ‘Chhota Pakistan’, witnessed a major change as voters turned out in large numbers to cast their votes in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Schedule:
Phase 1: April 19th (voting ends)
Phase 2: April 26th (voting ends)
Phase 3: May 7th (voting ends)
Phase 4: May 13th (voting ends)
Phase 5: May 20th (voting ends)
Phase 6: May 25th
Phase 7: June 1st
Vote counting: June 4th
Follow all updates here.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 02:47 PM
Lok Sabha 2024 live polls: ‘This assembly election is about Odisha pride’ says Amit Shah in Keonjhar
“…This Assembly election is an election on which the pride of Odisha is at stake. Can a Tamil rule Odisha? Can a Tamil Babu rule Odisha? If you form a Bharatiya Janata Party government, a young Chief Minister from Odisha, an Odia speaking Chief Minister, will rule here,” Amit Shah said, according to ANI.
“Naveen Babu left Odisha after 25 years. 2.5 million people in Odisha are still homeless, 2.6 million people still do not have drinking water in their homes…The Bharatiya Janata Party government Once formed, the Bharatiya Janata Party government will provide housing and drinking water to everyone within two years,” he added.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 02:34 PM
Lok Sabha polls 2024 live: Jairam Ramesh refutes Prime Minister Modi’s remark of not saying anything to minorities
Lok Sabha Poll 2024 Live: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in an interview to PTI, reacted to PM Modi’s “not saying a single word against minorities” remarks.
“The Prime Minister is rapidly losing his memory. He has never ever stuck to the truth. He is a ‘jyotjeevi’ and what he says today he forgets tomorrow and he never said it.” Say. He is attacking the Congress party, talking about Hindu-Muslims, talking about Muslim League, talking about ‘Mangalsutra’,” he told PTI.
“He is talking about the Congress party’s reservations on the basis of religion. These are all false statements made by him.”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 02:15 PM
2024 Lok Sabha Election Live: Abhijit Gangopadhyay banned from campaigning for 24 hours
The Election Commission has banned BJP’s Tamluk candidate and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours from 5pm today.
The TMC had accused Gangopadhyay of making “vile and disrespectful remarks” about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election rally on May 15.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 02:10 PM
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: One arrested in Delhi for allegedly assaulting Congress MP Kanhaiya Kumar
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: A 41-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly slapping Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar from northeast Delhi last week.
The incident took place when Kanhaiya Kumar was visiting New Usmanpur area to meet AAP councilor Chhaya Sharma for election campaigning. The suspect along with others allegedly slapped Mr Kumar and threw ink at him. Police said the men also threatened Sharma, who tried to intervene.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 01:26 PM
2024 Assembly Elections Live: UP CM addresses poll rally in Siddharthanagar
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Speaking at a poll rally in Siddharthanagar, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said: . This is not the situation today. Today you have a Jan Dhan account. The money will reach your account directly… We, the people of Lucknow, just need to click once and the money will reach us in the next moment. ”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 01:02 PM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live Broadcast: “We will form a Bharatiya Janata Party government and give CM to manual youth,” Amit Shah speaks in Odisha
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Addressing a poll rally in Sambalpur Union, Odisha, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Odisha is a very beautiful place with a long coastline, rich mineral resources and a hardworking youth population. But the only thing missing is a hard-working Prime Minister. Form a BJP government and give the CM to a hard-working youth.”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 12:38 PM
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’ Bargain on Arvind Kejriwal
At a press conference, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “The events inside the Delhi Chief Minister’s Office have exposed the reality so much that even eight days after the incident, there are still many feelings in the minds of the people of Delhi.” I still have questions…” he said. Kejriwalji, you are the same leader who told me that I live in his three-room house and that my house is open 24 hours a day. Anyone can come and see us at any time, but today he is staying in his ‘Sheesh His Mehal’. He told the congressman that I wouldn’t see her because she didn’t have an appointment… My next question is, technically as of today’s date, is he holding any office? It means that Vibhav Kumar, who is not there, was inside her. If he was in the Prime Minister’s Office, where was his appointment? If not, in what capacity was he in the CM’s Office? ”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 12:14 PM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Amit Shah addresses a rally in Odisha
Home Minister Amit Shah said in Odisha, “The lotus will bloom this time in both the Odisha Assembly elections and the Sabha elections. After five phases, Modiji has crossed the 310 mark…Here we need to win more than 75 seats to make the lotus bloom. The seats in the Assembly elections…”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 11:47 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: ‘After 60 years, they have opened an account in a Swiss bank’ PM Modi speaks on Oppn in Bihar
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Addressing a rally in East Champaran, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the opposition and said, “These people have built big palaces in 60 years and opened accounts in Swiss banks. Although their children did not have a school to study in, they continued to study abroad. The poor people faced difficulties and hardships, but it made no difference to them.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 11:29 AM
Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: “Indian bloc will form government after June 4,” Arvind Kejriwal tells press conference
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Coverage: The Associated Press National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre and expressed confidence that the opposition United India will form the government after June 4, when the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections is scheduled.
He appealed to the people, “In order to make India victorious, make sure that the Indian bloc wins the election.”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:44
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Arvind Kejriwal to hold press conference soon
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday using his official ‘X’ handle. This comes as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing criticism over the Swati Maliwal assault case.
“I will be using the PC at 11 am,” read Kejriwal’s post to ‘X’.
Party leader Aam Aadmi, who is currently on interim bail until June 1, has expressed his resolve and promised to give the capital full statehood if the opposition coalition India Bloc comes to power at the Centre.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 09:53 AM
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: BJP issues show-cause notice to Jayant Sinha
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: The Bharatiya Janata Party has sent a show-cause notice to former Union Minister and MP Jayant Sinha, seeking his reply within two days, news agency ANI reported.
The notification reads, “Ever since the party declared Manish Jaiswal as its candidate from the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat, you have not taken any interest in any organizational activities or election campaigning.” Exercise your right to vote. I didn’t even feel the need to do so. Your actions have tarnished the image of the party.”
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 09:13 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 1,100 Odisha villagers boycott fifth phase polls over demand for schools and hospitals
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Around 1,100 villagers of Balangir boycotted voting and demanded access to schools and hospitals, ANI reported. Chairman Runu Meher said: “We wanted to hold a mock poll…but we couldn’t find a proxy…no one has voted yet.”
“We boycotted the vote due to our demands over panchayat and high school…We will not vote until our demands are met,” said a villager.
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May 21, 2024 (Tuesday) 8:13 a.m.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Independent Candidate Moves SC Against Denial of Voting Record in UP’s Rampur Seat
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who contested the Lok Sabha election for Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur Assembly seat as an independent candidate, said that a reinstated police officer had obtained a copy of the court documents. A lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court for failing to provide the information. Form 17-C. Records votes cast in a precinct.
According to news agency ANI, Pracha has petitioned the SC to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to release voter turnout data immediately after the elections.
He filed an application to intervene in an ongoing case initiated by the Association for Democratic Reform (ADR), which deals with similar issues.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 07:57 AM
Parliamentary elections 2024 LIVE: Kongu leaders pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 33rd death anniversary
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May 21, 2024 (Tue) 07:45 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Naveen Patnaik slams Submit Patra for remarks on Lord Jagannath
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday criticized Sambit Patra for his remarks on Lord Jagannath. The BJD leader alleged that the BJP leadership has hurt ‘Odia Asmita’ and considered it an ‘insult to the Lord’ to ‘portray Mahaprabhu as another human devotee’.
Reacting to Patra’s remarks suggesting that Lord Jagannath is a follower of Prime Minister Modi, Naveen Patnaik said the Bharatiya Janata Party leader’s remarks “have been under fire from the people of Odisha for quite some time. It will happen,” he said.
Patra later clarified that his comment was just a gaffe, stressing that people should not make up “an issue” “out of one that doesn’t exist.”
