2024 House Elections Live: India is preparing for its sixth general election scheduled for this Saturday, May 25th. The country’s capital, which boasts seven seats, will also head to the polls for a sixth term.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total of 889 candidates from eight states and union territories (UTs) will be fielding candidates in this phase of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held on May 25.
Five of the seven phases have already been completed, with voter turnout at around 62.2 per cent, slightly lower than the 2019 polls in which 64.16 per cent of the 51 assembly seats in seven states went to vote.
Latest Election Highlights for Phase 6
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to polls in Haryana and Punjab, starting with his first rally in Patiala today. He is scheduled to address rallies in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar on Friday. Voting in 13 seats in Punjab is scheduled for June 1.
– Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Tuesday announced that farmers will hoist black flags against Prime Minister Modi during poll activities in Punjab. The decision was announced at a rally organised by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha at Jagraon in Ludhiana district.
– In preparation for the 6th round of the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, train operations on all Delhi Metro lines will begin at 4 am, making the service available to campaign workers. Trains will run every 30 minutes on all routes till 6 am, after which normal metro services will resume for the rest of the day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) confirmed on Wednesday.
– Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has denied claims made by Delhi Minister Atishi who accused the Aam Aadmi Party of cutting off water supply to the national capital as part of a fresh conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the elections on May 25. Saini denied the allegations and accused the AAP of spreading falsehoods.
Voting schedule for Lok Sabha elections 2024:
Phase 1: April 19 (voting closes)
Phase 2: April 26 (voting closes)
Phase 3: May 7 (voting closes)
Phase 4: May 13 (voting closes)
Phase 5: May 20th (voting ends)
Phase 6: May 25th
Phase 7: June 1st
Counting date: June 4th
Check out all the updates here:
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 9:42 a.m.
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: ‘Everyone…’ Maneka Gandhi asked about Rahul Gandhi and Varun Gandhi
2024 Indian Lok Sabha Elections Live: When asked about Rahul Gandhi and Varun Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi, a BJP MP and party candidate from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, said, “Everyone has their own path.” I’m lucky. I refrain from commenting on anyone’s abilities.”
“Opportunities depend on ability. Those who have ability will find a way. It is a misconception that political parties are run only by Congress members. Our party comprises millions of people who contribute in running the party but we have only 300-400 Congress members. Shouldn’t we acknowledge that others also have leadership qualities,” Gandhi said.
(Ani)
-
Thursday, May 23, 2024 09:27 AM
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Delhi gearing up for May 25 polls in 429 ‘highly sensitive’ centres
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: DCP Election Officer Sanjay Sehrawat explains preparations in the national capital for the upcoming polls in the run-up to the general elections.
Delhi Police has completed preparations for the elections on May 25. A total of 2,628 polling centres will be operational, of which 429 will be identified as highly sensitive polling centres.
– More than 33,000 Delhi Police personnel will be deployed at polling stations, joined by 51 paramilitary forces for additional security. In addition, 17,500 home guards from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh will also be deployed.
– Drones will be used in sensitive areas to keep a watch on illegal activities. Extensive CCTV cameras have been installed along state borders to ensure round-the-clock surveillance.
As elections will be held simultaneously in Delhi and Haryana, security checks at the Delhi-Haryana border will be supervised by the cooperation of Delhi Police and Haryana Police.
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 9:11 a.m.
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: ‘Rahul Gandhi will end Congress’, former party chief Acharya Pramod Krishnam
Indian Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Former Indian National Congress member Acharya Pramod Krishnam has slammed Rahul Gandhi, calling him a “Mahapurush”, and alleging that Gandhi led the Indian National Congress to downfall and took responsibility for it in the process.
Krishnam predicted that the Indian National Congress would win the fewest seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
“Rahul Gandhi is a ‘mahapurush’. He can say anything. Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of an end to the Congress Party but nobody could achieve it, not even the BJP. But now Rahul Gandhi himself is trying to do it. Rahul Gandhi has ended the Congress Party and is taking responsibility. I am not the only one who is aware of this fact, crores of Congress activists across the country are too. After June 4, the Congress Party will be the party with the fewest seats ever,” the former party leader said on Wednesday.
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 8:59 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: ‘People are against the central government’, says Chandni Chowk Party candidate in Delhi
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Congress candidate JP Agarwal contesting from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat said, “I have come here, regarding that… Today, people are against the Central government due to inflation and unemployment. They want to see change. I can witness that in the elections. The Indian Union will win all the seats in Delhi.”
In the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, voting for all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi is scheduled for May 25. Voting will also be held in 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across seven states on the same day.
Delhi’s Lok Sabha elections are mainly contested between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian Nationalist Congress-Ahmed Party (AAP) alliance.
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 8:41 a.m.
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Delhi Metro to begin early morning services on polling day for Phase 6
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Streaming: Metro rail operations will begin at 4 am on polling day in Delhi scheduled for May 25, as announced by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday. It will start.
Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC, said the decision was aimed at facilitating transportation of staff deployed on election duties.
In a statement published in It will start at 4 o’clock.” Those sent on election missions can also use the facilities. ”
“From 4 am to 6 am, the metro will run every 30 minutes on all lines. Following this, regular metro services will resume and will run throughout the day,” Dayal added.
(PTI)
-
Thursday, May 23, 2024 08:24 AM
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: ‘Give us 400 seats and we will build a temple,’ says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma during poll rally
India Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the BJP’s efforts towards resolving the Gyambapi and Krishna Janmabhoomi cases and said that if the party achieves its campaign target of ‘Ab ki Baar 400 per’ (over 400 seats) in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, it will build temples at Krishna’s birthplace in Mathura and a mosque in Varanasi.
Addressing a rally in Bokaro, Jharkhand in support of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dullo Mahato, the Assam CM highlighted the party’s achievement of winning over 300 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 8:09 AM
Lok Sabha 2024 Live: Former Union Minister Jayant Sinha responds to letter from Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary
-
Thursday, May 23, 2024 08:02 AM
2024 Parliamentary Elections Live: “We are hoping for a good result,” says Cong leader KC Venugopal.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal expressed optimism about the upcoming elections, saying: “It is crucial to uphold the democratic values of our country… The electoral process lacks fairness… Various agencies like ED, IT, CBI etc. seem to be biased in favour of the BJP. Moreover, the Election Commission seems to be neglecting its duties as a neutral authority. This raises concerns for the future of our country.”
-
May 23, 2024 (Thursday) 7:58 a.m.
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: PM Modi campaigns in Haryana and Punjab today
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Haryana and Punjab today.
At an election rally in Dwarka, west of Delhi, on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi emphasized the pivotal role Delhi plays in determining the country’s political direction. He called on voters to make informed decisions in the ongoing elections.
