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Lok Sabha Electon 2019 Updates: Phase V polling begins in Elections 2019, 51 constituencies in fray

Voting in the 5th phase of polling begins. 51 constituencies in 7 states. Around 9 crore voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates including the likes of Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh and Sonia Gandhi.

02:22 PM

Jharkhand records 44.28% polling : IANS

12:37 PM

Actor Ashutosh Rana votes at a polling booth in Gadarwara

12:32 PM

West Bengal on Monday registered highest turnout in the first four hours as over 27 per cent voting was recorded in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections across 51 constituencies in seven states, the Voter Turnout App data of the Election Commission (EC) showed.

12:05 PM

Jharkhand records 29.56% polling: IANS

11:23 AM

Close to 17% polling in 7 Bengal Lok Sabha seats: IANS

West Bengal registered close to 17 per cent polling in seven Lok Sabha constituencies on Monday where the fifth phase of polling was underway.Polling has been highest in Uluberia (20.59), followed by Armabag (19.19), Sreerampur (17.41), Howrah (16.18), Hoogly (15.73), Barrackpore (13.99) and Bangaon (13.68).

11:20 AM

Voter turnout at 11.am in Rajasthan:

#Voters #turn #out up to 11.00 am in #Rajasthan is 28.8 per cent #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/UOpAK4ZoIi
— PIB in Rajasthan (@PIBJaipur) 1557121231000

10:58 AM

A 101 year old woman cast her vote in Sriganganagar

A 101 year old #woman cast her #vote in #Sriganganagar #DeshKaMahaTyohar #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/38UMHWa6mN
— PIB in Rajasthan (@PIBJaipur) 1557117689000

10:46 AM

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday accused the Congress of booth capturing in Uttar Pradesh: IANS

10:45 AM

Voting percentage till 10 am: Bihar-11.51, J&K-1.36, Madhya Pradesh-13.18,Rajasthan-14, UP- 9.85, West Bengal-16.56, Jharkhand-13.46. Total-12.65%: ANI

10:43 AM

14% voting recorded in Rajasthan Lok Sabha polls: IANS

Fourteen per cent voting was recorded in Rajasthan on Monday in the first three hours of polling to the state's 12 constituencies in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, according to officials. Voting began at 7 a.m. for the Shri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur seats. As of 10 a.m., the highest voter turnout was recorded in Jaipur Rural (15.56 per cent), while the lowest was in Jhunjhunu (12.54 per cent).

10:38 AM

Re-polling underway in five Andhra booths: IANS

Re-polling was underway in five polling stations in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gopal Krishna Dwivedi, there are a total of 5,064 voters in these booths. While polling for both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections was being held in three booths in Guntur and Prakasam district, balloting was on only for Lok Sabha elections in two booths in Nellore district.

10:33 AM

Congress files complaint against PM Modi over poll code violation

10:31 AM

13% voting recorded in Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha polls

Thirteen per cent voting was recorded in Madhya Pradesh on Monday in the first three hours of polling to the state's seven constituencies in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, according to officials. Voting began at 7 a.m. for the Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul seats in the second phase of elections in the state. As of 10 a.m., the voter turnout was the highest in Betul with an estimated 13.92 per cent, while Tikamgarh recorded the lowest at 10.2 per cent.In Damoh, Khajuraho, Rewa, Hoshangabad the estimated turnout was about 12.50 per cent. While in Satna it was 13.24 per cent.

10:29 AM

EVM machine vandalised at polling booth in Chhapra: ANI

10:23 AM

Voting underway in Leh:

10:15 AM

Jharkhand records 13.46% polling

Jharkhand on Monday recorded 13.46 per cent voting in the first two hours of polling for four parliamentary constituencies till 9 a.m., an official said. Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Koderma and Khuti recorded 15.69 per cent, 12.09 per cent, 12.76 per cent and 12.85 per cent voter turnout, respectively, the Election Commission data showed. Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state started at 7 a.m. and will end at 4 p.m. A total of 61 candidates are in the fray for the four seats -- 14 in Koderma, 20 in Ranchi, 11 in Khunti and 16 in Hazaribagh. A total of 65,87,028 voters are eligible to vote on these seats across 8,834 polling booths.

10:04 AM

Women turn up to vote in Rajasthan:

#Women #voters turned up in large numbers to cast their #vote at different #polling #booths in #Jaipur… https://t.co/8D6fe4htQN
— PIB in Rajasthan (@PIBJaipur) 1557115891000

10:03 AM

Senior Citizen and Disabled people show up in large number in Rajasthan

#Elderly and #Divyang #voters also show enthusiasm in exercising their #franchise in phase V of… https://t.co/EYZrTml9Jz
— PIB in Rajasthan (@PIBJaipur) 1557115409000

09:59 AM

Voting underway in Hajipur, Bihar: ANI

09:52 AM

Voting underway in 51 parliamentary constituencies in Phase 5: PIB

Voting underway in 51* parliamentary constituencies in #Phase5 of ongoing #LokSabhaElections2019 Voter turnout at… https://t.co/70HldUW2Qg
— PIB India (@PIB_India) 1557116428000

09:49 AM

Voter turnout till 9:00 am :

09:45 AM

Union Minister and BJP candidate Jayant Sinha from Hazaribagh arrives at a polling booth to cast his vote: ANI

09:43 AM

Madhya Pradesh: A total of 67,000 electoral employees have been deputed to conduct peaceful elections. A total of 85 companies -- each having around 100 personnel -- of Central security forces and 45 of state armed force have also been deployed.

09:37 AM

Voting underway for 7 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh: IANS

Voting was underway on Monday for the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh along with 44 other constituencies across seven states in the fifth of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise. Voting began at 7 a.m. for the Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul seats in the second phase of elections in the state. Voting was held at six of the 29 seats in state's the first phase of polling on April 29. In the 2014 polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had secured all the seven seats.

09:32 AM

105-year-old mother arrives with her son to cast votes at polling in Hazaribagh

09:27 AM

Only 12% of the candidates contesting in phase V of Lok Sabha Election 2019 are women

09:21 AM

People in Rajasthan’s Rehmanpura, Bajrang Vihar, and Nagla have boycotted election to press their need of water and roads.

09:15 AM

BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi arrives at a polling booth in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

09:13 AM

BJP's Arjun Singh claims attack by TMC workers

09:10 AM

A grenade was reportedly thrown at a polling booth in Rahmoo in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

09:07 AM

Rajnath Singh, who is a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (2000-2002), has a huge chance of winning the seat considered a BJP stronghold, once held by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: IANS

09:05 AM

Everyone should exercise his or her franchise and strengthen the democratic process in India, says Union Minister Rajnath Singh after casting his vote

Exercised my right to vote at a polling booth in Lucknow. Everyone should exercise his or her franchise and strengt… https://t.co/sMOzSgd0CW
— Chowkidar Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) 1557113591000

09:03 AM

Voting underway in Jharkhand's Ranchi

09:01 AM

Bengal : One of the major issues polarising the state is the central government’s proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) Bill and its pitting the incumbent state government, led by Mamata Banerjee’s TMC against the BJP,

08:58 AM

As India heads into its fifth week of polling, tensions are flaring in the east Indian state of West Bengal, so much so that the Election Commission (EC) is deploying members of central armed police forces to all of the state’s polling booths for the remainder of the elections.

08:48 AM

Polling begins in four Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand: IANS

Polling began on Monday for four parliamentary constituencies of Jharkhand at 7 a.m., said an official. In the state's second phase of Lok Sabha election, the voting is underway at Ranchi, Khuti, Hazaribagh and Koderma. The polling will end at 4 p.m. A total of 61 candidates are in the fray for the four seats including 14 in Koderma, 20 in Ranchi, 11 in Khunti and 16 in Hazaribgh. A total of 65,87,028 voters are eligible to cast their votes on these seats across 8,834 polling booths.

08:43 AM

Polling at several polling booths in Gonda and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh has been hampered because of EVM malfunction.

08:41 AM

"Use your voting right wisely", says BSP Chief Mayawati after casting her vote

08:38 AM

‘Scenic’ Ladakh is India’s smallest constituency — and it has a mind boggling number of issues

08:33 AM

Polling yet to begin in two polling booths in Raebareli and one in Amethi.

08:30 AM

Voting underway in Jammu Kashmir's Pulwama: ANI

08:29 AM

For the first time Sonia Gandhi is contesting from Rae Bareli when she is not the Congress President. Her campaign was mainly handled by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi: IANS

08:22 AM

BSP Chief Mayawati votes at a polling booth in Lucknow: ANI

08:21 AM

Here's an overview at the Phase V of Lok Sabha Elections 2019:

As polling for #Phase5 of #GeneralElections2019 begins, here's what is at stake today Graphics courtesy : KBK… https://t.co/uCcOxohA4q
— PIB India (@PIB_India) 1557108953000

08:19 AM

Mob violence in Shopian, Pulwama ahead of polls : IANS

Police sources said mobs damaged 23 vehicles carrying poll staff to Tral town in Pulwama, but there was no official confirmation whether poll staff and security forces on board the buses suffered any injuries. In Pulwama town, an unruly mob attacked security forces with stones in the evening. In Shopian district too, stone-pelting youth clashed with security forces and reportedly damaged some vehicles carrying poll staff and security forces.

08:15 AM

After the fifth phase, voting will be completed in all seats of Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir.

08:13 AM

Voting underway at five constituencies in Bihar : IANS

The voting is underway in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Saran parliamentary constituencies. More than 87 lakh voters would decide the fate of 82 candidates. Heavy security forces have been deployed at the polling booths and three helicopters requisitioned to assist the security forces.

08:08 AM

A total of 1,361 digital and 1,521 video cameras have been set up in the polling booths: IANS

07:47 AM

EVM malfunction halts voting in two polling stations at Howrah: ANI

07:42 AM

BJP has not lost the Lucknow seat since 1991

07:40 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh casts his vote

07:38 AM

Here are some key points about Phase 5 of Lok Sabha Election 2019:

Snapshot of key statistics of #PhaseV #LokSabhaElections2019 Graphics courtesy KBK https://t.co/Cr6O3MmKlw
— PIB India (@PIB_India) 1557043560000

07:37 AM

BJP's Barrackpore candidate Arjun Singh votes.

07:35 AM

Two school buildings which were to be polling stations are set on fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, reported NDTV

07:28 AM

Jammu and Kashmir : It will be a challenge for security forces to ensure smooth polling in Anantnag, as violence was reported on Sunday in Shopian and Pulwama which will vote today, reported IANS

07:26 AM

In the fifth phase, the BJP will be defending 39 seats -- all 12 in Rajasthan and a similar number in Uttar Pradesh, all seven in Madhya Pradesh, three in Bihar, all four in Jharkhand and one in Jammu and Kashmir.

07:23 AM

Rajasthan's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore arrives at the polling station: ANI

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Jammu and Kashmir : Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will fight against state Congress president GA Mir in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.

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Bengal: An electorate of over 1.16 crore, including 60.04 lakh men, 56.86 lakh women and 211 belonging to the third gender, are eligible to choose their representatives from a field of 83 candidates by exercising their democratic rights in 13,290 polling stations spread across 7,691 polling premises, reported IANS

07:13 AM

Voting begins in West Bengal amid heightened security with central forces guarding all polling stations. Seven parliamentary constituencies in phase five are in fray: IANS

07:11 AM

In Jaipur rural, two Olympians – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Krishna Poonia from the Indian National Congress – are contesting for the Lok Sabha seat.

07:10 AM

Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and his wife Nilima Sinha arrive at a polling booth to cast vote. His son and Union Minister Jayant Sinha is contesting against Congress' Gopal Sahu & CPI's Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta from the Jharkhand constituency: ANI

07:00 AM

Voting in fifth phase of Lok Sabha Election across seven state begins

06:58 AM

PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in fifth phase of Lok Sabha Election 2019

Requesting all those voting in today’s fifth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to do so in large numbers. A v… https://t.co/frBsnRAtK3
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1557105526000

06:50 AM

Voters queue up outside a polling station in Barrackpore in West Bengal: ANI

06:45 AM

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday rejected a plea seeking to advance the poll timing to 5 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. in view of Ramzan.

06:38 AM

Women representation in Phase 5 :

06:33 AM

Visuals from Amethi (Uttar Pradseh) Amethi (Uttar Pradseh) Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) : : It is perhaps the most eagerly-watched contest of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with Union Minister Smriti Irani expected to give a tough fight to Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

06:24 AM

People of Sabar tribe in Bandwan area to boycott the elections because of no electricity: ANI

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Other prominent candidates in the fray are Union Ministers Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), Jayant Sinha (Hazaribagh) and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Jaipur Rural).

06:19 AM

In Rae Bareli, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who has held the seat from 2004, will face former Congress leader Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP. In Amethi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will again face Union Minister Smriti Irani.

06:14 AM

Over 8.75 crore voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates in the fifth phase, the smallest among the staggered seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in terms of number of seats.

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This phase will see voting in many high-profile seats. In Uttar Pradesh, both Rae Bareli and Amethi, which are traditional Congress strongholds, will witness a heated contest between Congress and BJP.his phase will see voting in many high-profile seats. In Uttar Pradesh, both Rae Bareli and Amethi, which are traditional Congress strongholds, will witness a heated contest between Congress and BJP.

05:42 AM

With 5th phase, polling in 424 will be over with just 118 seats left in the next two phases to be held on May 12 and May 19 respectively

05:39 AM

14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 seats each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, 4 in Jharkhand, 5 in Bihar. The very sensitive, Shopian and Pulwama district in Anantnag seat, will also go to polls today along with the Ladakh seat in Jammu and Kashmir

05:36 AM

The election commission has setup 94000 polling stations as 8.75 voters will decide the fate of 674 candidates contesting for 51 constituencies in 7 states

05:36 AM

The voting in 5th phase of polling will begin shortly at 7 am

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