Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: Polling Begins In 57 Seats
Elections 2024 Phase 7 Voting: Polling began at 7am and will end at 6pm.
Polling for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the prominent leaders contesting in this phase.
Voting has begun across 57 constituencies spanning seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to decide the fates of 904 candidates in the fray. The campaigning for the polls concluded on Thursday with top leaders holding massive rallies across the country.
Thirteen seats in both Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and the lone Lok Sabha seat in Chandigarh go to polls today.
Apart from PM Modi, who is contesting from Varanasi, other top BJP candidates include Union Minister Anurag Thakur from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, Ravi Shankar Prasad from Bihar’s Patna Sahib and actor Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.
Congress’ Manish Tewari is contesting from Chandigarh while Vikramaditya Singh is in the fray from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi and Ajay Rai from Varanasi. Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee is contesting from Diamond Harbour.
Here are the latest updates on Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections:
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#WATCH | AAP MP Raghav Chadha shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Lakhnaur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar under the Anandpur Sahib constituency, for the seventh phase of #LokSabhaElections2024pic.twitter.com/bpipE7S5pi
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Voting Begins For Last Phase Of Lok Sabha Elections
Ahead of the final phase of elections in Odisha, the BJP alleged some Self Help Group (SHG) women members were allegedly distributing money at Mission Shakti Bhavan on the premises of Remuna block in Balasore district on Friday evening. Following the allegation by BJP MLA candidate Govind Charan Das, the flying squad rushed to the spot and conducted a raid and seized an amount of Rs 1,18,000. Three women reportedly fled from the spot after the incident.
State Constituency
Uttar Pradesh 13
Punjab 13
West Bengal 9
Bihar 8
Odisha 6
Himachal Pradesh 4
Jharkhand 3
Chandigarh 1
Total 57
PM Narendra Modi Varanasi
Anurag Thakur Hamirpur
Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna Sahib
Kangana Ranaut Mandi
Manish Tewari Chandigarh
Vikramaditya Singh Mandi
Abhishek Banerjee Diamond Harbour
