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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Violence, EVM glitches mar Phase 3 in eastern, NE states

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 24, 2019, 08:04:04 IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Violence, EVM glitches mar Phase 3 in eastern, NE states

A high voter turnout, including over 80 per cent in Assam, was recorded in the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha elections Tuesday covering 116 constituencies. Stay with TOI for live updates:

13:23 (IST) Apr 23

Chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo has ordered an enquiry as to how actor Sivakarthikeyan cast his vote when his name was not in the electoral roll. The actor cast his vote at a private school at Valasaravakkam on April18

13:18 (IST) Apr 23

Uttara Kannada records 39.87% polling at 1pm.

13:17 (IST) Apr 23

Meanwhile, BJP candidate from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur holds a roadshow in Bhopal.

13:06 (IST) Apr 23

29.54% voting registered in Tripura East, while 43.03% in Assam at 1pm

13:05 (IST) Apr 23

29.54% voting registered in Tripura East, while 43.03% in Assam at 1pm

13:00 (IST) Apr 23

More than 24.93% voting recorded in Gujarat between 7am to 12pm

For the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat during 7am to 12pm, more than 24.93% average voting was recored as per the official figures of the Chief Electoral Officer(CEO), Gujarat, which was slightly higher than the national average of around 24.11% till 12pm. Highest voting in Gujarat was registered 31% in the Dahod Lok Sabha constituency in Central Gujarat, while the lowest was registered at Ahmedabad East & Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituencies at 19.12% and 20.10% respectively. In Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, from where the BJP President Amit Shah is contesting, a total of 24.21% voting has been registered till 12pm.

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12:56 (IST) Apr 23

Belagavi: Congress-BJP workers colided at polling stations 16 & 17 at Indira Nagar gate in Chikkodi over silly matter. ASP Mithun Kumar reached the spot and controlled situation. Security increased at both polling booths.

12:51 (IST) Apr 23

12:48 (IST) Apr 23

CM Bhupesh Baghel casting his vote

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel after casting his vote at polling booth number 55 in Durg in the 3rd phase of pollin… https://t.co/uXUQXS4prR
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12:45 (IST) Apr 23

36.34 per cent voters turnout recorded in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency at 12.30pm.

12:34 (IST) Apr 23

It's confirmed that in Odisha, BJD will go & BJP will come to power after polls. However, I wanted their farewell to be a good one, but the way violence has been used in last few days, today I want to say, 'Naveen babu aap jaa rahe ho, apka jaana tay hai': PM Modi in Kendrapara

12:28 (IST) Apr 23

Assam voter turnout till 11am - 28.64%: Dhubri - 31.54%, Kokrajhar - 27.20%, Barpeta- 25.86%, Gauhati - 29.47%, Average - 28.64%

12:27 (IST) Apr 23

SamajwadivParty patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav with his wife Sadhna, daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav on their way to Saifai to poll their vote on Tuesday.

12:21 (IST) Apr 23

Union Territory of Daman and Diu recorded 23.9 percent voting till 11am . Dadra Nagar Haveli recoded 23 per cent polling till 11am

12:19 (IST) Apr 23

Singer Hans Raj Hans to contest from North West Delhi constituency on a BJP ticket

12:13 (IST) Apr 23

The way my Papa worked with and supported Atal ji, I am here today to work with and support Modi ji. My work will do the talking: Sunny Deol after joining BJP

12:04 (IST) Apr 23

Sunny Deol joins BJP, likely to be party nominee from Gurdaspur in Panjab

Delhi: Actor Sunny Deol joins Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sithar… https://t.co/xuzWHy2H4D
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