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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:

11:50 (IST) Apr 23

18 per cent polling recorede in Odisha till 11am.

11:49 (IST) Apr 23

Congress leader Hardik Patel, after casting his vote in Viramgam, says "Chowkidaar dhoondhna hoga toh mein Nepal chala jaaunga, mujhe desh mein PM chahiye jo iss desh ke arthvyavastha ko, shiksha ko, yuvaon, jawanon ko mazboot kar sake. Mujhe chowkidar nahi pradhan mantri chahiye."

11:45 (IST) Apr 23

Karnataka: Dharwad records 21.49 % voting till 11am

11:45 (IST) Apr 23

Opposition leader In the Lower House Mallikarjun Kharge, who is trying his luck for third time in LS election from Kalaburagi (Sc) voted in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. His wife is seen with him

11:36 (IST) Apr 23

Congress leader Hardik Patel casts his vote

Viramgam: Congress leader Hardik Patel casts his vote at booth number 252/355 in Surendranagar constituency.… https://t.co/L4h8kilKHH
— ANI (@ANI) 1555999036000

11:35 (IST) Apr 23

Veteran actors Mammootty and Mohanlal cast their votes

Kerala: Veteran actors Mammootty and Mohanlal cast their votes in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram respectively.… https://t.co/lydlYzymed
— ANI (@ANI) 1555998837000

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11:30 (IST) Apr 23

A bed-ridden patient arrives to cast vote at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

11:28 (IST) Apr 23

Dharwad voter turnout

11:27 (IST) Apr 23

Haveri constituencyin Karnataka: Poll percentage at 11am is 17.65%.

11:25 (IST) Apr 23

The polling percentages for Lok Sabha seats in Goa till 11 is 26.55 per cent

11:21 (IST) Apr 23

Anand Asnotikar JDS candidate from Uttara Kannada cast his vote at Karwar. His mother former MLC Shubhalata Asnotikar can also be seen

11:17 (IST) Apr 23

Social activist Anna Hazare after casting his vote in Ralegan Siddhi, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.

11:07 (IST) Apr 23

Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara after exercising his franchise in Rajkot

11:06 (IST) Apr 23

SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav casts his vote in Saifai

11:02 (IST) Apr 23

Chhota Udepur in Gujarat registers 11.40 % voting by 10 am

11:01 (IST) Apr 23

Polling in Kerala's Kannur at 21.71% at 10.30 am

10:54 (IST) Apr 23

A delegation of Samajwadi Party leaders led by Rajendra Chowdhry will meet Chief Electoral Officer at 11am to file a complaint related to faulty EVMs. Party claimed that around 300 EVMs are faulty in Rampur constituency. The party has also alleged violation of MCC by Swami Prasad Maurya.

10:51 (IST) Apr 23

Voter turn out in big numbers in Patidar dominated area of Rajkot, Gujarat

10:47 (IST) Apr 23

Moderate polling recorded in initial hours, EVM glitches in Bihar, Kerala

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10:45 (IST) Apr 23

Returning officer suffers heart attack, son of polling officer dies in Bareilly

Amid reports of technical glitches in EVM at several polling stations polling commenced in Bareilly at 7 am at as many as 3,427 polling booths. Till 9 am polling was recorded on Bareilly and Aonla Lok Sabha seat as 10.6% and 12% respectively. In Bithari Chainpur at polling station 9, polling officer’s son was died following which another polling officer in reserve was sent there. Similarly, returning officer at polling station in Alampur Jafarbad was replaced after he suffered from heart attack.