NewDelhi: Polling for the Assembly elections to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh has begun at 7 am on Thursday.
The voting for all the 175 Assembly seats in Andhra will conclude at 6 pm. A total of 2,118 contestants are in the fray. Notable, this is going to be the first assembly election for Andhra Pradesh following the bifurcation of Andhra and formation of Telangana in June 2014.
The first phase of polling for 28 assembly seats in Odisha will decide the fate of 191 candidates, including 16 women. There are 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats in the state.
The polling for the 32 Assembly seats in Sikkim has also begun at 7 am, with a total of 150 candidates in the fray. The voting will conclude at 5 pm at 567 polling stations spread over four districts in Sikkim.
In Arunachal Pradesh, a total of more than 7 lakh voters will exercise their franchise for the Assembly polls today. As many as 181 candidates including 11 women are in the fray for 57 assembly constituencies out of total 60 seats in the state.
Lok Sabha and assembly elections are being held simultaneously in these four states. The counting of votes will be held on May 23.
Jana Sena MLA candidate Madhusudhan Gupta smashes an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at a polling booth in Gooty, in Anantapur district. He has been arrested by police.
People in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh queue up to cast their votes for Lok Sabha election.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s K Kavitha casts her vote at a polling station in Pothangal, in Nizamabad parliamentary constituency.
It will be a decisive win in Mangalgiri (assembly seat) and also across the state. I am here to convince my electorate that I am a meaningful ana worthy candidate, and I think I’ve done that: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister and TDP’s Nara Lokesh
YSR Congress Party Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy after casting his votes in Kadapa: I’m very confident, people are looking for a change, vote without fear.
TDP MP candidate from Vijayawada, Kesineni Srinivas castes his vote at a polling booth in St. Joseph Girl’s High School, Gunadala, Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his family after casting their vote for Lok Sabha election in Amravati.
People queue up at a polling booth in Amaravati to cast their vote.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets and says. #LokSabhaElections2019 commence today. I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
Voters queue outside polling booth no 134 in Pulivendula, ahead of voting for the first phase Lok Sabha election.
“Election day is when we must all take the lead and march to polling booths. At we pledge to encourage voter turnout by pausing our shows & content across our channels on election days from 8 AM-10 AM. Requesting every eligible Indian citizen to go out & vote. #GrownUpsGoVote,” tweeted Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
Voting underway in five constituencies in Assam: Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaliabor, Lakhimpur, Tezpur
Voting underway in five constituencies in Uttarakhand: Almora, Garhwal, Hardwar, Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Tehri Garhwal
Google on Thursday marked the beginning of first phase of Lok Sabha poll in India with a doodle. The Google doodle shows an inked finger and when a user clicks on the inked finger then the user lands on a page that explains the voting procedure. The page contains several information which are very helpful for first-time voters.
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