Elections 2024 LIVE News: 61.7% Voter Turnout In 6th Phase Of LS Polls; PM Modi To Hold Rallies In Uttar Pradesh
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Elections 2024 LIVE News Updates: PM Modi will be addressing rallies three rallies in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. BJP’s Amit Shah and JP Nadda will be canvassing various parts of Bihar throughout the day. On the other hand, Congress has scheduled their rallies in Himachal Pradesh as Rahul Gandhi will take out two rallies in the state on May 26.
Trisha Majumder
26 May 2024, 10:11:24 am IST
Abhishek Banerjee In Fray For 7th Phase From Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha Constituency
The Diamond Harbour poll battleground encapsulates an intense dynamic in West Bengal’s political landscape where the TMC, led by its de facto number two Abhishek Banerjee, touts the seat as a ‘model constituency’ while the opposition paints it as a ‘laboratory of violence’.
A victory with an enhanced margin compared to 2019 will surely bolster Banerjee’s leadership credentials and consolidate his influence in the party at a time when sharp intra-party fractures have cost the TMC influential leaders like Tapas Roy and Arjun Singh ahead of the ensuing polls and ace organisers like Suvendu Adhikari three years ago, all to the BJP.
Nestled between Kolkata and the South 24 Parganas district, Diamond Harbour stands as a strategic stronghold for the Trinamool Congress. The stakes are high, with outcomes poised to influence both TMC’s inner dynamics and West Bengal’s politics at large in the days ahead.
26 May 2024, 09:46:31 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: Is Voter Slip Mandatory To Cast A Vote?
Voters can check whether their name is mentioned on the electoral roll on the official website of the Election Commission of India – electoralsearch.eci.gov.in.
Voters would be required to select their state and then enter their EPIC Number provided on the voter card to check the voter list.
Voters can also enter their details or mobile number to check if they are mentioned on the electoral roll.
26 May 2024, 08:58:58 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: Uttarakhand CM Dhami Praises PM Modi For ‘Uncomparable Development’ In 10 Years
Highlighting the “incomparable development” of the last 10 years and the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday urged the people of Punjab to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third time in the Lok Sabha elections.
“Today the whole world is looking towards India. All this has been possible only due to the tireless efforts of Prime Minister Modi,” said Dhami.
26 May 2024, 08:55:04 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: Tejashwi Yadav Says, “Modi Scared I Will Defeat Him In Bihar”
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that the prospects of BJP’s defeat have “scared” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a reason why he has been issuing “veiled threats”.
He also reminded the PM that “Bihar was not Jharkhand or Delhi”, in an allusion to leaders like Hemant Soren and Arvind Kejriwal who have been arrested by ED in corruption cases.
The former Bihar deputy chief minister made the remark in response to a speech of Modi at an election rally in the state where the PM had said, without mentioning Yadav by name, “Once the season of helicopter rides is over, there will be jail. Then the ‘shehzada’ (crown prince) will get busy protecting his inheritance (amaanat) and seeking bail (zamaanat).”
When Yadav’s attention was drawn towards Modi’s remark, he said, “It means he got scared that I will defeat him. So, he is trying to issue threats. But I am not going to get cowed down. A 34-year-old Bihari is not going to be scared of a 75-year-old Gujarati. He must remember that Bihar is not Jharkhand or Delhi.”
26 May 2024, 08:39:42 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha Seat Records 54.56% Voter Turnout, Highest In 40 Years
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said after a record polling percentage in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar and Baramulla, the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat too has “shattered” the voter-turnout record with 54.46 per cent voters exercising their franchise, the highest in 40 years.
This was the first major election in the Union Territory following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution by the Centre in August 2019.
The high voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat was in sharp contrast to the poll percentage of 9 registered in the 2019 election.
Even the militancy-infested Zainapora Assembly segment, which registered a turnout of 2 per cent in 2019, recorded a poll percentage of 41.
26 May 2024, 07:58:35 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: AIMIM Chief Asadussin Owaisi Says, ‘My Party Will Ensure Next PM Is Not Narendra Modi’
Addressing an election rally on Saturday in the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, whose party is not a part of the opposition coalition, vowed to ensure that Modi did not get a third consecutive term in office, which would lead to “scaremongering in the name of Hindus and Muslims, temples and mosques”.
“Modi spoke a lie when he said Muslim women beget more children. He has also been insulting the community again and again by saying Muslims want to lay their hands on ‘mangalsutras’. A true Muslim will always protect his sisters and their mangalsutras,” said the Hyderabad MP, at the rally held in Nasriganj sub-division of Rohtas district.
Owaisi, whose party has fielded candidates in several seats in the state including Karakat, said, “Vote for our sister Priyanka Chaudhary. It is my promise that my party will ensure that the next PM of the country is not Narendra Modi or any other leader of the BJP.”
He claimed that if Modi returned to power, nobody would listen to the problems of the people.
26 May 2024, 07:54:07 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: Reports Of Violence Came In From West Bengal During 6th Phase Voting
As Jangal Mahal region went for voting in the 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls, BJP’s Jhargram candidate Pranat Tudu claimed his convoy was attacked in Garbeta area of Paschim Medinipur district, following which security personnel escorting him were injured and had to be hospitalised. Tudu also received injuries on his forehead, which needed medical attention.
Minor clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling TMC and BJP in the Ghatal constituency over stopping polling agents from entering the booths.
In the Midnapore constituency, BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul faced “go back” slogans from TMC activists. Subsequently, a scuffle broke out between BJP and TMC activists, following which central forces reached the spot to disperse the mob.
A group of people shouted slogans against BJP candidate and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay when he reached the polling booth in Tamluk.
26 May 2024, 07:29:49 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: PDP Holds Protest Amid Polling In Jammu And Kashmir
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir, staged a sit-in outside Bijbehara police station on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Anantnag district against alleged detention of her party workers and polling agents. She also claimed outgoing calls on her mobile number were suspended.
Reportedly police said those detained were overground workers (OGWs) and the action was taken to ensure smooth conduct of elections.
Mehbooba’s daughter and PDP leader Iltija Mufti alleged polling was deliberately slowed down at a booth in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, a charge denied by the administration.
26 May 2024, 07:19:27 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: Rahul Gandhi To Hold Rallies In Himachal Pradesh
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold two rallies in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held rallies in Rohru constituency on Saturday.
26 May 2024, 07:16:20 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: BJP Rallies To Be Held In Bihar Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address two rallies in Bihar and one in Punjab.
BJP chief J. P. Nadda will address three rallies in Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Nalanda in Bihar.
26 May 2024, 07:14:42 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: PM Modi To Address 3 Rallies In Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address election rallies in Mirzapur, Ghosi and Bansgaon in Uttar Pradesh today.
26 May 2024, 07:09:23 am IST
Election 2024 LIVE News: 6th Phase Of LS Polls Saw Voter Turnout Of 61.7%
The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday registered a voter turnout of 61.76 per cent which is the lowest among all phases, according to the data complied till May 26 morning in the Voter Turnout App.
In the sixth phase, 58 seats in eight states and Union Territories went to polls on Saturday.
Incidents of violence, including an alleged assault on a BJP candidate, minor clashes and protests were reported from West Bengal while there were instances of EVM malfunctioning at some places, including Delhi.
Courtesy : Outlook India
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