Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: A voter turnout of 58.34 percent has been recorded till 5 PM during the seventh phase on Saturday, 1 June, concluding polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
57 parliamentary constituencies spanning eight states: Bihar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal went to the polls in the seventh phase. Polling for the remaining 42 Assembly constituencies in Odisha took place simultaneously.
Mamata Banerjee, Anurag Singh Thakur, JP Nadda, Bhagwant Mann, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Yogi Adityanath, Raghav Chadha, and Tejashwi Yadav were among the prominent politicians who have cast their ballots on Saturday
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Among the key candidates in the fray in the last phase include Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Varanasi), Kangana Ranaut (Mandi), Vikramaditya Singh (Mandi), Jailed Sikh leader Amritpal Singh (Khadoor Sahib), former Punjab chief minister Charanjeet Singh Channi (Jalandhar), Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti (Pataliputra), and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee (Diamond Harbour).
This will mark an end to the seven-phase-long Lok Sabha elections that started on 19 April. The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on 4 June.
Over 10.06 crore voters - including approximately 5.24 crore men, 4.82 crore women and 3,574 third-gender voters - will be voting in the last phase.
Both PM Narendra Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge urged people to vote in large numbers.
In Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency, BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut will lock horns with Congress' Vikramaditya Singh
Jailed Sikh leader Amritpal Singh is contesting as an Independent from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat.
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti is being challenged by BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav among others.
In West Bengal, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee is vying for a third term from the Diamond Harbour constituency.
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58.34% Turnout Till 5PM
A voter turnout of 58.34 percent has been recorded till 5:00 PM as the seventh phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections concluded on Saturday, 1 June.
State-wise turnout:
Bihar - 48.86%
Chandigarh - 62.80%
Himach Pradesh - 66.56%
Jharkhand - 67.97%
Odisha - 62.46%
Punjab - 55.20%
Uttar Pradesh - 54%
West Bengal - 69.89%
“INDIA Bloc Will Win over 295 Seats,” Says Congress President
"After consulting with our leaders we can say that the INDIA bloc will win more than 295 seats," Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge told the media after the opposition leaders' meeting on Saturday, 1 June.
Speaking to the press after the meeting, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav echoed the same thought.
The meeting was called to discuss the future course of action after the results of the Lok Sabha polls are announced on 4 June, and was attended by senior leaders of the Congress, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, JMM, AAP, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT), Samajwadi Party, and NCP.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Casts Vote in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flashed the victory sign after casting her ballot at a polling booth in Kolkata on Saturday, 1 June.
Odisha Records 49.77% Voter Turnout Till 3PM
Odisha has recorded a voter turnout of approximately 49.77 percent as of 3 pm in the 6 Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly segments where both assembly and Lok Sabha elections are being held simultaneously, according to news agency PTI.