2019 Assembly Election: Simultaneous Assembly polls being held in Andhra, Arunachal, Sikkim and Odisha.
New Delhi: Phase one of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am today, and 91 parliamentary constituencies are voting across 20 states and union territories. Coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections are assembly elections in four states today, where voting is being held simultaneously to decide the next government in those states. The four states where assembly elections are being held are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha. While polling for the assembly elections in Andhra, Arunachal and Sikkim will complete in a single-phase today, voting for the Odisha Assembly will be held in four phases - first being today - coinciding with the four phases of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. The counting of votes for the assembly elections will be held simultaneously with that of the Lok Sabha or parliamentary elections on May 23, and the results will be declared the same day.
Here are the LIVE updates from the 2019 Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha:
Polling In Andhra Pradesh Continues Even After 10pm
Polling continued in some polling centres in Andhra Pradesh past 10 pm Thursday as voters stood in long queues waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise
Arunachal Pradesh Records 66% Voter TurnoutAn estimated 66 per cent of the voters in Arunachal Pradesh exercised their franchise on Thursday to elect members of the state Assembly and the two Lok Sabha MPs, an election official said
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Sumitra Rai, 107, shows her voter ID after casting her vote during the first phase of general elections at Poklok Kamrang, South Sikkim (PTI photo)
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BJP Alleges Violation Of Model Code Of Conduct By Naveen Patnaik
BJP delegation files a complaint with Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The delegation alleges that his speeches delivered today were live telecast on a TV channel. They have requested Chief Electoral to take action
74% Voter Turnout In SikkimAn estimated 74 per cent of the voters in Sikkim have exercised their franchise on Thursday to elect members of the state Legislative Assembly as well as the lone Lok Sabha MP from the state, an election commission official said.
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Odisha Records 70% Voter Turnout
Brisk polling was recorded in Odisha Thursday with around 70 per cent of the over 60 lakh electorate casting their votes in four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies.