Voting has ended for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. This round brings an end to the mammoth seven-phase exercise that saw millions of Indians voting to choose who will represent them in the 17th Lok Sabha. In the 7th phase, 59 seats went to polls across seven states and one Union territory. Among the key states voted today are Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Madhya Pradesh (8) and Uttar Pradesh (13).
Incidents of violence in West Bengal and clashes in Punjab were reported during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with 56.30% polling being recorded till 5pm in 59 seats. The last phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will decide the fate of 918 candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also saw EVM glitches and poll boycott at some booths. Punjab saw a polling percentage of 55.44 per cent till 5pm in 13 Lok Sabha seats. In Madhya Pradesh, 62.48 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in eight Lok Sabha seats. In Uttar Pradesh 48.90% voting was recorded till 5 pm in 13 Lok Sabha seats.
The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
Here are the highlights from final phase of polling in Lok Sabha Election 2019:
Himachal Pradesh: A bridegroom casts his vote at polling booth number 93 in Kullu. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/0c8k9zLNB4
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
West Bengal: TMC's Candidate from Basirhat, Nusrat Jahan greets people after casting her vote in the constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 #VotingRound7 #FinalPhase pic.twitter.com/s29E1lRA41
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Senior BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi casts his vote at a polling booth in Varanasi. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase7 #FinalPhase pic.twitter.com/IoJiYByLap
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 19, 2019
West Bengal: A son took his 80-year-old mother to polling booth number-242 in Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency so she can cast her vote. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase7 #FinalPhase pic.twitter.com/7tArfAL2eb
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, cast their votes at booth number-134 in Amritsar. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase7 #FinalPhase pic.twitter.com/6QZWqgqk0I
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Voter turnout in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh till 9 am#LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase7 pic.twitter.com/R43CTISmIt
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 19, 2019
Madhya Pradesh: Lok Sabha Speaker & BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan casts her vote at a polling booth in Indore. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/mPUmPXFHS2
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
General Elections 2019 Phase 7: 10 Per cent Polling Recorded Till 9 am In Uttar Pradesh
Nearly 10 per cent voting was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was among the early voters in Gorakhpur, said, "People are fighting this election for nation's interest and if someone cannot understand this thing, his IQ is questionable. The entire election revolved around Modiji. With big achievements of his government during the last five years, the BJP will win the election." Ram Bhuwal Nishad, the SP-BSP alliance candidate also voted at Daunadih Prathmik Vidyalaya booth number 295 in Gorakhpur at 7.30 AM. Union minister of state for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla also exercised his franchise in Gorakhpur. He said BJP candidate Ravi Kishan will win with more than 3 lakh votes and the BJP will form government at the Centre.
General Elections 2019 Phase 7: 13.41 Per cent Polling Recorded Till 9 am In West Bengal
An estimated 13.41 per cent of the 1,49,63,064 voters exercised their franchise in nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal till 9 am on Sunday, an Election Commission official said. Polling in the first two hours was peaceful, the official said. "Polling till 9AM in the nine Lok Sabha constituencies is absolutely peaceful. We have received no complaints of any violence or any problem from anywhere in any of the polling booths in these constituencies. However, our officers are alert and ready to counter any untoward incident," a senior IPS officer told PTI.
Till 9 am, Jadavpur recorded the highest turnout with 17.11 per cent followed by Dum Dum 16.57 per cent, he said. Mathurapur (SC) witnessed 15.68 per cent, Basirhat 15.67 per cent, Barasat 14.78 per cent, Diamond Harbour 13.32 per cent followed by Kolkata Dakshin 11.92 per cent, Jaynagar, 11.43 per cent and Kolkata Uttar 11.08 per cent, the official said.
Punjab: Former Union Minister and Congress's candidate from Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency, Manish Tewari cast his vote at Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/f8W91yM5r9
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Madhya Pradesh: A specially-abled woman, Sonu Mali casts her vote at polling booth no. 316 in Nanda Nagar, Indore. pic.twitter.com/rs2SeuhvAP
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya casts his vote at polling booth number 316 in Indore. pic.twitter.com/22hMLkFN7H
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Congress leader Manish Tewari votes in Ludhiana. He is contesting from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase7 pic.twitter.com/x493Gyacsx
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 19, 2019
Chandauli: Residents of Tara Jivanpur village allege ink was forcefully applied to their fingers & they were given Rs 500 y'day by 3 men of their village. Say, "They were from BJP&asked us if we'll vote for the party. They told us now you can't vote. Don't tell anyone." (18.05) pic.twitter.com/yICJKNPwdt
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 19, 2019
West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew & TMC leader, Abhishek Banerjee casts his vote at polling booth no. 208 in South Kolkata Parliamentary Constituency. pic.twitter.com/PLmTu7HpHH
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Chandra Kumar Bose, BJP candidate from South Kolkata parliamentary constituency, casts his vote at a polling booth in City College. Trinamool has never lost South Kolkata seat in the past.#Phase7 #VotingRound7
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 19, 2019
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#Punjab: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh waits in queue to cast his vote at a polling booth in Jalandhar's Garhi village. pic.twitter.com/Fo2triU623
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exercises his franchise at polling booth no. 246 in Gorakhpur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/heXwytEqlY
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 19, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Voting begins in 59 seats across 7 states and 1 union territory in the 7th and final phase of #LokSabhaElections2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 19, 2019
Follow LIVE coverage on https://t.co/Fbzw6n8LeF and NDTV 24x7#Phase7 #VotingRound7 pic.twitter.com/yVPAKyJ2z0
Punjab: Visuals from polling station no.52 at Government Senior Secondary School Girls in Dera Baba Nanak of Gurdaspur. Voting for the 7th and last phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 will begin at 7 AM today. pic.twitter.com/lq1LrMYbo4
- ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
Lok Sabha Polls 2019 Phase 7: Preparations are underway for the booth no. 246 where Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will cast his vote.
Visuals of preparation at polling booth no.243-249 in Gorakhpur. CM Yogi Adityanath will cast his vote at booth no. 246 here. Voting for the 7th and last phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 will begin at 7 AM today. pic.twitter.com/4UFlnpDS8W
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 19, 2019
