Seven States Vote in Round 8 of Elections

Voting has begun in 64 seats across seven states in the penultimate round of the Lok Sabha elections.

  • India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote amid fanfare in Kinnaur.
    India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote amid fanfare in Kinnaur.
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  • Former Test cricketer and Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Phulpur in UP, Mohammed Kaif and his wife Pooja cast their vote in Allahabad.
    Former Test cricketer and Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Phulpur in UP, Mohammed Kaif and his wife Pooja cast their vote in Allahabad.
  • Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan walks out after casting his vote.
    Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan walks out after casting his vote.
  • Baba Ramdev outside a polling booth in Haridwar.
    Baba Ramdev outside a polling booth in Haridwar.
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  • AAP candidate from Amethi, Kumar Vishwas addressing mediapersons.
    AAP candidate from Amethi, Kumar Vishwas addressing mediapersons.
  • YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy casts his vote.
    YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy casts his vote.
  • BJP's candidate from Haridwar, Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank casts his vote.
    BJP's candidate from Haridwar, Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank casts his vote.
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  • Voters line up to vote in Shushot Yongma, a small enclave on the Indus river valley near the northern city of Leh, against the backdrop of the Ladakh mountain range.
    Voters line up to vote in Shushot Yongma, a small enclave on the Indus river valley near the northern city of Leh, against the backdrop of the Ladakh mountain range.
  • A polling officer marks the finger of a voter inside a polling station in Bollavaram village in Kurnool district, some 250 kilometers from Hyderabad.
    A polling officer marks the finger of a voter inside a polling station in Bollavaram village in Kurnool district, some 250 kilometers from Hyderabad.
  • A polling officer checks the documents of a voter in Bollavaram village.
    A polling officer checks the documents of a voter in Bollavaram village.
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  • Congress candidate Saket Bahuguna for Tehri seat, his wife Gauri Bahuguna and his father and former chief minister Vjay Bahuguna show their inked fingers after casting their votes in Dehradun.
    Congress candidate Saket Bahuguna for Tehri seat, his wife Gauri Bahuguna and his father and former chief minister Vjay Bahuguna show their inked fingers after casting their votes in Dehradun.
  • Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Saifuddin Soz and his son Salman Soz show their inked fingers after casting votes at a polling station at Khanpora in Baramulla.
    Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Saifuddin Soz and his son Salman Soz show their inked fingers after casting votes at a polling station at Khanpora in Baramulla.
  • Hindu priests queue up to cast their votes in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
    Hindu priests queue up to cast their votes in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
  • First time voters show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in Hamirpur.
    First time voters show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in Hamirpur.
  • A sadhu displays his inked finger and voter card after casting his vote in Ayodhya.
    A sadhu displays his inked finger and voter card after casting his vote in Ayodhya.
  • Voters outside a polling booth in Vijayawada in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh.
    Voters outside a polling booth in Vijayawada in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Voters line up outside a polling booth in Asansol, West Bengal.
    Voters line up outside a polling booth in Asansol, West Bengal.