Festival of Democracy begins in India |
As many as 91 constituencies spread over 20 States and Union Territories underwent polls in the first phase of elections on Thursday. Fates of More than 1279 candidates are in fray in this phase. Security arrangements was beefed up as all parliamentary constituencies in 10 States and Union Territories were polling on thursday. These include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, Telangana and Uttarakhand. Other states where polls took place are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Elections will also be held for Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and 28 of 147 seats in Odisha.
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