India Votes for 5th phase of general elections |
India today voted for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 51 constituencies spread over seven states, amidst tight security. Voting began at 7 in the morning and concluded at 6 in the evening. Prominent candidates in this phase include Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Jitin Prasad, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Jayant Sinha, BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Arjun Munda. Early voters to cast their votes include Union Ministers Rajnath Singh in Lucknow and Rajyavardhan Rathore in Jaipur (Rural) constituencies. Votes were cast at 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 each in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, 5 in Bihar and 4 in Jharkhand. In Jammu and Kashmir, polling is being held in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Anantnag and Ladakh constituencies. In Uttar Pradesh, a total of 182 candidates including 26 women are in the fray for 14 constituencies. These include Sitapur, Lucknow, Raibareli, Amethi, Kaushambi, Gonda, Banda, Fatehpur, Faizabad and Bahraich. In Bihar, 82 candidates including six women are in the fray for 5 Lok Sabha seats.
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