In photos: Inside last day of India's mammoth Lok Sabha election
Polling for the last and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on Saturday brought the great democratic exercise of voting for 543 MPs to completion. From the world’s highest polling station in Himachal Pradesh to crossing rivers in Jharkhand, voters beat odds to cast their ballots
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Voters on their way to cast votes for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls at the world's highest polling station, in Tashigang, Lahaul and Spiti. Tashigang is a tiny village perched high in the icy Himalayas at a staggering altitude of 15,256 feet. PTI
A voter gets her finger marked with indelible ink before casting her vote for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls at the world's highest polling station, in Tashigang, Lahaul and Spiti. PTI
Voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls at the world's highest polling station, in Tashigang, Lahaul and Spiti. PTI
Voters cross the River Ganga to reach a polling booth for casting their votes during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Sahebganj district of Jharkhand. PTI
Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata. PTI
ISKCON monks wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the 7th and last phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kolkata. PTI
First-time voters show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kullu. PTI
An elderly voter leaves a polling booth after casting his vote during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Varanasi. PTI
A woman gets her finger inked before casting vote at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls, at Johal in Jalandhar. PTI
An elderly woman on a wheelchair being assisted by volunteers as she leaves a polling station after casting vote during the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Varanasi. PTI
Union Minister Anurag Thakur after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Samirpur in Hamirpur district. PTI
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath show his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Gorakhpur. PTI
Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mandi. PTI
Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring speaks with the media after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Muktsar. PTI
BJP leader JP Nadda with his family after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Vijaypur in Bilaspur district. PTI
AAP leader Raghav Chadha show his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. PTI
BJP leader Shanta Kumar shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Sughar, near Palampur. PTI
SP candidate Kajal Nishad shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Gorakhpur. PTI
BJP leader Ravi Kishan show his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Gorakhpur. PTI
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate show her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Maharajganj. PTI
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Jalandhar. PTI
Actor and TMC leader Nusrat Jahan shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kolkata. PTI
Actor Mithun Chakraborty shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata. PTI
BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut after casting her vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mandi. PTI
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Ghazipur. PTI
Sikkim Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya with wife Kumud shows inked fingers after casting votes at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Varanasi. PTI
BJP leader Kirron Kher after casting her vote at a polling booth during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Chandigarh. PTI