Flash that Finger: India comes out to vote in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha elections
It’s a wrap for Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. Preliminary data reveals that an estimated 60 per cent of voters exercised their democratic right in what is dubbed the world’s largest election. From the young to the old, from the famous to the common man, all turned up and got inked
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It’s selfie time! What’s an election if you haven’t taken a selfie. Voters strike a pose after casting their vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Jabalpur. PTI
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Age is no bar: An elderly voter is assisted at a polling station in Chennai. Phase I of the polls covered all 39 Lok Sabha seats of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. PTI
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Help! An elderly voter despite his physical troubles comes out to cast his vote in Dausa during the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls. PTI
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Finger Forward: An elderly voter shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a polling booth during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Manan Kendra, in Gangtok. PTI
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All smiles: A voter poses after casting her vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand. PTI
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Show offs: First-time voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Dibrugarh district. As per the EC data, there are 35.67 lakh first time voters. PTI
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Starting ’em young? A woman from the Toto tribe, carrying her daughter, gets her name checked in a voters list at a polling station during the first phase of general election, in Alipurduar district in the West Bengal. Reuters
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Blessed vote: ‘Sadhus’ show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Haridwar. People from all walks of life and from all spheres participated in India’s gigantic election. PTI
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All queued up: People share a laugh as an elderly man reacts to the camera at a polling station in Chedema village, in Nagaland. AP
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Wedding Bliss: A newly-wedded couple arrives at a polling station to cast their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Pauri Garhwal district. PTI
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Finger Forward: DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Chennai. PTI
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Thalaiva’s here: Veteran actor Rajinikanth shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai. PTI
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Height doesn’t matter: The world’s shortest woman Jyoti Amge shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Nagpur. PTI
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Look who’s here: BJP candidate from Nagpur Nitin Gadkari with his wife shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Nagpur. PTI
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No cutting queue: As polls began at 7 am, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma is seen waiting in a queue to cast his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in West Garo Hills district. PTI
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It’s the time to vote: Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Haridwar. PTI
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All inked up: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Nafra village, Arunachal Pradesh. PTI
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All decked up: A bride casts her vote during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Barwara, in Jaipur district. PTI
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