Gujarat, Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2019 voting updates: Gujarat sees 50.58% turnout, Maharashtra 45.64% till 5 pm

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Police file FIR after video shows people being stopped from voting

After a video with people stopping people from voting, IGP (law & order) Narsimha Komar said, “This incidence is of Junagadh. The police have filed FIR number 3108/ 2019 against 3 persons under 341, 171 C, 504, 114 of IPC. Also under Section 135A of representation of people’s Act, 1952. Police have arrested the main culprit who was on the vehicle in the video, Sanjay alias Badio, son of Dulabhai Solanki, resident of Pradeep Khadia, a place in Junagadh. The other two, Kishore Khant Darbar and one Ashok are absconding

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Lok Sabha Election 2019 voting LIVE updates

Goa sees highest voter turnout among western states

At 5 pm, the voting percentage in Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra is 50.58 percent, 58.99 percent and 45.64 percent

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Poll timing in Gujarat not to be extended, says CEO

Gujarat CEO, Dr S Murlikrishna has said that timing in any of the 26 constituencies in the state won’t be extended, but whoever is in the queue till 6 pm will be allowed to cast vote irrespective of the size of the queue.

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71-year-old votes for first time; was unable to vote earlier because of disability

71-year-old Dahiben Parakhiya voted for the first time in her life from Rajkot constituency. She had been unable to vote before because of her physical disability but district collector of Rajkot made special provisions to ensure that she is provided every possible help to reach the booth.

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Maharashtra voting latest updates

Kolhapur sees turnout of 52.15% till 5 pm

In Kolhapur constituency, the average turnout is 52.15% till 5 pm

Chandgad 49.5%
Kagal 56.9%
Karveer 51.24%
Kolhapur North 50.00 %
Kolhapur south 51.71 %
Radhanagari 54%

In Hatkanagale constituency, the average turnout is 52.06% till 5pm
Hatkanagale 55.06%
Ichalkaranji 51.24%
Islampur 51.05%
Shahuwadi 51.35%
Shiralal 48.29%
Shirol 53.75%

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57.63 percent voting in Goa for two Lok Sabha seats by 3 pm

As much as 57.63 per cent voter turnout was registered in the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Goa till 3 pm, election authorities said.

Long queues were seen outside several polling centres. As per the data released by the Chief Electoral Officer, North Goa constituency witnessed 58.31 per cent polling by 3 pm while South Goa registered 56.93 per cent turnout.

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25 complaints filed to Gujarat CEO

A total of 25 complaints was filed today to the Gujarat CEO.

Ahmedabad 9 

Surat 1

Junagadh  3

Panchmahal 1

Porbandar  1

Girl Somnath 1

Valsad 1

Vadodara 1

Bhavnagar 3

Amreli 2

Chotta Udepur  1

Rajkot 1

Dahod 1

Jamnagar 1

Unaccounted cash of Rs. 30 lakhs found on one person in Junagadh. Collector has been instructed to investigate.

The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC)  has complained to the CEO regarding MCC violation. When Modi was going to cast his vote at Nishan school in Ranip, posters and banners were allegedly displayed even within the 100 meters of polling booth, by supporters.

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EVM malfunctions while Shiv Sena candidate casts vote in Aurangabad

An EVM malfunction occurred while sitting MP and Shiv Sena candidate Chandrakant Khaire was voting at Zilla Parishad office in Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency. The matter was immediately resolved by the officials present in the booth.

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Seer arrives to vote in tractor

Ellora’s seer Shantigiri Maharaj who supported independent candidate, Harshwardhan Jadhav came in a tractor to cast vote for Aurangabad LS seat. ‘Tractor’ is the election symbol of Harshwardhan Jadhav. Shantigiri Maharaj contested for LS election in 2009 and managed to get around 1.5 lakh votes from Aurangabad LS seat as an independent candidate. His follower base is in Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon and Nashik district.

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At Ahmednagar’s Tisgaav, a 100-year-old woman, Chandrabhaga Undale cast her vote.

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Among voters in Gujarat are 40 people on remote island

The 40-odd voters of the mid-sea polling booth on remote Ajad island booth situated in the Gulf of Kutch/Arabian sea off Okha coast of Gujarat are also voting today.

A booth was set up on the island for the first time in 2014 LS polls. The island has been deprived of basic amenities for long and is populated by only 89 people, of whom 40 odd were voters

It comes under Khambhalia Assembly constituency of Devbhoomi Dwarka district and Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency. In the last Assembly election in 2017, there was 90% voting turnout there.

The election team has made all arrangements for a makeshift booth with all material including EVM/VVPAT after traveling in a boat to the island.

In Gujarat, the single voter of Banje temple booth in Gir forests Mahant Dharmdas has also voted this time around. 

Banej polling station which was set up for the first time in 2007 is a unique polling station in the entire country with just one voter. Located in the deep forest of Gir, the only resident is the 62-year-old temple priest who resides alone in the deep woods. Bharatdas was taking care of the temple for the past 17 years. He had first cast vote on this booth in 2007 Assembly election when it was part of Junagadh district and in the 2012 and 2017 Assembly polls as well as 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. A polling party of 8 people including policemen is deputed on his booth.

It is said that Pandava during their exile passed through Gir Forest and when their mother Kunti became thirsty great archer Arjun released a bow to get water from the earth. Hence the name ‘Banej’ derived. Every year, a large number of tourists and pilgrims visit Banej, but they are not allowed for night halts there as deadly wild beast including Asiatic lions and leopards roam around.

In all the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat polling will be held simultaneously from 7am to 6pm today. At Banej booth, however, the polling party sealed the EVM soon after the single voter cast his vote.

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RECAP: 2014 LS polls was a watershed moment for BJP in Gujarat

Even though the BJP has always been strong in Gujarat, after the Godhra incident and the Gujarat riots in 2002, the BJP’s seat count reduced from 19 of 26 in 1999 to 14 seats in 2002. In 2009 too, the BJP won only 15 seats.

However, Narendra Modi continued to be elected to the Assembly and holding the office of the chief minister. “The 2014 Lok Sabha election was a watershed moment when Gujaratis backed Narendra Modi for the prime minister’s post. The BJP swept all the 26 seats and even the Congress stalwarts had to bite the dust,” a report by The Economic Times noted.

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Parth Ajit Pawar voted at Katewadi booth of the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. Pawar is the NCP candidate from Maval constituency. Maval will go for polling in the fourth phase of the elections.

Input by Sunil Dhumal

Voter turnout till 3 pm

Maharastra: 33.09 percent

Goa: 46.53 percent

Gujarat: 39.5 percent

Daman and Diu: 42.99 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 37.2 percent

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Zero percent voter turnout recorded in Davdahad village in Gujarat’s Dahod constituency

Zero percent voter turnout was recorded in the Davdahad village of Dang, which is part of the Dahod Lok Sabha constituency. Residents of Davdahad village boycotted the elections due to lack of basic facilities in their village.

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu voting latest updates

Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli register jump of almost 20% in voter turnout in one hour

The Union Territories of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which have one Lok Sabha constituency each saw a nearly 20 percent jump in voter turnout between 1 and 2 pm. At 1 pm, the turnout in Daman and Diu was 23.93 percent and at 2 pm, it was 44.99 percent.

Meanwhile, the voter turnout in Dadra and Nagar Haveli was 21.62 percent at 1 pm and 37.20 percent at 2 pm.

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Sharad Pawar struggles to win over sugar belt

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar is seeking to regain the favour of the electorate in Maharashtra’s sugar belt, of which eight constituencies are voting today. Baramati, Pune, Madha, Hatkalangale, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Ahmednagar have long been the NCP’s stronghold, but the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance managed to usurp power from Pawar in 2014.

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94-year-old has not missed a single election since 1950

Indubhai Joshi (94) has been voting in every election since 1950. He voted in the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday.

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Congress candidate in Ahmedabad West clicks photo inside polling booth

Congress candidate in the Ahmedabad West constituency, Raju Parmar, clicked a photo of while casting his vote inside the polling booth. A photo has gone viral, as there is a strict ban on the use of a mobile phone inside the polling booth.

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Amit Shah visits various polling booths in Gandhinagar

BJP president and candidate from Gandhinagar, Amit Shah visited different polling booths in the Lok Sabha constituency after casting his vote early on Tuesday.

Input by Darshana Jamindar

Voter turnout till 2 pm

Maharastra: 32.07 percent

Goa: 46.36 percent

Gujarat: 39.27 percent

Daman and Diu: 42.99 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 37.2 percent

Voter turnout latest updates

Here is the trajectory of the voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election till 2 pm: 

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Maharashtra voting updates

Snapshot: Kolhapur

An NCP stronghold since 1980, its sitting MP Dhananjay Mahadik defeated Shiv Sena contender Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandalik, son of former Congress-NCP strongman Sadashivrao D Mandlik, in 2014.

Now Dhananjay Mahadik and Sanjay Mandlik are again pitted against each other in this erstwhile royal seat of the Chhatrapati of Kolhapur. The constituency has 17,58,300 voters.

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Snapshot: Ahmednagar

The stronghold of the Vikhe-Patil clan where the Congress has held sway virtually uninterrupted since 1952. The constituency hogged limelight last month when Sujay Vikhe Patil, a medico and son of Congressman and Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, suddenly quit the Congress and joined the BJP.

His grouse was that the NCP did not give up the Ahmednagar seat which has been the bastion of one of the oldest political clans in the state. The BJP promptly rewarded Sujay Vikhe-Patil with a ticket and now he is pitted against NCP’s Sangram Jagtap. Upset over the subsequent developments, even Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil could create a major upset for the Congress-NCP alliance.

The constituency has 16,99,408 voters, including 8,98,819 men and 8,00,589 women.

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Snapshot: Baramati

In Baramati, the seat represented by Sharad Pawar for seven terms and Ajit Pawar for one term, NCP’s Supriya Sule (Sharad Pawar’s daughter) is making her third attempt amidst a loud chorus by the BJP that the “Pawars would be politically erased” from the region.

BJP president Amit Shah has asked his workers to “hit the roots” of the Pawar clan even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on them.

The BJP has pitted Kanchan Kul against Sule, making it only one of the two seats in the state other than Mumbai North-Central which will have a direct woman-to-woman contest. The constituency has 18,13,543 voters, including 9,60,387 males and 8,53,156 females.

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Snapshot: Raigad

Shiv Sena’s Union Minister Anant Geete will make his third attempt to bag the seat contesting former NCP state president Sunil Tatkare. Geete became a reckoning force in 2009 when he defeated late Congress former union minister and chief minister AR Antulay.

While Tatkare boasts of having the support of the Congress and the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Geete got a pre-poll booster when Antulay’s son Naved Antulay joined the party last month. The constituency has 15,32,781 voters, including 7,52,491 males and 7,80,290 females.

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Snapshot: Why Jalgaon is important

Jalgaon in north Maharashtra has been a BJP stronghold since 1999, but the party dropped its two-time sitting MP AT Nana Patil in favour of former state BJP women’s wing president Smita Uday Wagh, who will contest against NCP’s Gulabrao Deokar.

Wagh’s candidature may pose problems for the BJP from the Patil loyalists with many Shiv Sena men resenting her vis-a-vis Deokar, who has the support of the Congress plus the 56-party Mahagathbandhan and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Jalgaon has 17,05,933 voters comprising 9,09,027 males and 7,98,906 females.

(IANS)

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Snapshot: Why Aurangabad is important

An important seat with a Muslim-dominated population, Aurangabad is currently held by four-time Shiv Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire. In his fifth attempt this time, Khaire will face rough weather from Shiv Sena rebel MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav (son-in-law of state BJP chief Raosaheb Danve-Patil), Congress strongman MLC Subhash Zambad and the VBA-AIMIM’s Imtiyaz Jaleel.

Khaire’s campaign slogan is “Baan pahije ki Khan pahije” (You want bow-and-arrow, Sena’s poll symbol, or a Khan, meaning a Muslim). The constituency has a total of 15,89,393 voters, including 8,46,023 men and 7,43,370 women.

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Arun Jaitley votes in Ahmedabad

Union finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley cast his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Gujarat: Finance Minister & BJP leader Arun Jaitley casts his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/5hEiMJsJo7

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Today’s polls to decide political fate of Sharad Pawar clan, Mohite-Patils

The third phase of polls on Tuesday will decide the political fate of some of the biggest political clans in Maharashtra such as NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s family, the Mohite-Patils and the late Vasantrao ‘Dada’ Patil’s family, which are fighting to retain their stronghold as the ruling BJP attempts to overrule their supremacy.

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LK Advani casts vote in Ahmedabad

Veteran BJP leader and former deputy prime minister LK Advani, who had represented the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency for six terms, casts his vote at Hindi School booth in Shahpur area which falls under Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency.  He was accompanied by daughter Pratibha.

Input by Rajnish Mishra

Gujarat: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote at a polling booth at Shahpur Hindi School in Ahmedabad. pic.twitter.com/u5UoSPBCCA

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Kutch village boycotts polls 

Joining the list of regions in which villages have boycotted the Lok Sabha election, residents of the Rapar Nada village of the Kutch Lok Sabha constituency have boycotted the polls to protest against the water problem in the area.

Input by Binita Parekh

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Kolhapur booth being operated by women-only staff

The Sakhi Voting Booth in Kolhapur is being operated by only by women. The booth was decorated with balloons and rangoli. Creche services (पालनाघर) were also made available for infants. The first 100 voters were greeted with flowers in the morning.

The booth is being managed by Manik Khot, who is the polling centre in-charge, Varsha Pawar who is a polling officer, Niyoti Shinde (polling officer), and Pushpa Hinge (polling officer). VB Sangave, a police constable from the Shahupuri police station is also present.

Input by Abhijeet Gurjar

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Sharad Pawar’s grandson votes in Baramati

Sharad Pawar’s grandson, Rohit Pawar voted at the Pimpali booth in the Baramati constituency on Tuesday.

Input by Sunil Dhumal

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Congress’ confident after 2017 Assembly performance while BJP fights to retain power

Gujarat has been a stronghold of the BJP, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah, and party stalwarts like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani having represented various seats from the states in their respective political tenures.

However, even though the party is seemingly confident about another sweep like in 2014 when the BJP won all 26 seats in the state, this time the fight is close in at least a dozen seats with the Congress’ confidence increasing after its performance in the 2017 Assembly election. The party was able to score 77 seats in the state Assembly, up from its earlier count of 61.

“Though the Modi factor still works in Gujarat where the majority roots for his stand on nationalism and action against corruption and terrorism, there is a vote bank disgruntled over farm distress, water scarcity for irrigation, and jobs even as Patel discontent fanned by the Patidar agitation stands doused after the Centre’s 10 percent EWS quota,” a report by The Times of India said.

Voter turnout till 1 pm

Maharastra: 18.21 percent

Goa: 28.91 percent

Gujarat: 25.50 percent

Daman and Diu: 23.93 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 21.62 percent

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Gautam Adani votes in Ahmedabad

Industrialist Gautam Adani, whom Congress president Rahul Gandhi targets for his “proximity” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cast his vote at a booth in the Bopal area in Ahmedabad under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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Mohan Joshi, Girish Bapat cast votes in Pune

The Congress candidate Mohan Joshi for the Pune Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday cast his vote at the Salisbury park booth. Joshi is contesting for the seat with BJP candidate Girish Bapat, who cast his vote earlier in the day at the Kasaba booth of the constituency.

Input by Sunil Dhumal

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MCC violation seen in Surat constituency

An MCC violation was reported in the Gajera school booth under the Surat Lok Sabha constituency, when polling officials displayed a BJP banner at the registration desk at the booth.

According to the Moral Code of Conduct, on polling day, all party candidates are to cooperate with the poll-duty officials at the voting booths and are prohibited from displaying their election symbols near and around the poll booths.

Input by Darshana Jamindar

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Specialised booths to enable differently-abled people to vote in Panchmahal constituency

The presiding officer at the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) booth at the Panchmahal constituency spoke about the facilities at the booth to enable differently-abled people to vote.

The officer said, “It’s a good initiative by the EC as it shows the priority to the handicapped people. Also, PwD Mobile app, is specially meant for PwDs to request for voter facilitation, including pick up and drop off, wheelchair facilities and more”.

Input by Vraj Rupachandani

Voter turnout till noon

Maharastra: 17.26 percent

Goa: 28.49 percent

Gujarat: 24.93 percent

Daman and Diu: 23.93 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 21.62 percent

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Villages under Amreli Lok Sabha constituency boycott polls

A few villages under the Amreli Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat have boycotted the election. Locals from villages like Jafrabad allege that there is a “lack of political will” to address basic issues of the village.

Input by Binita Parekh

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Senior journalist’s name left off list in Ahmedabad east constituency

At the Kanbha polling booth of the Ahmedabad east Lok Sabha constituency, the name of a senior journalist, Shaileshkumar Vyas was left off the voter’s list. However, the Election Commission of India website showed that Vyas’ name was on the list at the Odhav village school voter’s list, which is reportedly 10 kilometres away from his residence. 

Input by Shriji Maharaj

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Candidates who have voted so far:

The Congress and BJP are facing off in Gujarat, where the Congress’ confidence was bolstered after a significant win in the 2017 Assembly polls. Congress candidate from Amreli constituency, Paresh Dhanani cast his vote early in the day and urged voters to exercise their right “to save the Constitution, and save the country”.

Gujarat minister Jayesh Radadiya also voted in Jamkandorana under the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency. In the Porbandar constituency, the contest is between Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk of the BJP and Lalit Vasoya of the Congress.

Kutch MLA Vasanbhai Ahir cast his vote early on Tuesday, even as he is still involved in a controversy. In Kutch, the fight for the seat is between Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda of the BJP and Congress’ Naresh Naranbhai Maheshwari.

Gujarat minister Vibhawariben Dave raised slogans for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she cast her vote in Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency. She said, “Modi hai toh mumkin hai” inside the polling booth in the Fulwari chowk area.

Madhya Pradesh governor and former Gujarat chief minister, Anandiben Patel cast her vote at the Shilaj primary school  from Thaltej in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Congress candidate Bharatsinh Solanki cast his vote at Dedarda village of Borsad Taluka in Anand constituency. 

Congress leader Ahmed Patel cast his vote at Piraman booth in Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency.

Inputs by Darshana Jamindar, Amit Cowper, and Rajnish Mishra

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Hardik Patel expresses disappointment with low voter turnout

Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who joined the Congress last month expressed disappointment with low voter turnout in Gujarat in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday.

Viramgam: Congress leader Hardik Patel casts his vote at booth number 252/355 in Surendranagar constituency. #Gujarat #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/E0inooJluO

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Hardik Patel casts vote in Viramgram

Hardik Patel, former Patidar quota leader who joined the Congress last month and is one of the star campaigners of the party, cast his vote in his hometown of Viramgam in Ahmedabad district which is under the Surendranagar Lok Sabha constituency

Talking to the media, he expressed concern about low voter turnout. He said that a strong government could not be elected with a low voter turnout. He added saying that the low voting was due to lack of interest among people as real public issues were being ignored during the eelction campaign.

Input by Rajnish Mishra

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Special voting booth made for lone voter in Gir forest

A special booth has been made in Banej, in the Gir forest which falls under the Una Lok Sabha constituency for a lone voter, Mahant Bharatdas Goswami. Around Rs 25,000 has been spent in securing this vote.

Input by Amit Cowper

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Cheteshwar Pujara casts vote in Rajkot

Cheteshwar Pujara and his wife cast their votes in Gujarat’s Rajkot constituency on Tuesday.

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18 Kolhapur villages boycott Lok Sabha election

At least 18 villages in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur have boycotted the Lok Sabha election as the state votes in the third phase on Tuesday. Zero voting has been reported in Kolhapur’s Vetawade Tal Panhala. The boycott has been called in protest of the incomplete Dhamani Dam project in the district.

Input by Abhijeet Gurjar

Voter turnout till 11 am

Maharastra: 7.97 percent

Goa: 12.83 percent

Gujarat: 10.48 percent

Daman and Diu: 9.93 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 11.40 percent

Goa voting latest updates

First-time voter in Goa thought of whom he should vote for ’last night’

In Goa, Jivan Parera, first-time voter, said that he had thought of whom he should vote for yesterday, but decided that he will vote as his father says.

Input by Deepti Vashistha

#LokSabhaElections2019 : In #Goa, Jivan Parera, first-time voter, said that he had thought of whom he should vote for yesterday, but decided that he will vote as his father says. Follow LIVE updates on #Gujarat, #Maharashtra, #Goa, UT elections here: https://t.co/WcP2teUTVJ pic.twitter.com/blmpegY2PO

— Firstpost (@firstpost) April 23, 2019

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Gujarat governor casts vote

Gujarat governor, Om Prakash Kohli cast his vote from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday.

Input by Darshana Jamindar

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Candidates turn up early to cast votes in Goa

North Goa Congress candidate Girish Chodankar and BJP candidate Shripad Naik, South Goa Congress candidate Francis Sardinha, South Goa BJP candidate Narendra Sawaikar and South Goa Shiv Sena candidate Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik were also amongst the first voters at their respective booths.

Both the AAP contestants Pradeep Padgaonkar and Elvis Gomes too voted during the first two hours. Goa governor Mridula Sinha and her husband were amongs the early voters at the Dona Paula booth near Panaji.

Input by Rupesh Samant

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Around 13 percent voting for the first two hours in both constituencies

Nearly 13 percent voting was reported during the initial two hours of polling for both the Lok Sabha and three State assembly constituencies in Goa.

As per Election Commission of India records, North Goa Parliamentary seat polled 13.14 percent votes while in South Goa 13.12 percent people turned out to the polling booths. The voting remained peaceful and no long queues were seen in most of the booths.

Input by Rupesh Samant

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EVM glitches reported in North Goa constituency

Technical problems with the Electronic Voting Machines were reported in two booths in the North Goa constituency, as the seats went to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday. In Talegoan, the EVM stopped working because there was no paper inserted in the machine, and was soon replaced by another.

BJP’s sitting MP Pad Yasso Naik has been fielded against Congress’ Girish Chodankar in the North Goa constituency.

Inputs by Deepti Vashistha and Purvi Radia

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Narendra Modi’s mother casts vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother cast her vote in Ahmedabad soon after Modi himself voted on Tuesday.

Input by Amit Cowper

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Party leaders who have voted so far:

With a voter turnout of 6.97 percent in Maharashtra until 10 am, several leaders — including sitting MPs and MLAs — of the BJP, NCP, and Congress parties have cast their vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election. BJP candidate for the Baramati constituency, Kanchan Kaul cast her vote with her husband MLA Rahul Kaul on Tuesday.

Nationalist Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar also cast his vote in Katewadi in the Baramati constituency. Reportedly, it’s a tough fight between Kaul and Pawar for the Baramati seat. Congress candidate for Aurangabad, Subhash Zambad also cast his vote with his family at the Saint Meera School.

In one of the crucial seats in Maharashtra, Aurangabad, the contest is between incumbent Chandrakant Khaire, who is a four-time MP from the communally-sensitive constituency, businessman Subhash Zambad, and AIMIM’s Imtiyaz Jaleel. Also in the fray is former Shiv Sena MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav who is contesting as an independent.

The BJP candidate from Maharashtra’s Jalna, Raosaheb Danve, cast his vote early on Tuesday. Danve is also the BJP state chief and sitting MP from this seat.

Inputs by J Mahesh and Sunil Dhumal

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Kolhapur MP Dhananjay Mahadik casts vote

The sitting MP of the Nationalist Congress Party and contestant from Kolhapur constituency, Dhananjay Mahadik cast his vote in the Kolkapur constituency in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Input by Abhijeet Gurjar

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Voter suffers heart attack in Rajkot constituency

A person living in Ambedkarnagar of the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency suffered a heart attack in ward number 15 school No 76. The person has been given medical attention.

Input by Masuma Bharmal Jariwala

Voter turnout till 10 am

Gujarat: 9.99 percent

Maharashtra: 6.97 percent

Goa: 11.70 percent

Daman and Diu: 9.93 percent

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 11.4 percent

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EVM glitches reported in Aurangabad, voting delayed by 25 minutes

EVM glitches were reported in several booths under the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency, due to which voting was delayed by 25 minutes.

Input by J Mahesh

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People line up to vote at 6.15 am to beat the heat

In the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, people, including senior citizens, began to line up at polling booths since 6.15 am. In Manjalpur booth No 6 and 12, long lines have formed after people turned up early to beat the heat.

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Shankersinh Waghela casts vote in Gandhinagar

Nationalist Congress Party leader Shankersinh Waghela  cast his vote in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday.

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Voters unhappy with ’environmental degradation’, say will vote for leaders ‘who don’t sell land’

From the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency, Sister Melissa, a teacher in Auxilium High School said that “good leaders were needed to protect” the state. “I am not happy with the environmental degradation taking place in our country.  We hope to get leaders who do not sell our land”.

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Amit Shah addresses public after casting vote

BJP president Amit Shah urged voters to turnout in large numbers after casting his vote in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “Your one vote can make a huge difference. You must take part in voting to ensure development for India,” he said.

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AIMIM’s Syed Imtiyaz Zaleel casts vote

The AIMIM candidate from Maharashtra’s Aurangabad constituency and sitting MLA from the Assembly seat, Syed Imtiyaz Zaleel cast his vote with his family at the Godavari Public School.

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Amit Shah casts vote

BJP president Amit Shah and his wife cast their votes in the Naranpura Sub-Zonal office in Ahmedabad for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday. Shah is the BJP’s candidate from the Gandhinagar constituency.

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Pramod Sawant cast vote

Recently appointed Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant cast his vote in North Goa parliamentary constituency in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday.

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Aurangabad to see four-way contest

One of the crucial constituencies voting in the third phase in Maharashtra on Tuesday is Aurangabad, which has a total of 23 candidates in the fray. Chandrakant Khaire of the Shiv Sena is the sitting MP, who will contest with Subhash Zambad of the Congress. Imtiyaz Zaleel of the AIMIM is the sitting MLA and will also be a strong contender for the seat.

Harshwardhan Jadhav, an Independent candidate who is the sitting MLA from the Kannad is also in the fray for Aurangabad.

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Vijay Rupani casts vote in Rajkot

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani cast his vote along with wife Anjali Rupani at a polling booth in the Rajya road area of Gujarat’s Rajkot. They also visited a temple before casting their vote.

In Rajkot, Kagathara Lalitbhai of the Congress is facing off against Mohan Kalyanji Kundaria of the BJP. Lalitbhai is also the sitting MLA from Rajkot. In the picture, Rupani is greeted by Kagathara.

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Ruckus breaks out in Ahmedabad East polling booth

As the third phase of the Lok Sabha election entered the second hour at 9 am, ruckus broke outside the polling booth no 7, KK Shastri college in Ahmedabad’s Khokhra. The polling booth is part of the Ahmedabad East. Polling has been halted by the officer.

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Narendra Modi says ‘Voter ID is the weapon of democracy’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the public and media after casting his vote in Ahmedabad. He said that he was “fortunate” to be part of the “festival of democracy”. “The Voter ID is the strongest weapon, it is more powerful than an IED,” he said.

He also thanked the media for ‘urging’ people to vote.

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Narendra Modi says ‘an honour’ to exercise right vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he “fulfilled his responsibility” as a voter by casting his vote in Ahmedabad. He addressed the public after casting his vote and appealed voters to turn out in large numbers for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election.

“I welcome the first-time voters, this is the time of their generation, and to make their time successful, they need to vote,” he said,

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Narendra Modi casts vote in third phase of Lok Sabha election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just cast his vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election. The prime minister voted in Ahmedabad under the Gandhinagar constituency, from where BJP president Amit Shah is contesting the General Election.

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Amit Shah greets Narendra Modi ahead of casting vote in Ahmedabad

BJP president Amit Shah greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter arrived at the polling booth to cast his vote in Ahmedbad.

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NCP’s Supriya Sule casts vote in Baramati

The Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule, along with her family, cast her vote at a polling station in Maharashtra’s Baramati. She is the sitting MP and NCP MP candidate from Baramati.

Maharashtra: Nationalist Congress Party's Supriya Sule along with her family casts her vote a polling station in Baramati; She is sitting MP and NCP MP candidate from Baramati pic.twitter.com/iNVAP3QDAr

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Ratansinh Rathore, one of the two winning independent candidates of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, helped BJP to the century-mark in the 2017 state elections by giving his support, and is now a BJP candidate for Panchmahal constituency.

He will face-off with the Congress’ VK Khant, who is an OBC leader, party loyalist and has been a part of the party since 35 years. He has also served as Morva-Hadaf taluka president for over 20 years. A tough fight is on the cards in this constituency.

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Narendra Modi to arrive at polling booth soon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his mother Hiraba Modi and sought her blessings before heading to the polling station in Ahmedabad. Modi will be voting soon from Nishant School in Ranip of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency where BJP president Amit Shah is the party’s candidate.

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Amit Shah arrives at polling booth to vote

BJP president Amit Shah has arrived at the Nishan school booth in Ranip area in Ahmedabad under the Gandhinagar constituency and is expected to cast his vote shortly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cast his vote in the same constituency soon.

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Narendra Modi meets mother before casting vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Gujarat and is currently at his mother’s house. The prime minister will cast his vote shortly.

Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his mother at her residence in Gandhinagar today. He will cast his vote in Ahmedabad, shortly. pic.twitter.com/CUncTSpBTt

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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RSS cadre hold shakha in Naranpura

Some RSS cadre held a shakha on the third phase of the Lok Sabha election day on Tuesday near the Prerna school booth in the Naranpura area which is the erstwhile Assembly segment of BJP president Amit Shah in Ahmedabad.

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Amit Shah heads to polling booth in Ahmedabad

BJP president Amit Shah has set out for the polling booth in Ahmedabad, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also on the way to cast his vote in the city. Shah is in the fray from the Gandhinagar constituency, which will be voting on Tuesday.

Gujarat: BJP President and party's candidate from Gandhinagar Parliamentary constituency Amit Shah, near the polling booth at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip, Ahmedabad. PM Narendra Modi will cast his vote at the polling booth, shortly. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/rSn96OTbiJ

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Crucial face-off between Congress-NCP and BJP-Shiv Sena alliances today

The main contests in Maharashtra’s second and arguably the most crucial phase of the Lok Sabha election will be between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance and the Opposition Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine.

Besides these, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) Dalit-Muslim front comprising Prakash Ambedkar’s Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) and the Owaisi brothers’ All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will also put up a fight in the election.

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Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley are star voters in Gujarat today

In the 51,851 polling stations across Gujarat, the star voters include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, BJP leader LK Advani, Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel and Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala.

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Narendra Modi to cast vote shortly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Gujarat and will cast his vote in Ahmedabad for the Lok Sabha election shortly. All the constituencies in Gujarat will vote on Tuesday and BJP president Amit Shah is in the fray from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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Voting begins in Patidar-dominated Ghatlodia under Gandhinagar LS seat in Ahmedabad

As polls opened across Gujarat at 7 am, voting began at the Tripada International School booth in the Patidar-dominated Ghatlodia of Ahmedabad which falls under the Gandhinagar constituency from where BJP president Amit Shah is a candidate.

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Amit Shah appeals to people to vote for ‘strong, decisive’ govt

BJP president Amit Shah, who is in the fray from the Gandhinagar seat, tweeted an appeal to the voters in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election to turn out in large numbers. He also urged voters to vote for India’s “security, pride, and respect” by voting for a “strong and decisive” government.

गत 5 वर्षों में हमने देखा कि देश में जब एक मजबूत और निर्णायक सरकार होती है तो किस तरह भारत का तिरंगा विकास के नये मापदंड स्थापित कर पूरे विश्व में लहराता है।

तीसरे चरण के मतदाताओं से अपील करता हूँ कि मतदान अवश्य करें। आपका एक वोट देश की सुरक्षा, गौरव और सम्मान का आधार है।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 23, 2019

Voting begins in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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Visuals of preparation of polling booths in Vadodara

Preparations for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election are underway in Gujarat as the state will see polling in all constituencies on Tuesday. Voting is scheduled to begin at 7 am

Gujarat: Visuals of preparation from polling booth number 162 in Sayajigunj of Vadodara. Voting for the third phase of elections begins at 7 AM today. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/TyqtOi4Zj7

— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2019

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Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli will vote today

The two Union Territories voting on Tuesday are Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which have one seat each.

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Goa to vote in third phase of Lok Sabha polls today

Goa, which recently saw the demise of its chief minister and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, will vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election being held on Tuesday. The state’s two constituencies — North Goa and South Goa — will vote today.

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All seats in Gujarat will go to polls today

In Gujarat, the BJP’s bastion, all the 26 constituencies will be voting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election.

The constituencies that will vote on Tuesday are: Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad.

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14 constituencies to vote for Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra

On Tuesday, the country will vote in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election and Maharashtra will vote in the second phase of the General Elections.

The constituencies that will vote in Maharashtra on Tuesday are: Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramati, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle.