Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3 Voting Live Updates: The elections will be held today in 93 Lok Sabha constituencies across 11 states and Union Territories in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. As many as 1,331 candidates are in the fray in the phase 3 elections, the Election Commission of India said.
The fate of over 283 Lok Sabha seats would be sealed after the third phase ends today. This means that elections for more than half of the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be over in the first three phases.
Voting starts at 7am and ends at 6pm. The voting will take place on Tuesday in the states of Gujarat and Goa and the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Union. Also with 14 seats in this phase, voting for all 28 seats of Karnataka will also be over today. With seven seats voting today, the Lok Sabha elections for eleven seats in Chhattisgarh are also over.
Among the other seats in the third phase are four in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, eight in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh and four in West Bengal.
The key candidates whose fate will be sealed today include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who hails from Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha (MP), Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna (MP) and Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri (UP), to name a few.
Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule taking on his cousin Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar from Baramati seat in Maharashtra is also a closely watched contest in the third phase.
Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot) and Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) are also in the fray in this phase of the elections.
As many as 17.24 crore voters are eligible to vote in the third phase. Around 18.5 lakh Polling Agents have been deployed in 1.85 lakh polling stations, the poll panel said. There are over 14.04 lakh registered voters aged 85+ years. Another 39,599 voters are above 100 years of age in Phase 3 polls.
The first two phases of the elections were held on April 19 and 26. The remaining phases will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes for all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections will take place in June. 4.
A total of 543 Lok Sabha seats will be voted on in seven phases. The final phase will take place on June 1. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is seeking a record third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set a target of winning 400 seats this election. The ruling alliance is being challenged by the opposition parties led by Congress under the banner of INDIA bloc.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3 Live Voting: Half of the 543 Lok Sabha seats to be decided after Phase 3 elections
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 Live voting: The fate of over 283 Lok Sabha seats would be sealed after the third phase ends today. This means that elections for more than half of the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be over in the first three phases.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Voting: Voting will begin at 7 am
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Voting: Voting starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 6:00 PM. The voting will take place on Tuesday in the states of Gujarat and Goa and the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Union. Also with 14 seats in this phase, voting for all 28 seats of Karnataka will also be over today. With seven seats voting today, the Lok Sabha elections for eleven seats in Chhattisgarh are also over.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3 Live voting: Stage set for elections to 93 seats in 11 states today
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3 Live Voting: The elections will be held today in 93 Lok Sabha constituencies across 11 states and Union Territories in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. As many as 1,331 candidates are in the fray in the phase 3 elections, the Election Commission of India said.
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