Chief Justice of India Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud along with his family cast their vote in New Delhi.
AMN / NEW DELHI
A voter turnout of over 59% was recorded till 8 PM in the sixth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections for which polling was held Saturday. The polling in all 58 Parliamentary Constituencies spread over six States and two Union Territories remained peaceful.
In this phase polling was held on 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all ten seats in Haryana, 8 seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, all 7 seats in Delhi, 6 in Odisha, 4 in Jharkhand and one Parliamentary Constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded over 52% voting which is the highest turnout in the last 35 years. Bihar recorded a voter turnout of over 53%, Haryana over 58%, Jharkhand around 63% and Delhi over 54%. In Odisha, a voter turnout of over 60% was recorded while Uttar Pradesh registered a voting percentage over 54% and in West Bengal it remained more than 78%.
A total of 889 candidates were in the fray in this phase. The prominent candidates whose fate was sealed in EVMs include, senior BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan, Maneka Gandhi, Manohar Lal Khattar and Manoj Tiwari and Congress leaders Deepender Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja, Raj Babbar and Kanhaiya Kumar. Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti were also in the fray.
Simultaneously, polling was also held today for 42 seats of Odisha Assembly in the third phase in which over 60 per cent polling was recorded till 8 PM. In spite of hot weather in certain parts of the country, voters were undeterred in their enthusiasm as they were seen queuing up patiently to cast their votes across the country.
With the conclusion of phase six, polling for the Lok Sabha elections is now completed in 486 Parliamentary Constituencies in 28 States and UTs. The polling also completed for Assembly elections of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and 105 assembly seats of Odisha. The next and last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is scheduled on 1st of June in 57 Parliamentary Constituencies. The counting for all the phases will take place on 4th of June.