SUDHIR KUMAR / AGENCIES
Moderate to High Polling Recorded in the Third Phase of the elections. According to the latest report 66 per cent voter turnout has been recorded in the third phase of Lok Sabha election held today. Briefing media in New Delhi, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said, except minor incident, polling remain peaceful in this phase in 116 constituencies and Anantnag district of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.
Mr Sinha said, out of 543 Lok Sabha constituency, polls concluded in 303 constituencies. Mr Sinha said, people came out in a large number to exercise their rights to franchise.
Tripura recorded highest 79.64 per cent voting followed by West Bengal 78.97 per cent.
Assam recorded 74.05 per cent, Kerala 73.06 per cent, Daman and Diu 73 per cent, Dadar and Nagar Haveli 71.43, Goa 70.90, Chhattisgarh 64.02 per cent, Karnataka 60.42 per cent, Gujarat 59 per cent, Bihar 60 per cent, Maharashtra 62 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 60.52 per cent and in Jammu and Kashmir 12.86 per cent voting was recorded.
64 per cent polling was recorded for both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha as elections were held simultaneously there.
Election Commission has seized unaccounted cash, illicit liquor, drugs, gold and freebies worth over 3126 crore rupees since the Model Code of Conduct came into effect.
The prominent candidates in the fray in this phase include BJP President Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav from Mainpuri, BJP’s Varun Gandhi and Jaya Prada, Azam Khan of Samajwadi Party, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti from Anantnag and NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule from Baramati.