The third phase polling of Lok Sabha election 2019 is underway in 117 Lok Sabha constituencies across 13 states and two Union Territories.
West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout with 63% followed by Assam with 62.13% and 53.72% in Daman & Diu till 3 pm.
Union territories seats of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and states like Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir are part of the third phase of elections.
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Estimated voter turnout till 5:30 for the 3rd phase of the #LokSabhaElections2019 is 61.31%. Voting for 116 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and 2 union territories is being held today#IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/VzkugRSHH7 pic.twitter.com/ieiL8Mq6R1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Delhi: BJP's @GautamGambhir files his nomination for the East Delhi parliamentary constituency#IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/VzkugRSHH7 pic.twitter.com/VYwT87pDSY
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#IndiaDecides2019 | VOTER TURNOUT TILL 3 PM#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/MJTDv8ggsn
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
3:33 pm
#Odisha: A polling official at booth number 41 in #Kantapal village in Dhenkanal passes away, after collapsing while on duty. #LokSabhaElections2019 #OdishaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
3:15 pm
#BREAKING | West Bengal: Man standing in a queue to vote killed in clashes between Congress and TMC workers in Baligram, Murshidabad. #LokSabhaElections2019 #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/nXvX8dYcAB
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
3:05 pm
Assam: Former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth in Dispur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/lZK5I49FyE
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
3:00 pm
#MadhyaPradesh: BJP workers thrashed an NCP worker at SDM office in Bhopal after he allegedly showed black flags to Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP LS candidate from Bhopal, during her roadshow. pic.twitter.com/l7fIaBB04Q
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
2:50 pm
#Elections2019: BJP fields singer Hans Raj Hans from North-West Delhi@BJP4Indiahttps://t.co/bW6zSEjL8p
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
2:43 pm
Delhi: District & Sessions judge transfers complaint case seeking direction for registration of FIR against @RahulGandhi under sedition charges for his alleged derogatory remarks against PM & armed forces to a special MP/MLA court in Rouse Avenue. Matter to be heard on April 26. pic.twitter.com/uVwyi5O070
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
2:33 pm
Jammu & Kashmir: PDP leader @MehboobaMufti casts her vote at polling booth number-37D in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district. #LokSabhaElection2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
2:30 pm
#IndiaDecides2019 | VOTER TURNOUT TILL 2 PM#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/yk5sgLIHSD
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
2:00 pm
Gujarat: Finance Minister & BJP leader @arunjaitley casts his vote at a polling booth in #Ahmedabad. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/xAuSQdC6Uo
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:50 pm
#AIADMK announces candidates for by-polls in four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. V.V. Senthinathan to contest from Aravakurichi, S. Muniyandi from Thiruparankundram, P. Mohan from Ottapidaram, & V.P. Kandhasamy from Salur. By-polls in Tamil Nadu will be held on May 19.
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:45 PM
Delhi: Congress candidates, @SheilaDikshit from North East Delhi & @ajaymaken from New Delhi parliamentary constituency, file nomination. #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/VogmkfK6pL
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:40 PM
Gujarat: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote at a polling booth at Shahpur Hindi School in Ahmedabad#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/akWTFSNJcq
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:35 PM
#Kerala: A snake was found at a polling booth in Kannur’s Kandakai. Polling resumed after the snake was caught. #LokSabhaElections2019#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:30 PM
#MadhyaPradesh: @BJP4India LS candidate from Bhopal, #PragyaSinghThakur holds a roadshow in Bhopal#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/7GIWuqAIve
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:10 PM
Petition of BJP MP @M_Lekhi against @RahulGandhi matter: Supreme Court issued notice to Rahul Gandhi after not being satisfied with his response. Next hearing on April 30 pic.twitter.com/SBB03ckFVC
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:09 pm
Tazeen Fatima, wife of SP leader Azam Khan on son @AbdullahAzamMLA‘s remark ‘Humein Ali bhi chahiye,bajrangbali bhi chahiye lekin Anarkali nahi chahiye’: It is not against women. Even Yogi ji said ‘she (Jaya Prada) is an artist’. Singing & dancing is part of art.
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
1:02 pm
#IndiaDecides2019 | VOTER TURNOUT TILL 11 AM-#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwmOViL pic.twitter.com/QBuCt0YnUv
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:50 pm
Police have lodged an FIR against wrestler Narsingh Yadav who is serving as an Assistant Commissioner of Police in Maharashtra after he campaigned for the #Congress party on April 21. (file pic) #LokSabhaElection2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/YS9OWYs3qs
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:46 pm
#Chhattisgarh CM @bhupeshbaghel after casting his vote at polling booth number 55 in Durg in the 3rd phase of polling of #LokSabhaElections2019: We have said what we had to say in favour of the party and our candidates, now voters will decide. They are the real judge. pic.twitter.com/ir31DjOWso
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:33 pm
PM Modi in Kendrapara: It’s confirmed that in #Odisha, BJD will go&BJP will come to power after polls. However, I wanted their farewell to be a good one, but the way violence has been used in last few days, today I want to say, ‘Naveen babu aap jaa rahe ho, apka jaana tay hai’ pic.twitter.com/w3U6uffiay
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:30 pm
Goa Chief Minister @DrPramodPSawant and wife Sulakshana Sawant cast their votes at polling booth no. 47 in Sankhali Lok Sabha constituency#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/WNZ685pO13
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:26 pm
Himachal villagers demand roads, boycott Lok Sabha polls#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/rOMukqWzi8
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:21 pm
#LokSabhaElections2019 : Singer Hans Raj Hans to contest from North West Delhi constituency on a BJP ticket. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/4R13zHCdXB
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:20 pm
.@iamsunnydeol after joining @BJP4India : The way my Papa worked with and supported Atal ji, I am here today to work with and support Modi ji. My work will do the talking. pic.twitter.com/ZPNzWFXPtT
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
12:15 pm
#IndiaDecides2019 | Sunny Deol joins BJP@iamsunnydeol @BJP4India https://t.co/6fBZWc3nxN
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Boxer @boxervijender to file his nomination from South Delhi seat as Congress candidate shortly: I’m happy that Congress has given me a responsibility to serve the people. As a son of a driver,I understand the plight of the poor. I’ll reach out to ppl to understand their problems pic.twitter.com/7jycg3IxBI
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Boxer @boxervijender to file his nomination from South Delhi seat as Congress candidate shortly: I’m happy that Congress has given me a responsibility to serve the people. As a son of a driver,I understand the plight of the poor. I’ll reach out to ppl to understand their problems pic.twitter.com/7jycg3IxBI
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Delhi: Actor @iamsunnydeol joins Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Union Ministers @PiyushGoyal and @nsitharaman pic.twitter.com/MoRX79aOi1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Delhi: Actor @iamsunnydeol joins Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Union Ministers @PiyushGoyal and @nsitharaman pic.twitter.com/MoRX79aOi1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Congress leader @HardikPatel_ after casting his vote in Viramgam says,”Chowkidaar dhoondhna hoga toh mein Nepal chala jaaunga, mujhe desh mein PM chahiye jo iss desh ke arthvyavastha ko, shiksha ko, yuvaon, jawanon ko mazboot kar sake.Mujhe chowkidar nahi pradhan mantri chahiye.” pic.twitter.com/kqSkwG2F7O
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Karnataka: Senior Congress leader and Gulbarga candidate #MallikarjunKharge casts his vote at polling booth number 119 in Gulabarga. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/X2oNlI6G5Q
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
JUST IN | Delhi: Actor Sunny Deol to join Bharatiya Janata Party shortly @BJP4India @iamsunnydeol pic.twitter.com/JHRBsMDEi3
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Viramgam: Congress leader @HardikPatel_ casts his vote at booth number 252/355 in Surendranagar constituency. #Gujarat #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/nkSwEarMFV
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Kerala: Veteran actors Mammootty and Mohanlal cast their votes in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram respectively. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/uHTFmgLaQx
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Kerala: @BJP4India MP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram constituency, Kummanam Rajasekharan, queues up to cast his vote at a polling station in #Thiruvananthapuram #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btGULYw pic.twitter.com/JzsazQwqfn
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Social activist #AnnaHazare after casting his vote in Ralegan Siddhi,Ahmednagar District, #Maharashtra #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btHcnn6 pic.twitter.com/FUXEz6snr5
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#WATCH Moradabad: @BJP4India workers beat an Election Official at booth number 231 alleging he was asking voters to press the ‘cycle’ symbol of @samajwadiparty #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/oS0btHcnn6 pic.twitter.com/wNcTnCtpU8
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Delhi: BJP MP candidate from East Delhi, @GautamGambhir holds roadshow ahead of filling his nomination, says, “I really want to contribute something to the country & whatever our PM has done in the last 5 years, I want to take that legacy forward.” https://t.co/oS0btHcnn6 pic.twitter.com/596tubi0Bw
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Karnataka: Priyank Kharge and his wife Shruthi Kharge casts their votes at polling station number 26, in Gundagurti village, in Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019
https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/k44fENDLjT— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#JammuAndKashmir : Kashmiri Pandits cast their votes at a Special Polling Station in Udhampur, for Anantnag parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019
https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/kcJlrP8VuZ— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Goa Chief Electoral Officer: Entire set of EVMs has been replaced for AC 34, PS No 31 as per report from DEO South #Goa.#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019
https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Gujarat: Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister @narendramodi ‘s mother casts her vote at a polling station in Raisan, Ahmedabad. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/RjNb1QYifF
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Kerala: Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram candidate @ShashiTharoor casts his vote at a polling booth in the city. He is up against BJP’s Kummanam Rajasekaran and LDF’s C Divakaran#LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/pGYc1jCihV
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
JUST IN | #UPDATE #LokSabhaElections2019 Polling percentage recorded in #UttarPradesh till 9 am is 10.24% #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl https://t.co/L6wB2C3EbS
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Younger brother of #MulayamSinghYadav, Abhay Singh Yadav after casting his vote at a polling booth in Saifai, Mainpuri #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/dQCNqrbppt
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#JammuAndKashmir : Voting underway at polling booth in Government Higher Senior Secondary School in Khanabal in Anantnag. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/JFkqiVjG0Y
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Chief Minister of #Odisha @Naveen_Odisha casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhubaneswar. #OdishaElections2019 #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/pTchrHQMVP
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
JUST IN | #Phase3 VOTER TURNOUT TILL 9AM-
Assam-12.36%
Bihar-12.60%
Goa-2.29%
Gujarat-1.35%
J&K-0.00%
K’taka-1.75%
Kerala-2.48%
M’rashtra-0.99%
Odisha-1.32%
Tripura-1.56%
UP-6.84%
WB-10.97%
Chhattisgarh-2.24% Dadra&Nagar Haveli-0.00% Daman& Diu-5.83%https://t.co/nIjFzDnzhF— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
Across India, millions of youngsters are stepping out to vote, many of them for the first time. In their hands lies the future of India. I’m confident that they want NYAY for every Indian and will vote wisely.
SHARE this powerful short film with young first time voters. pic.twitter.com/4hlpFF3wv2
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 23 April 2019
Voted!
It feels great to be taking part in our democratic process. pic.twitter.com/b3g8CT7t7A
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 23 April 2019
#Gujarat: @BJP4India President @AmitShah and his wife Sonal Shah cast their votes at polling booth in Naranpura Sub-Zonal office in #Ahmedabad #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/IGTF2jT085
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Odisha: Union Minister @dpradhanbjp casts his vote at a polling booth in Talcher. #OdishaElections2019 #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/acKSQcYwi1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#WestBengal : Man carries his 87-year mother to polling booth in Kotwali Primary Junior Basic School, in Malda #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/gKizymaEod
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Odisha: A specially-abled person casts his vote at polling booth in Government Primary School, IRC village, Bhubaneswar. #OdishaElections2019 #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #Elections2019https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/EqVGU4wegK
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Gujarat Chief Minister @vijayrupanibjp and wife Anjali cast their vote at a polling booth in Anil Gyan Mandir school in Rajkot #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #ThirdPhase #Elections2019 https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/8ScvPwtAIN
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Odisha: Former IAS officer and @BJP4India MP candidate from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi casts her vote at polling booth in Government Primary School, IRC village, Bhubaneswar; She is up against former IPS officer and BJD candidate Arup Patnaik https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/as1qs07I4F
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#WATCH PM @narendramodi after casting his vote in #Ahmedabad says, ” The weapon of terrorism is IED, the strength of democracy is voter ID.” #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/SA1NerIbbz
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
PM @narendramodi in #Ahmedabad : The weapon of terrorism is IED, the strength of democracy is voter ID. I can say with surety that the voter ID is much much more powerful than an IED, so we should understand the strength of our voter IDs. https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/zK3d0AJP0x
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
PM @narendramodi : Today third phase of polling is underway, I am fortunate that I also got the opportunity to fulfill my duty in my home state of Gujarat. Like you feel pure after a holy dip in Kumbh, one feels pure after casting vote in this festival of democracy pic.twitter.com/F8tjkb7eUU
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
PM @narendramodi after casting his vote at a polling booth in Ranip, Ahmedabad #Gujarat #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #ThirdPhase #Elections2019 https://t.co/1tHXwn6wHl pic.twitter.com/sPw4iFjPiZ
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
#Gujarat: Prime Minister @narendramodi met his mother at her residence in Gandhinagar today. He will cast his vote in #Ahmedabad, shortly. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 #Phase3 #VotingRound3 #ThirdPhase #Elections2019 https://t.co/Qmx2gZS7mi pic.twitter.com/DbmCLSMh9A
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 23, 2019
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The fate of a number of key candidates would be at stake on Tuesday. While Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, BJP president Amit Shah is contesting from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
The ruling BJP had won 66 of these 116 seats in the 2014 elections, while Congress and its allies had won 27.
Over 18 crore voters are eligible for voting in the third phase and the Election Commission has set up 2.10 lakh polling stations.
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