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Polling ends for 59 seats in Phase 6, over 63% voter turnout recorded

In The National Capital, Voting Will Be Held In All The Seven Seats. As Many As 164 Candidates, Including 18 Women, Are In The Fray.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Abhinav Gupta | Updated on: 13 May 2019, 12:21:05 AM
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New Delhi:

The sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections is being held in 59 constituencies in six states and Delhi while will decide the fate of several prominent politicians, including Union ministers Radha Mohan Singh, Harshvardhan and Maneka Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, BJP leader Sadhi Pragya Singh Thakur and Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Polling will be held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the BJP which had won 45 of these seats in 2014, with the Trinamool Congress bagging 8, the Congress two and the Samajwadi Party and the LJP one seat each among others.

In the national capital, voting will be held in all the seven seats. As many as 164 candidates, including 18 women, are in the fray. It is expected to be three-cornered fight involving the BJP, AAP and the Congress. Prominent candidates in the fray include veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, Olympian boxer Vijender Singh, Union minister Harsh Vardhan, Atishi from AAP and her BJP rival cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir.

Here are the LIVE updates:

Election Commission issues show cause notice to Giriraj Singh, Union Minister and BJP LS candidate from Bihar's Begusarai, for violation of model code of conduct, for a controversial speech he made in Begusarai on April 24.

West Bengal: Election Commission removes Uma Shankar from the post of Bankura District Magistrate. Mukta Arya is replacing him as the new DM.



Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 63.43% polling recorded till 9 pm in Phase 6.


West Bengal - 80.35


Delhi- 59.74


Haryana- 68.17


Uttar Pradesh - 54.72


Bihar - 59.29


Jharkhand - 64.50 


Madhya Pradesh - 64.55

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 62.67% polling recorded till 8 pm in Phase 6.


West Bengal - 80.16


Delhi- 58.38


Haryana- 66.25


Uttar Pradesh - 54.29


Bihar - 59.29


Jharkhand - 64.50 


Madhya Pradesh - 63.63

Narendra Modi is running a parallel government in Bengal, in guise of elections. We are tolerating everything silently. Our decency shouldn't be mistaken as our weakness. You people have insulted me and Bengal, you don't even allow me to run the government: Mamata Banerjee.

PM Modi in Indore: I am thankful to both Madhya Pradesh and Indore. You have made one of my initiatives a great success. If the initiative of Swatch Bharat Abhiyaan has reached to the common man it's because of my brother and sisters from Indore.



Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 61.12% voting till 7 pm in Phase 6


West Bengal - 80.16


Delhi - 56.00


Haryana - 62.91


Uttar Pradesh - 53.37


Bihar - 60.40


Jharkhand - 64.46


Madhya Pradesh - 60.12

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 59.70% voting till 6 pm in Phase 6


West Bengal - 80.13


Delhi - 55.44


Haryana - 62.14


Uttar Pradesh - 50.82


Bihar - 55.04


Jharkhand - 64.46


Madhya Pradesh - 60.12

Yes I couldn't go to vote to Rajgarh and I regret it. Next time I will register my name in Bhopal, says Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh.



PM Modi in Khandwa: In Madhya Pradesh one party has 2.5 Chief Minister. Administration doesn't even know whose orders are to be followed. Goons, murderers and dacoits have been given license.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 59.56% voting till 5 pm in Phase 6.


West Bengal - 79.94
Delhi - 54.82
Haryana - 62.08
Uttar Pradesh - 50.62
Bihar - 55.04
Jharkhand - 65.17
Madhya Pradesh - 59.96 

Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar campaigns for Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal. Singh is contesting against BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency.



Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa.



Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 50.77% voting till 4 pm in Phase 6.


West Bengal - 70.51


Delhi - 45.24


Haryana - 51.86


Uttar Pradesh - 43.26


Bihar - 44.40


Jharkhand - 58.08


Madhya Pradesh - 52.78

Digvijay Singh, Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, in Bhopal earlier today, on he hasn't yet reached Rajgarh to vote for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019: I will see. I will try to reach.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total 46.52% voting till 3 pm in Phase 6.


West Bengal - 63.09


Delhi- 36.73


Haryana - 47.57


Uttar Pradesh - 40.96


Bihar - 43.86


Jharkhand- 54.09


Madhya Pradesh- 48.53


Rahul Gandhi get this straight, as long as BJP workers are alive, nobody will be able to segregate Kashmir from India: Amit Shah 

An average of 42.25 percent voter turnout was recorded till 2 pm in eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.

Election Commission asks Police to initiate an FIR against BJP Ghatal Candidate Bharati Ghosh for taking her security along with her within 100metres of the booth.

I have seen Anurag Thakur work, leading the ‘Yuva Morcha’, taking part in agitations. He was stood rock solid in front of water canons and chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jay’, says Amit Shah.




Voting is underway in 168 polling stations of West Tripura Lok Sabha constituency where re-poll was ordered following complaints of violence and largescale rigging by the ruling BJP on April 11.


1 pm voter turnout report: 


Bihar: 35.22%


Haryana: 38.69%


Madhya Pradesh: 42.14%


Uttar Pradesh: 34.30%


West Bengal: 55.58%


Jharkhand: 47.16%


Delhi: 32.98%


Total: 39.53%

Congress ne pahley jawan ka sar katwaya (jawan was beheaded during Cong rule), now the party has become 'vote katwa' (vote cutter): PM Modi in Deoria

Those who want to know about Modi’s caste, listen: Modi has only one caste – poverty. I have reached here after coming out of poverty. Poverty is my inspiration: PM Modi in Deoria

This is for first time that opposition has not made corruption an issue as it has been wiped out during Modi govt: Amit Shah in HP's Chamba

Article 370 will be scrapped from Kashmir if Modi comes to power again: Amit Shah in HP's Chamba


SP and BSP cannot fight terrorism. They are those people who can’t even control local goons, how will they curb terrorism? On the other hand, ‘vote katua’ Congress’ defence policy is to promote terrorism and naxalism: PM Modi in Deoria

Manmohan Singh did not do anything when Pak beheaded 5 Indian soldiers but under Modi airstrikes were conducted in Balakot: Amit Shah in Chamba

Process on to set up international airport at Mandi. It will be done after Modi govt comes to power again at Centre: Amit Shah in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba

West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has sought a report from District Magistrate of Ghatal on attack on BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh's convoy earlier today.

Australia's Envoy to India, Harinder Sidhu: It's been a really inspiring experience. How can you get so many people to voting? Answer is well-organised EC & its officials. It's a good system & organised.



It is very clear BJP govt is going, people's anger will be expressed through voting: Priyanka Gandhi after casting vote. 

12 pm voter turnout report: 


Bihar: 20.70%


Haryana: 23.16%


Madhya Pradesh: 28.17%


Uttar Pradesh: 21.75%


West Bengal: 38.08&


Jharkhand: 31.27%


Delhi: 19.52%


Total: 25.08%

Will our jawans take EC's permission before opening fire at militants, says PM referring to encounter in J&K's Shopian district.

Even Congress which is in power in Rajasthan tried to suppress Alwar gangrape case as party thinks 'hua toh hua': PM Modi in Kushinagar

Opposition parties will fall flat in Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi in UP's Kushinagar



Complaints about malfunctioning EVMs poured in from several places of the national capital on Sunday where voting is underway.





11 am report: 


Bihar: 12.22%


Haryana: 11.94%


Madhya Pradesh: 17.84%


Uttar Pradesh: 15.93%


West Bengal: 22.10%


Jharkhand: 27.56%


Delhi: 8.60%


Total: 15.55%




I thank the media for working will full force. This election has been fought on unemployment, farmers' plight, demonetisation, GST and Rafale deal and Anil Ambani. PM Modi used hatred and we used love. We will accept what the people decide: Rahul Gandhi

Samajwadi Party writes to EC about election staff allegedly indulging in booth capturing in Azamgarh.


10 am voter turnout report: 


Bihar: 9.03 per cent


Haryana: 8.79 per cent


Madhya Pradesh: 12.54 per cent


Uttar Pradesh: 9.37 per cent


West Bengal: 16.99 per cent 


Jharkhand: 15.36 per cent


Delhi: 7.90 per cent 


Overall: 10.79 per cent 





Voting percentage till 9 am: Bihar-9.03%, Haryana- 3.74%, Madhya Pradesh- 4.01%, Uttar Pradesh- 6.86%, West Bengal- 6.58%, Jharkhand- 12.45%, Delhi- 3.74%

Polling for the sixth phase of the general elections begins today. I am hopeful that people will come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise: Rajnath Singh 

2 per cent voter turnout recorded in Delhi till 8 am, as per Election Commission. 



Heated arguments between BJP's Maneka Gandhi and Opposition candidate Sonu Singh in Sultanpur. Gandhi alleges voters are being stopped from casting their votes. 

4 per cent voter turnout recorded in Bihar till 8 am. 


Clashes erupt between BJP and TMC workers in Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. BJP's Bharti Ghosh has been reportedly gheraoed by TMC workers. 



Several BJP and Congress leaders have been put under house arrest in Madhya Pradesh. 





Yet another phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections is here! Urging all those whose constituencies are polling in today’s sixth phase to go out and vote. I hope youngsters are voting in record numbers. After all, their participation makes the polls even more special: PM Modi


Cricketer Virat Kolhi reaches polling booth to cast his vote in Delhi. 

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur reaches polling booth to cast her vote in Bhopal. 

The seven seats in Delhi will see 164 candidates battling it out of which 18 are women. Prominent among them are former chief minister Sheila Dikshit from northeast Delhi, BJP's incumbent MP Meenakshi Lekhi, who is contesting from New Delhi, and AAP's Atishi.

In Azamgarh this time, Akhilesh is trying to retain his father's seat against Bhojpuri film star Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' of the BJP.
Sultanpur too is seeing an interesting contest as the BJP has fielded Union minister Maneka Gandhi for the seat won by her son Varun in 2014.

Sixth phase polling in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand began at 7 am. The voting will conclude at 6 pm. 

West Bengal: BJP worker Raman Singh found dead last night in Gopiballabpur, Jhargram.

The Election Commissioner has set up over 1.13 lakh polling stations, and voting will take place between 7 am and 6 pm in most constituencies. 

Uttar Pradesh’s Phulpur and Gorakhpur seats, which the BJP lost to the SP-BSP combine in last year’s by-polls, will be keenly watched.


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First Published : 13 May 2019, 12:21:05 AM

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