Lok Sabha Elections 2024, phase 1 voting LIVE: Bengal records 66.34%, UP sees 47.44 per cent turnout till 3 pm

Lok Sabha Elections 2024, phase 1 voting: Polling for the highly anticipated Lok Sabha Elections 2024 commenced today (April 19), marking the beginning of the world’s largest electoral exercise. With 102 seats up for grabs across 21 states and union territories in the inaugural phase, citizens are exercising their democratic right to choose their representatives. The electoral battle features prominent figures such as Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju, Sarbanada Sonowal, Jitendra Singh, and Bhupender Yadav, along with contenders like Gaurav Gogoi from the Congress, Kanimozhi from the DMK, and K Annamalai, the Tamil Nadu BJP chief. The southern region, with 39 seats from Tamil Nadu and one from Puducherry, dominates the first phase of polling. Apart from Tamil Nadu, voting is underway in various other states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Assam etc.