Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 66% voter turnout recorded in phase 2

Voting is under way in 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry. Over 15.80 crore voters will decide the fate of the 1,600-odd contestants. Stay with TOI for all live updates.

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 19, 2019, 11:29:14 IST

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 66% voter turnout recorded in phase 2

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 66% voter turnout recorded in phase 2

17:27 (IST) Apr 18

While JPP has decided to contest on Sirsa, Hisar, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendargarh in Haryana, AAP will contest in Ambala, Karnal and Faridabad

17:25 (IST) Apr 18

Dushyant Chautala’s JJP declares first list of candidates for the parliamentary elections

17:13 (IST) Apr 18

"Technical problems arose due to lapses on part of the polling officers, action will be taken against those officers for dereliction of duty," says Surendra Kumar

17:12 (IST) Apr 18

Surendra Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha has recommended re-polling in booth 213 in Sundergarh, booth 129 in Bonai, and booths 210 & 222 in Daspalla assembly constituency due to technical problems in EVM machines and VVPATs

17:11 (IST) Apr 18

"This will give purchasing power to people and boost the economy, generate employment," Rahul lists benefits of proposed NYAY scheme

17:10 (IST) Apr 18

"The think tank of congress came out with plan that government can deposit 72000 in account of 5 crore women," says Rahul Gandhi

17:06 (IST) Apr 18

"If demonetisation was a fight against black money, why no industrialist was seen standing in queue outside bank," Rahul attacks PM over demonetisation

17:05 (IST) Apr 18

Rahul has said, PM Modi is creating two India - one is for industrialists and other is for farmers and labour

17:04 (IST) Apr 18

Modi govt waived 3.50 lakh crore debt of industrialist but can't waive farm debt: Rahul

17:04 (IST) Apr 18

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is addressing a public meeting in Junagadh

16:59 (IST) Apr 18

Rahul Gandhi has arrived to address rally at Vanthli of Junagadh

16:53 (IST) Apr 18

Voter turnout till 3 PM: Maharashtra - 46.63%, Tamil Nadu - 52.02%, Odisha - 53%, Manipur - 67.5%, Uttar Pradesh - 50.39%, Chhattisgarh - 59.72%, Karnataka - 49.26%

16:49 (IST) Apr 18

107-year-old Padma awardee, Saalumarada Thimmakka casts her vote for the Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency

16:47 (IST) Apr 18

A woman cast her vote after the final rites of her husband in K R Sagar of Mandya constituency in Karnataka

Madhu Jain, the widow of Satish Jain, cast her vote today after her husband died last night. A few minutes before his last breath, he requested his wife not to miss the vote.

16:42 (IST) Apr 18

First-time voters fly down to Chennai to vote

Many first-time voters went the extra mile to ensure that that they got to exercise their franchise. Read more

16:32 (IST) Apr 18

Court asks Malegaon 2008 blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur to submit reply after a deceased victim’s father moves court against her for contesting the Lok Sabha elections.

16:30 (IST) Apr 18

Assam records 60.38 % voting till 3 pm

16:17 (IST) Apr 18

Aam Aadmi Party's West Delhi candidate, Balbir Singh Jakhar, files nomination

16:14 (IST) Apr 18

Father of a victim in Malegaon blast has filed application against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur after she was declared BJP candidate from Bhopal

Application has questioned her candidature before NIA court citing her health which was one of the reasons in her bail application.

16:10 (IST) Apr 18

Congress president Rahul Gandhi to address a rally in Vanthli of Junagadh district in few minutes

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