Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 LIVE UPDATES: 105-yr-old casts vote in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh
New Delhi: The fate of several key leaders including Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani will be decided today in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls which is witnessing voting in 51 constituencies spread across seven states.
The first four phases of the polls were held on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. After the fifth phase today, the sixth and seventh phases will take place on May 12 and May 19 respectively. The counting of votes is scheduled on May 23.
Jharkhand: A man arrived with his 105-year-old mother to cast votes at polling booth number 450 in Hazaribagh.
Polling percentage till 9:00 AM:
Bihar – 3.74%
Jammu & Kashmir – 0.28%
Madhya Pradesh – 0.49%
Rajasthan – 0.68%
Uttar Pradesh – 4.75%
Jharkhand – 2.05%
Bihar poll percentage till 8 AM
Sitamarhi — 5 per cent
Madhubani — 2.5 per cent
Muzaffarpur — 3.58 per cent
Saran — 4.25 per cent
Hajipur — 4 per cent
Total — 3.86 per cent
Mayawati casts vote in Lucknow
Visuals from Pulwama
Home Minister and Lucknow BJP Candidate Rajnath Singh casts his vote at polling booth 333 in Scholars’ Home School.
Former Union Min Yashwant Sinha & wife Nilima Sinha arrive at a polling booth to cast vote.
Voting begins
West Bengal: Voters queue up outside a polling station
Voters queue up outside a polling station in Ayodhya
Visuals from Lucknow
Visuals from Bihar
Visuals from Lucknow
Visuals from Amethi
Visuals from MP
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