Polling  

YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy met Andhra Pradesh Governor Narasimhan and spoke about the “worsening” law and order situation in the state

Ramanathapuram district will go to Lok Sabha polls on April 18 and flag march was conducted by paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair polls in  the district.

The Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Lok Sabha constituency could be cancelled after a huge amount of cash was seized. The Election Commission (EC) has recommended the cancellation of the April 18 polls
 

Revenue officials rushed to the spot and observed the slips. The officials, who went through the VVPAT machine slips, concluded that they were part of the test-run of EVMs much before the polling day
 

MyNation’s ground report revealed that a large section of electorate in Amethi believe that Sharma’s entry would also unveil the politics of ‘note-for-vote’ this polling season.

Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu visited Election Commission in New Delhi on Saturday and demanded a re-poll in nearly 150 polling stations on April 12.

The first phase of polling was over on April 11 but the heat of election is rising every day. MyNation tried to get the pulse of the people of New Delhi constituency for the election of 2019

According to the reports, the incident took place at 108 no Futajar High Madrasa polling station under Rupahihat assembly constituency and Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency in the central Assam district

The polling booth of Shyamgiri recorded 77% polling as against a mere 45 in the rest of the constituency. 

Although clashes broke out in various parts of Andhra Pradesh in the first phase of polling on Thursday, the state recorded over 80% voter turnout. Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh sat in protest alleging poor poll preparedness

In the 2014 general election, a 79.88% voter turnout was recorded in Assam, while 78.61% was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, 79.62% in Manipur, 68.79% in Meghalaya, 61.69% in Mizoram, 87.82% in Nagaland and 84.72% in Tripura.

Villagers in Bastar, Chattisgarh have now cast their vote in the first phase of general elections amid high security. Despite threats from naxals to boycott the election, villagers walked 10km to the polling stations.

 

Differently-abled voters were seen casting their votes in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections with as much enthusiasm as any other voters. While Mohammad Mustaqim, who was physically challenged from childhood was seen reaching the polling booth with assistance, another man on a wheelchair was seen exercising his voting rights in Shamli, Kairana constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Nagaland Deputy CM seems to have created a controversy by donning a BJP neckgear along with its electoral symbol the lotus while casting ballot

As Rishikesh concluded its first phase of polling of Lok Sabha election on Thursday, MyNation spoke to a few voters to understand the overall mood prevailing in the constituency