Polling  

Earlier, the Lok Sabha election to the Vellore constituency was cancelled by the Election Commission (EC) two days ahead of the polling (earlier scheduled on April 18), following recovery of huge amount of cash

Polling for 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka was held on April 18 and April 23. Of these, results of seven key constituencies including Mandya, Bengaluru South and Tumakuru are eagerly awaited 

 Vellore is the only constituency that didn’t go to polls during the Lok Sabha election. Polling was rescinded after huge amount of cash was seized.
 

The BJP also demanded that Central forces’ deployment be continued until the results were declared as the party apprehended “violence and reprisals”. The petition was given to the ECI by Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
 

Exit polls are conducted by several organisations right after the polling concludes. This is done to understand the mood of the voters and to have a glimpse at what the out on the final day might be. 
 

A 60-year-old man exercised his franchise one last time before breathing his last on May 19. The man walked out of the booth and immediately collapsed. The voter turnout for the by-polls in the four constituencies, in Tamil Nadu, stands at 46% as of May 19, 1PM.

Chimmadayi village polling saw a groom in wedding attire cast his vote as his bride Swapna looked on. Swapna could not cast her vote as she belongs to a different village.  

By-poll is being conducted in Chincholi and Kundagol constituencies of Karnataka. People, including a pregnant woman, stood in long queues in Chincholi to cast their votes. BJP’s candidate from Kundagol visited Doddoppa temple before casting his vote.

Barely 12 hours before Bhatpara assembly goes for by-polls, violence has returned to the state. Not only crude bombs were hurled, but two vehicles were also burnt down. 

The last and final phase of the much-awaited Lok Sabha 2019 is underway. By-polls for four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu are underway and 13 Lok Sabha constituencies see repolling.

 

Over 10.01 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. The Election Commission has set up more than 1.12 lakh polling stations and has deployed security personnel for smooth conduct of polls

Polling underway in four states. The south states which will go for polls are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
 

The new order states that re-polling will be conducted in booth number 52 and 53 at Dharmadam in Kannur constituency and booth number 48 at Thrikkaripur in Kasaragod constituency in Kerala.

Vijaysai Reddy of YSRCP made it clear that his party will support any party coming into power in the Centre, on the condition that special category status be allotted to Andhra Pradesh

Apart from a control unit, ballot unit and VVPAT for each polling station, the Election Commission has also arranged for 43 additional control units, 44 ballot units and 157 VVPATs, to prevent any disruption during election.