Voters  

With the BCP’s party symbol being a cow, AAP is aiming to attract Hindutva voters as well and sweep all the seats where it is contesting, and not contesting. An internal survey has shown that AAP is set to win 200% of the seats it is contesting in after forming this alliance

The trailer has been released amid much fanfare even as the model code of conduct is in place and has the potential to influence voters of Bengal that is witnessing an unprecedented 7-phase election.

Rahul Dravid's name was removed from the voters list after he shifted his house in Bengaluru. The former India captain did not submit the form to include his name in the list with a new address

District election officer and collector K Veera Raghava Rao of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, organised a series of voters’ awareness programmes and systematic voters for 100% voting in the upcoming Lok Sabha election

“Truly stunning numbers, 900 million eligible voters, that is almost three times the size of the entire US population,” said one of the anchors in the evening news. 

On April 9, the outlaws executed an improvised explosive device (IED) blast killing BJP Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bheema Mandavi and four security personnel in insurgency-hit Dantewada district
 

Mimi's act has not only given fresh fodder to the opposition to question her being ‘elitist’ but also leaving her party red-faced that prides itself as a party of ‘ma, mate, manush ’

 

 

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.

Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju exercised his voting rights on Thursday. He is among the high profile candidates whose constituency witnessed voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls.

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

The Dehradun constituency entered the Lok Sabha elections 2019 on the first phase of the seven-phase elections. While speaking to MyNation, the voters expressed their view on how unemployment, GST and the demonetisation affected them. Some of the electorates also hinted at how they are keen on getting BJP back to power. In Uttarakhand, 52 candidates are contesting in five constituencies. Main parties are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). For phase 1 Lok Sabha election on April 11, the number of polling centres is 11,235.

MyNation was on ground in Vijayawada and Mylavaram to talk to voters about the prominent issues they face and what kind of candidates they would like to place their trust in. Here is a report

Jammu and Baramulla Lok Sabha constituencies enter polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election amid calls of boycott issued by separatists as well as militant groups in the Valley. Voters queue up to cast their vote in North Kashmir's Baramulla and Uri district. Voters talk about the uncertain state of Kashmir and how peace is what they want. Apart from that unemployment and infrastructural issues are also a major concern for the locals. In these two constituencies, more than 3.3 million people are to choose their parliamentary representatives from among 33 candidates. In Jammu, where 24 candidates are in the fray, the fight is mainly between the BJP’s Jugal Kishore and the Congress’ Raman Bhalla as the regional parties, National Conference (NCP) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), decided not to field their candidates to consolidate the “secular vote” against BJP. 

Voters in Uttar Pradesh's Kairana constituency have made it clear that they are voting only on the basis of nationalism and not in terms of regional affiliations

The Jammu parliamentary seat has 20,05,730 voters, including 9,64,834 women and 20 transgenders, officials said, adding 2,740 polling stations, including dozens near the LoC and the International Border (IB), have been set up for the polling