Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting for Phase 1 ends with 60% turnout till 7 pm; violence hits Manipur, Bengal | 5 points
Follow Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE Updates here In Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, polling has been completed for 10 states/UTs, along with polling for state assemblies of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. These 10 states/UTs are Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The voter turnout of around 60 percent was recorded across the 102 Lok Sabha seats till 7 pm.
The Election Commission said the polling for the first phase of the General Elections 2024 recorded high voter turnout despite the heat wave. Tripura recorded the highest turnout at around 80 percent, followed by West Bengal at 77 percent. In Tamil Nadu, all Lok Sabha constituencies went to the polls in a single phase on April 19.
The southern state recorded voter turnout of 72 percent till 7 pm. (Data source: Election Commission of India) All the two Lok Sabha constituencies — Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur — went to the polls in Manipur on Friday. The northeastern state, which has been marred by violence since May last year, witnessed firing incidents in Imphal east area while the voting was underway on Friday.
According to news agency PTI, an altercation broke out between locals and unidentified miscreants in the Thongju assembly constituency under the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat. Manipur Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Jha said that the district administrations have been asked for reports. He further said that the action would be taken against those involved in the altercation.
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