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Gautam Buddh Nagar witnessed 62.7 percent voter turnout for the Lok Sabha election on Thursday, with electors in rural areas outnumbering those in urban areas, said officials.
Union minister Mahesh Sharma is seeking reelection as a BJP candidate from Gautam Buddh Ngar, citing development work.
The Congress is hoping a young Arvind Kumar Singh regain the seat it had lost in the 1980s, while the BSP's Satveer Nagar, a rural favourite, is being backed by the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party as the coalition candidate.
Gautam Buddh Nagar comprises Noida, Jewar, Dadri, Khurja and Sikandrabad assembly segments, with the latter two being in Bulandshahr district, they said.
Except Noida, other segments are predominantly rural areas.
Poll officials said till 6 pm Saharanpur recorded maximum voter turnout at 70.68 percent, while the least turnout was reported for Ghaziabad Lok Sabha seat where it stood at 57.60 percent.
The polling percentage in Meerut and Baghpat stood at around 63 and 63.90 percent respectively.
The voting percentage in Kairana was 62.10 percent, Muzaffarnagar 65.66 percent, Bijnor 65.40 per cent and 60.15 per cent in Gautam Buddh Nagar, they said.
Talking about the blast that had happened, he mentioned that the constituency nearest to the area, Shamgiri had seen 77 percent turnout.
Satish Chandra Mishra of BSP said that they had registered a complaint with the EC about an EVM.
“We have sent them a video clip of an EVM, in which it is seen that 'elephant' symbol is being pressed but vote is going to BJP's 'lotus' symbol. Our people had complained against it but no action was taken,” he said, reported ANI.
Voter turnout till 5 pm in the four constituencies in Bihar is as below.
Voter turnout till 4 pm in various constituencies in Bihar is as below.
A periodical report on developments in the Uttar Pradesh elections, claimed that there had been no instances of booth capturing, bogus voting, violence and breach of order.
The BSP has written to the EC, claiming to be receiving information about BSP voters, especially Dalits being forcibly stopped from reaching polling booths. The party claimed that all this was apparently being done on diktat of higher-ups and asked for immediate intervention, reported ANI.
BR Tiwari, Additional Chief Election Officer, responded to Sanjiv Balyan’s allegation that women in burkhas are not being checked and that fake voting is being done, saying that women officials verify their identity.
“If a woman is in a veil, there are women officials who verify their identity and only then allow them to vote. No such incident has come to our notice,” he said, reported ANI.
#WATCH Security personnel fired shots in air after some ppl tried to cast vote without voter ID at a polling station in Shamli. District Magistrate says,“BSF personnel, fired in air for security reasons after some ppl without voter ID tried to cast vote. Voting has resumed now." pic.twitter.com/iXRkS6xFaD
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 11, 2019
The Border Security Force (BSF) open fire and lathi-charged alleged fake voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana, reported News18.
BREAKING
— SaahilMurli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) April 11, 2019
UP CEO L Venkateshwarlu seeks report from GAUTAMBUDH NAGAR DM over the NaMo food packets.
The administration requested me to downplay the story. I didn't. Democracy ka chowkidar, mein Patrakar 😎
Four Naxals were arrested and three firearms seized from them in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, 11 April, while polling was underway in the state's Bastar Lok Sabha constituency.
The Naxals, belonging to Maad division of Maoists, were apprehended from Bedre area in the morning when a joint team of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and district force was out on an area domination operation, an official said.
"Three weapons were also recovered from their possession," he added.
So I’m reporting from outside sector 15A Noida/ Gautam Buddha Nagar, food platters sent inside poll booth with ‘NaMo Food’ cover on it. Many voters standing in the queue raised an eyebrow at it if it’s allowed while voting is on, if it’s a poll code violation. @dr_maheshsharma ? pic.twitter.com/AoWp4hpWEh
— Samia Kapoor (@iSamiakapoor) April 11, 2019
No 2 Crore JOBS.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2019
No 15 Lakhs in Bank A/C.
No ACCHE DIN.
Instead:
No JOBS.
DEMONETISATION.
Farmers in Pain.
GABBAR SINGH TAX.
Suit Boot Sarkar.
RAFALE.
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Distrust. Violence. HATE. Fear.
You vote today for the soul of India. For her future.
Vote wisely. pic.twitter.com/wKNTBuGA7J
“Faces of women in burkhas are not being checked and I allege that fake voting is being done. If not looked into, I will demand a repolling.”Dr Sanjiv Balayan, Union Minister and Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate
A joint party of the government came under a naxal ambush when they were moving for a polling booth near Farasgaon, Narayanpur, in the early morning hours of Thursday, 11 April.
The jawans successfully broke the ambush and proceeded for polling booth where polling has begun, reported ANI.
No casualties have been reported as yet.
Sukma, Chhattisgarh area... booth & turnout. pic.twitter.com/mjHrh0ZL3w
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) April 11, 2019
Former Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal also cast his vote at a polling booth in Dehradun.
2019 Lok Sabha elections commence today.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2019
I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise.
I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
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Polling in Chhattisgarh's Bastar seat in phase-one of the Lok Sabha elections will be held as per schedule, Election Commission officials said Tuesday, hours after a BJP MLA and four security personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in the constituency.
"Polling will go on as per schedule," election commission officials said quoting state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Subrat Sahu.
In his report to the poll panel, Sahu said he has "taken an immediate video conference of collectors and SPs (superintendents of police) of the affected districts covering Phase 1 and phase 2 in Chhattisgarh".
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