Lok Sabha Polls Phase III at 1 pm: Bengal records highest voter turnout, Maha lowest
Of the 93 seats where polling is being held today, the BJP had won 72 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Of the 93 seats where polling is being held today, the BJP had won 72 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In the first two phases, on April 11 and April 18, election was held to 91 and 95 seats, and an overall turnout of 69.45% and 69.43%, respectively, was recorded
Polling has been conducted on a total of 303 seats of the 543 constituencies that make up the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 3: The presidents of two main parties, ruling BJP and opposition Congress, contested in today’s election — BJP chief Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kerala while Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercised his franchise in Gandhinagar.
Two phases of polling are over in Bengal and the state is heading for the third phase on 23 April.
The biggest names in the fray are of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah.