Brisk Polling Underway In Sixth Phase Of Lok Sabha Polling

In four states of eastern India, a high voter turnout of 28 per cent was recorded in West Bengal while it was a low 13.9 per cent in Jharkhand in the first three hours of polling.

While over 37 per cent voting was recorded till noon during the third and final phase of polling in Assam’s six Lok Sabha seats, around 15 per cent polling was recorded in the first three hours in seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar.

There was report of delay in polling in 20 booths in Katihar in Bihar due to problems in EVM machines. In Rajasthan, an average of 29 per cent voting was registered during the initial hours on the second polling day of Lok Sabha election in five Parliamentary constituencies.

About 20 per cent of electorate cast their votes in the first three hours of polling till 10 AM in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh. After starting out on a dull note, polling started picking up in most parts of Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, but remained affected in Pulwama district which recorded a low voter turnout of 2.71 per cent in the first four hours of polling.

Polling had to be briefly stopped at a polling station in Koil in Pulwama this morning after some persons pelted stones on the booth, prompting police to fire warning shots. No one was injured in the clashes and the polling at the station was resumed a shortwhile later, officials said. Four districts of south Kashmir, where polling is being held, observed a shut down following a call given by hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

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