In pictures: Preparations ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections

The first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections 2019 will be held on Thursday and the counting of votes will take place on May 23

BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

An EVM awareness team uses the famous double-decker living root bridges to traverse polling stations in Nongriat, Shillong

An EVM awareness team uses the famous double-decker living root bridges to traverse polling stations in Nongriat, Shillong
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Workers carry boxes containing (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail machines (VVPATs) at a distribution centre in Patna

Workers carry boxes containing Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail machines (VVPATs) at a distribution centre in Patna
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A Tripura State Rifles jawan casts his vote through postal ballot for the Lok Sabha elections in Dharmanagar

A Tripura State Rifles jawan casts his vote through postal ballot for the Lok Sabha elections in Dharmanagar
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A view of sweets bearing different party symbols and leaders at a shop in Kolkata

A view of sweets bearing different party symbols and leaders at a shop in Kolkata
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Security personnel head to a polling booth on a ferry ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Majuli, Assam

Security personnel head to a polling booth on a ferry ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Majuli, Assam
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Election officials organise documents ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Dibrugarh, Assam

Election officials organise documents ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Dibrugarh, Assam
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An electoral official demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme in Patna

An electoral official demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme in Patna
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Security forces personnel show their voter identity cards before casting their votes through postal ballots for the Lok Sabha elections in Agartala, Tripura

Security forces personnel show their voter identity cards before casting their votes through postal ballots for the Lok Sabha elections in Agartala, Tripura
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First Published: Tue, April 09 2019. 21:26 IST