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18 Apr, 2019 | 08.45AM IST

Polling LIVE | Lok Sabha Election News: In Tamil Nadu, netas and film stars among early voters

Many polling booths, especially in Tamil Nadu, saw brisk voting in the first hour. Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Sushil Kumar Shinde were among the earliest to turn up.

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08:45 AM

Actor Prakash Raj votes at Bengaluru Central booth

Bengaluru: Independent candidate from Bengaluru Central, Prakash Raj queues up at a polling booth, to cast his vote… https://t.co/beoLI8I4Js
— ANI (@ANI) 1555556880000

08:40 AM

Big netas in the fray in Karnataka: All you need to know

08:40 AM

BJP has lost the opportunity: Sushilkumar Shinde

08:39 AM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman casts her vote in Jayanagar of Bangalore

08:37 AM

Voter turnout in #Bihar (5 constituencies) is 5.73%, till 8am: ANI

08:31 AM

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy casts vote

#LokSabhaElections2019 : Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy casts his vote at a polling station. https://t.co/bfW6y7F2pM
— ANI (@ANI) 1555556430000

08:29 AM

Polling underway in Karnataka's 14 LS seats

Voting is underway in the first phase of polling for Karnataka's 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state's central and southern regions amid tight security. The constituencies where polling is underway are Udupi-Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga (SC), Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar (SC), Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkaballapur and Kolar (SC). Key constituencies in the first phase are all the three seats in Bangalore, Mandya, Hassan and Tumkur.

08:25 AM

How do I check where to go and vote?

How to find the right polling booth, and what happens when you reach there.

08:21 AM

Phase-2 Lok Sabha polls: Top names in fray

08:20 AM

CM Palaniswami turns up to vote at Salem booth

Tamil Nadu: CM Edappadi K Palanisamy cast his vote at a polling station in Edappadi, Selam. #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/mnh6hBLwwx
— ANI (@ANI) 1555555281000

08:18 AM

Kiran Bedi stands in queue at Puducherry

#Puducherry: Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi stands in queue to cast her vote in #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/ed5MxS7aVJ
— ANI (@ANI) 1555555528000

08:17 AM

I have voted for a change of government at the centre and in Tamil Nadu

- P Chidambaram

08:16 AM

2 naxals have been killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard (DRG) in the forest area of Dhanikarka under Kuakonda police station limits: ANI news flash

08:15 AM

VVPAT at polling station number 200 in Silchar is now working properly, ANI quotes section officer Sahadat Ali as saying.

08:13 AM

Nirmala Sitharaman votes at Bangalore South polling booth

Karnataka: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at polling booth 54 in Jayanagar of Bangalore South Parliame… https://t.co/bXNHFaNPw5
— ANI (@ANI) 1555554428000

08:12 AM

Kamal Hassan queues up at Chennai polling booth

Tamil Nadu: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan and his daughter Shruti Haasan queue up outside polling station… https://t.co/WIcn48NI6G
— ANI (@ANI) 1555554961000

08:04 AM

I believe our alliance will have handsome victory: Karti Chidambaram

07:58 AM

EVM glitch delays polling

West Bengal: Polling is yet to begin at booth number 29/134 at Islampur Hindi FP School of Uttar Dinajpur, in Raiga… https://t.co/GB6AWDZvsV
— ANI (@ANI) 1555553780000

07:57 AM

Karti Chidambaram at Karaikudi polling booth

Tamil Nadu: Nalini Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidi Rangarajan casts their vote at a polling sta… https://t.co/mdbKUseQw3
— ANI (@ANI) 1555553458000

07:54 AM

Have voted for a change of govt, says Chidambaram

After casting his vote, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram told reporters: "It is a good day. I have voted for a change of government at the centre and in Tamil Nadu." Chidambaram was one of the early voters in Tamil Nadu in the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, where his son Karti P. Chidambaram is contesting against BJP's National Secretary H. Raja.

07:49 AM

How to cast your vote: Gfx C'tsy TOI

07:45 AM

Brisk voting in Udhampur, yet to pick up in Srinagar

Small queues of voters were seen in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur districts right from the beginning of the poll process for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat. Voter enthusiasm was visible in both urban and rural voting segments, reports IANS. In Srinagar Lok Sabha seat where extra ordinary security arrangements have been made to secure polling stations and ensure safe passage to voters, voters came out in ones and twos in rural voting segments of Ganderbal, Badgam and Srinagar districts. Polling stations in Srinagar city that has eight voting segments, however, wore a deserted look in the morning. Voters came out in small numbers in rural belts of Kangan, Ganderbal, Chrar-e-Sharief, Khansahib, Beerwah and Badgam voting segments .

07:41 AM

How swachh is your neta

07:30 AM

And the first VVPAT complaint has been reported

Assam: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine not working properly at a polling station in Silchar. Po… https://t.co/Fipe84CpdI
— ANI (@ANI) 1555552665000

07:28 AM

Sushil Kumar Shinde votes at Solapur

#Maharashtra : Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde casts his vote at a polling station in Solapur, in the second pha… https://t.co/M63AJPfKiY
— ANI (@ANI) 1555552373000

07:22 AM

Thalaivar shows the way

Tamil Nadu: Actor turned politician Rajinikanth casts his vote at the polling station in Stella Maris College, in C… https://t.co/BfNABqU26E
— ANI (@ANI) 1555552168000

07:17 AM

P Chidambaram votes at Sivaganga

Tamil Nadu: Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote at a polling station in Karaikudi, Sivaganga.… https://t.co/aWv5eFV2mR
— ANI (@ANI) 1555551915000

07:10 AM

Long queues at some booths in West Bengal

Long to medium sized queues were seen before polling booths, as voting began at 7 a.m. for three northern West Bengal constituencies , reports IANS. Colourfully attired tea garden workers and their dependents were among those who turned out in strength in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri constituencies, while Muslim community members were seen in good numbers at the prestigious Raiganj seat in the early hours.

07:05 AM

PM Modi urges youngsters to turn up and vote

Dear Citizens of India, Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls start today. I am sure all those whose seats are polling to… https://t.co/MiDlKA0AZR
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1555550577000

07:02 AM

Among the first at the polling station is former Union minister P Chidambaram at Sivaganga, where his son is contesting.

07:00 AM

Some booths make you feel very welcome

Chhattisgarh: Latest visuals from a polling station in Rajnandgaon. Voting on three parliamentary constituencies in… https://t.co/lMRmUoaurf
— ANI (@ANI) 1555550672000

06:59 AM

Queues of early voters at some booths

Karnataka: People queue up outside polling stations 73,74,75,78,79 and 80 in Girinagar area of Bangalore South (Lok… https://t.co/uUZS80K8P7
— ANI (@ANI) 1555550839000

06:57 AM

Who votes today in the second phase

06:54 AM

Mobile internet services snapped in Valley

Jammu & Kashmir: Mobile internet services have been snapped in Srinagar and other parts of the valley as a precauti… https://t.co/5KegORNrPU
— ANI (@ANI) 1555549675000

06:46 AM

UP constituencies set for polls

The constituencies in this phase in UP are- Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri.

06:40 AM

All set for polling in Karnataka

Karnataka: Visuals from BES Education Society polling station in Bangalore South parliamentary constituency, ahead… https://t.co/D0FLAr0Oga
— ANI (@ANI) 1555547837000

06:37 AM

All ready for polling

Bihar: Latest visuals from polling station number 38 & 39 in Bhagalpur parliamentary constituency. 5 parliamentary… https://t.co/ALu0nNnRlx
— ANI (@ANI) 1555548975000

06:37 AM

All eyes on Tamil Nadu today, both fronts have big stakes here

Tamil Nadu, with 39 seats, is important for the Congress-DMK alliance as it pushes for numbers against the BJP which is in alliance here with AIADMK and some other parties. Also, crucially for the ruling AIADMK, there will be a sort of mini Assembly elections with the conduct of by-elections for 22 Assembly constituencies. In the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, the ruling AIADMK has 114 members (including the Speaker), the DMK 88, the Congress 8, and the IUML and Independents one each.

06:36 AM

No Vellore, Tripura East polling today

Polling in Vellore was cancelled by the EC after cash stashes were found in places allegedly connected to the DMk candidate. Polling to Tripura East parliamentary constituency, slated for today, was deferred till April 23 citing law and order situation.

06:35 AM

Deve Gowda, Farooq Abdullah, Kanimozhi, Hema Malini in the fray

Among the key contestants in the fray are Union ministers Sadananda Gowda , Pon Radhakrishnan, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, Congress leaders Veerappa Moily and Raj Babbar, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, BJP's Hema Malini and DMK's Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja and Kanimozhi.

06:35 AM

Polling to be held today for 95 seats

Polling will be held today for 95 seats apread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry. Polling will be held in 38 seats in Tamil Nadu, 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one seat each in Manipur and Puducherry. Elections will also be held in 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha.

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