With Top Contenders And Seats\, Biggest Round Of Polls Today: 10 Points

With Top Contenders And Seats, Biggest Round Of Polls Today: 10 Points

Lok Sabha polls 2019: In a first, election for a single parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir is being held in three phases. Today is the first phase of polling in the terror-hit Anantnag seat.

All India | Edited by | Updated: April 23, 2019 05:41 IST
With Top Contenders And Seats, Biggest Round Of Polls Today: 10 Points

Lok Sabha elections 2019: With this phase, polling will be over in six states and 302 of the 542 seats.

New Delhi:  The third and largest phase of the national elections begins this morning with polling on 116 seats across 13 states and two Union Territories. Among the states are Gujarat and Kerala, where voting will be held on all seats. Half of Karnataka and will also vote today. Among the star candidates are BJP chief Amit Shah, who is contesting from Gujarat's Gandhinagar and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi from Kerala's Wayanad. This round poses a special challenge for the BJP, which is looking to increase its tally. Of the 116 seats, it won only 66 in 2014. The last of the seven-phase election will be held on May 19, the counting is scheduled for May 23.