Elections 2019: 117 Constituencies Gear Up for Phase 3 of Polling

Congress eastern Uttar Pradesh general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki on Tuesday.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will visit Banswara Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan on Tuesday, 23 April, where he is scheduled to address public meeting at Beneswar Dham in the district.

Voting began Tuesday for 117 Lok Sabha seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, with BJP president Amit Shah, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and several Union ministers among prominent candidates in the fray.

About 18.56 crore voters are eligible for voting in the third phase of the elections, for which 2.10 lakh polling booths have been set up.

The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements.

A total of 117 constituencies across 13 states and two union territories are voting on Tuesday, 23 April, in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

The states where citizens would cast their votes include Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, and Tripura. The Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu are also going to polls today.

BJP President Amit Shah, Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi and several Union ministers are among the prominent candidates who will cast their votes in the third phase.