Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: Second Grenade Attack on Polling Booth in Pulwama as Voters Stay Away

Cricketer MS Dhoni casts his vote in Ranchi, Jharkhand. 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni casts his vote at a polling booth in Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi, Jharkhand. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/3oZx3YwAL5

— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2019

Voter Turnout Till 2pm | Bihar: 39.97%, Rajasthan:  42.80%, Madhya Pradesh: 43.90%, Uttar Pradesh: 35.15%, Jharkhand: 46%, West Bengal: 51% , J&K : 11.35% %

TMC candidate from Howrah Prasun Banerjee and his CA Indranil Chatterjee, have allegedly beaten up by central forces after Banerjee got involved in a spat with the security personnel outside a polling station in Baltikuri in the Shibpur area of south Howrah.

Grenade Hurled at Polling Booth in Pulwama | A grenade was lobbed at yet another polling station in south Kashmir's restive Pulwama district. No casualty has been reported.  

Voter Turnout Till 1pm | Bihar: 32.27%, Jammu and Kashmir: 11.30%, Rajasthan: 42.50%, Madhya Pradesh: 42.50%, Uttar Pradesh: 35.10%, West Bengal: 51%,  Jharkhand: 46%

2 Poll Staffers Die in MP | Two persons, including a Home Guard, engaged in election duty died in separate incidents in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Monday. Home Guard Mahesh Dubey, who was deployed at a polling booth in Betul Lok Sabha constituency, died due to cardiac arrest on Monday morning, state Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantha Rao said.Besides, a village watchman, Nandulal Nagle, who was also engaged in poll duty in Betul constituency, died after suffering a heart attack on Saturday, he said.
 

BJP Demands Re-polling in Barackpore | Accusing the ruling TMC in West Bengal of unleashing "violence" on its voters, the BJP has demanded a repoll in Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency. Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused Trinamool Congress "goons" of booth-capturing and not letting BJP voters cast their votes by resorting to threats and violence. At a press conference, he also alleged that the Election Commission had not done enough to make the polls free and fair in the state despite the BJP approaching it a number of times.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in West Bengal today as the country votes in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections.

Actor Ashutosh Rana casts his vote in Madhya Pradesh. 

Narsinghpur: Actor Ashutosh Rana after casting his vote at polling booth number 105 in Gadarwara. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/Pzjeo7aKqI

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A BJP worker, identified as Prashanta Barma, was allegedly  beaten up by TMC supporters while he was sitting outside a booth near the Foreshore Road area of Howrah. Barma has been admitted to Howrah district hospital. 

Javadekar Condemns Attack on Arjun Singh | Union minister Prakash Javdekar condemned the attack on BJP's Barrackpore candidate Arjun Singh and termed it deplorable. "Mamata is doing this because the TMC is losing," Javadekar said, adding that ECI needs to take action. 

EC Removes Poll Official in Bengal | The Election Commission has removed officer of a booth at Tarakeswar under Arambag Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal after TMC leader, Maharaja Nag, was caught on camera guiding voters to vote. 

Voter Turnout Till 12pm | West Bengal: 33.57%, Uttar Pradesh: 22.96%, Bihar, 20.74%, J&K: 6.09%, Madhya Pradesh: 29.71%, Rajasthan: 29.39%, Jharkhand: 29.49%

High drama continues to unfold in West Bengal as BJP's Barrackpore candidate Arjun Singh chased away people at a polling booth in Naraynpur who he alleged were outsiders. Singh tripped and fell down while running behind them.

Days after the Election Commission imposed a 72-hour campaign ban on BJP Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Thakur, the district returning officer (DRO) Bhopal slapped another notice on the saffron leader, accusing her of campaigning during the ban period.

Violence rocks Bengal on polling day again. BJP's Hoogly candidate Locket Chaterjee got into in an argument with TMC supporters in Dhonekhali area of the constituency.

#ElectionsWithNews18: BJP's Hoogly candidate @me_locket gets into in an argument with TMC supporters in Dhonekhali area of the constituency.@Sougata_Mukh reports from West Bengal.

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Hundreds of TMC supporters blocked BJP candidate Arjun Singh's car at Naihati's Vijaynagar and raised 'Arjun Singh Go Back' slogans. Sensing security concern, Arjun Singh's car took a U-turn and left the spot. 

The BJP on Sunday said that a man in need of medical treatment was turned down by the Sanjay Gandhi hospital in Amethi just because he was a beneficiary of the central government's National Health Protection Scheme.

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot hits out at BJP and accuses the party of trying to distract voters from the core issues. "Issues like unemployment, farmers' woes are being ignored ... the BJP is trying to distract voters but we will not let that happen," he says. 

One person identified as Ranjit Paswan has been arrested on charges of vandalising an EVM machine at polling booth number 131 in Chhapra.

Bihar: One Ranjit Paswan arrested on charges of vandalizing an EVM machine at polling booth number 131 in Chhapra. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/0mqrXc4mjT

— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2019

Home minister and BJP's Lucknow candidate Rajnath Singh has said the Mahagatbandhan is no challenge for the BJP. "I don't want to comment on her( SP-BSP-RLD candidate Poonam Sinha), as I believe elections are not about individuals but about issues," Singh said.

Voter Turnout Till 10am | Bihar: 11.51%, J&K: 0.97%, Madhya Pradesh: 12.86%, Rajasthan: 14%, Uttar Pradesh: 9.86%, West Bengal: 16.56%, Jharkhand: 13.46%

This is the first militant attack on a polling station in this Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir.

BJP's Arjun Singh has alleged that he was attacked with bamboo sticks and received  injuries on his face. "I heard that at some booths, BJP polling agents were threatened and chased away. I rushed and suddenly someone attacked me with bamboo stick. I received severe injuries on my face. I am going to lodge complaint with the EC," Singh said. He is contesting from the Barrackpore seat. 

EVM  malfunction has been reported from three booths in the Salkia area of Howrah in West Bengal. Voting is yet to begin at a polling booth even though more than two hours since the commencement of voting have passed. The officials say that they need more time to repair the machines. 

105-year-old freedom fighter Girija Nandan Sharma reached to cast his vote on a wheelchair at a polling booth in Muzaffarpur. He had accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle for six months.

BJP's Jayant Sinha said the party is optimistic about the voter turn out. "We are sure that PM Modi will be back in power & we will cross the 400 mark," Sinha said. 

TMC's Bongaon candidate Mamata Bala Thakur said she will lodge a complaint with the Election Commisson against  BJP's  Shantanu Thakur for casting his vote in Thakurnagar wearing a BJP scarf. She said that as per the poll code, one cannot enter or cast votes carrying or wearing anything related to party which shows the symbol.

Smriti Irani Hits Out at Congress | BJP’s Smriti Irani said that the elections are a ‘do-or-die’ battle for Rahul Gandhi and not her. “Vikas will become the main agenda this election. The MP of Amethi is constantly absent. The Congress can only bring development for Robert Vadra,” she said. 

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has sought report from the district administration over the violence and clashes in Barrackpore. BJP's Arjun Singh alleged that the TMC supporters attacked him.