Voting began on Sunday across 59 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over seven states, largely in the Hindi heartland, as the sixth and penultimate round of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise kicked off. This phase covers 14 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, eight each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal and four in Jharkhand. Voting also began in all 10 seats of Haryana and seven in Delhi.
Here are the Live Updates for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019:
10.50 am: Delhi’s oldest voter, 111-year old Bachan Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth in Sant Garh.
Delhi’s oldest voter, 111-year old Bachan Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth in Sant Garh. #Phase6 #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/RP6MIAsk5B
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.50 am: Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj after casting her vote at a polling booth in NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane.
Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj after casting her vote at a polling booth in NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase6 pic.twitter.com/OwqUzkY7Lt
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.45 am: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase6 pic.twitter.com/AtVTdUMItm
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.45 am: Congress President Rahul Gandhi after casting his vote: The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in #Rafale. Narendra Modi used hatred in the campaign and we used love and I am confident love will win.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi after casting his vote: The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in #Rafale. Narendra Modi used hatred in the campaign and we used love and I am confident love will win pic.twitter.com/gE1BgvQzPc
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.30 am: AAP Candidate from East Delhi, Atishi after casting her vote at a polling booth in Kamla Nehru Govt Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Jangpura. She is up against BJP’s Gautam Gambhir and Congress’s Arvinder Singh Lovely.
AAP Candidate from East Delhi, Atishi after casting her vote at a polling booth in Kamla Nehru Govt Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Jangpura. She is up against BJP’s Gautam Gambhir and Congress’s Arvinder Singh Lovely pic.twitter.com/eMJD9NmCqH
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.15 am: Delhi BJP Chief & party’s candidate from North-East Delhi Manoj Tiwari casts his vote at polling booth number 60 in Yamuna Vihar. He is up against Congress’s Sheila Dikshit and AAP’s Dilip Pandey.
Delhi BJP Chief & party’s candidate from North-East Delhi Manoj Tiwari casts his vote at polling booth number 60 in Yamuna Vihar. He is up against Congress’s Sheila Dikshit and AAP’s Dilip Pandey. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase6 pic.twitter.com/4NWJ8ZO24e
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
10.00 am: Voting percentage till 9 am: Bihar-9.03, Haryana- 3.74, Madhya Pradesh- 4.01, Uttar Pradesh- 6.86, West Bengal- 6.58, Jharkhand- 12.45, Delhi- 3.74.
9.45 am: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar casts his vote at a polling booth in Karnal.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar casts his vote at a polling booth in Karnal. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/dd0wqIGb6b
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
9.30 am: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia after casting his vote at a polling booth in Pandav Nagar, in East Delhi Constituency.
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia after casting his vote at a polling booth in Pandav Nagar, in East Delhi Constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Phase6 pic.twitter.com/DoC4bdNuUz
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
9.15 am: Delhi: President Ramnath Kovind casts his vote at a polling booth in Rashtrapati Bhawan
Delhi: President Ramnath Kovind casts his vote at a polling booth in Rashtrapati Bhawan #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/O14Q2yZQzt
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
9.00 am: Minor argument between Union Minister and BJP’s candidate from Sultanpur Maneka Gandhi and Mahagathbandhan candidate Sonu Singh after Gandhi alleged that Singh’s supporters were threatening voters.
#WATCH: Minor argument between Union Minister and BJP’s candidate from Sultanpur Maneka Gandhi and Mahagathbandhan candidate Sonu Singh after Gandhi alleged that Singh’s supporters were threatening voters. #LokSabhaElections #Phase6 pic.twitter.com/l2Pn1yCRVO
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 12, 2019
8.45 am: Delhi: Former Delhi CM and Congress’s candidate from North-East Delhi, Sheila Dikshit after casting her vote at a polling booth in Nizamuddin (East).
Delhi: Former Delhi CM and Congress’s candidate from North-East Delhi, Sheila Dikshit after casting her vote at a polling booth in Nizamuddin (East). #Phase6 #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/Gog0f9uHB6
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
8.30 am: Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth in Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth in Prayagraj. #Phase6 #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/d90ZZXLS8n
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 12, 2019
8.15 am: Jharkhand: A first time voter, Rita Kumari from Dhanbad.
Jharkhand: A first time voter, Rita Kumari from Dhanbad #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/EtuwBNjnEJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
8.00 am: BJP Candidate from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir casts his vote at a polling booth in Old Rajinder Nagar. He is up against AAP’s Atishi and Congress’s Arvinder Singh Lovely.
BJP Candidate from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir casts his vote at a polling booth in Old Rajinder Nagar. He is up against AAP’s Atishi and Congress’s Arvinder Singh Lovely pic.twitter.com/uzQZdH7qzN
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
7.45 am: Haryana: Team India Captain Virat Kohli after casting his vote at a polling booth in Pinecrest School in Gurugram.
Haryana: Team India Captain Virat Kohli after casting his vote at a polling booth in Pinecrest School in Gurugram pic.twitter.com/z3vzJvxWSp
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
7.30 am: Madhya Pradesh: BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur after casting her vote. Digvijaya Singh is the Congress candidate from the constituency.
Madhya Pradesh: BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur after casting her vote. Digvijaya Singh is the Congress candidate from the constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/d0Rc2RgwKO
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2019
7.00 am: Voting begins for 59 parliamentary constituencies in the 6th phase of polling across Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and