Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voting underway in the first phase of India's general election
Updated On Apr 19, 2024 11:35 AM IST
- Voting has commenced in the first phase of India's general election, marking the beginning of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024.
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![The first phase of Lok Sabha elections commenced today, April 19, involving 102 constituencies across 21 states and union territories.(Bloomberg)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-ELECTION-35_1713499656243_1713499681093.jpg)
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The first phase of Lok Sabha elections commenced today, April 19, involving 102 constituencies across 21 states and union territories.(Bloomberg)
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![A burqa-clad woman waits to enter a polling station to cast her vote in the first phase of India's general election in Kairana, Shamli district, in Uttar Pradesh.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE-145_1713506411129_1713506574712.jpg)
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A burqa-clad woman waits to enter a polling station to cast her vote in the first phase of India's general election in Kairana, Shamli district, in Uttar Pradesh.(AFP)
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![Women voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes for Lok Sabha elections, at Barwada Village in Jaipur.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/PTI04-19-2024-000143A-0_1713506412412_1713506535214.jpg)
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Women voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes for Lok Sabha elections, at Barwada Village in Jaipur.(PTI)
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A pregnant woman waits to get her voter slip from polling officers to cast her vote at a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya.(REUTERS)
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![Voters leave on a truck after casting their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, in Dugeli village of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE-138_1713506411946_1713506521102.jpg)
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Voters leave on a truck after casting their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, in Dugeli village of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.(AFP)
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![A voter casts a ballot at a polling station during the first phase of voting for national elections in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.(Bloomberg)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-ELECTION-29_1713499656327_1713499673046.jpg)
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A voter casts a ballot at a polling station during the first phase of voting for national elections in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.(Bloomberg)
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![Almost 1 billion Indians begin voting today in elections lasting more than six weeks.(Bloomberg)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-ELECTION-33_1713499656295_1713499677224.jpg)
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Almost 1 billion Indians begin voting today in elections lasting more than six weeks.(Bloomberg)
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![People stand in a queue to cast their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, at a polling station in Haridwar.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE-59_1713499656190_1713499686778.jpg)
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People stand in a queue to cast their ballot during the first phase of voting for the India's general election, at a polling station in Haridwar.(AFP)
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![A newly-wedded couple at a polling station after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Balaghat district.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/PTI04-19-2024-000042B-0_1713499656145_1713499731063.jpg)
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A newly-wedded couple at a polling station after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Balaghat district.(PTI)
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![Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/PTI04-19-2024-000035B-0_1713499656382_1713499744234.jpg)
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai.(PTI)
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![Veteran actor Karthik shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai.(PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/PTI04-19-2024-000051A-0_1713499656032_1713499751723.jpg)
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Veteran actor Karthik shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Chennai.(PTI)
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![Voters queue up to cast their ballots as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE-55_1713499656176_1713500586061.jpg)
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Voters queue up to cast their ballots as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in West Bengal.(AFP)
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![Voters line up to cast their votes as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Nagaon district, Assam.(AFP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/04/19/550x309/INDIA-POLITICS-VOTE-53_1713499656412_1713499837066.jpg)
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Voters line up to cast their votes as the first phase of India's general election begins at a polling station in Nagaon district, Assam.(AFP)
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