Voting is underway in 49 constituencies across six states and two Union territories in phase 5 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today, May 20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged women and young voters to vote in large numbers in his poll day message. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that a storm of change was sweeping the country.
The polling, which begins at 7 am, will take place in Uttar Pradesh (14), Maharashtra (13), West Bengal (7), Bihar (5), Odisha (5), Jharkhand (3), and one seat each in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will see a contest on several high-profile seats, with many prominent minister and leaders in the fray. After registering a dip in the first three phases of elections, the voting percentage jumped in the fourth phase.
The overall turnout in the four phases of polling so far is 66.95 percent, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI), in a statement on May 16.
The key candidates in the fray include Rahul Gandhi (Rae Bareli, UP), Smriti Irani (Amethi, UP), Rajnath Singh (Lucknow, UP), Karan Bhushan Singh (Kaiserganj, UP, Rohini Acharya (Saran, Bihar), Chirag Paswan (Hajipur, Bihar),Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Ujjwal Nikam (Mumbai North-Central) and Omar Abdullah (Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir).
Apart from 49 Lok Sabha seats, 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha are also voting today. Over 8.95 crore voters including 4.69 crore men and 4.26 crore women, and 5,409 third gender electors are eligible to vote in the fifth phase today. There are over 7.81 lakh registered 85+ years old, 24,792 voters above 100 years old, too
Around 9.47 lakh polling officials have been deployed at 94,732 polling stations today.
Among the Lok Sabha seats voting in phase 5 today, the BJP had won 32 seats in 2019 while its allies had won 7 seats. The saffron party bagged a vote share of more than 40 per cent in at least 30 seats.
In 2019, the Congress won just one seat – Raebareli – of the 49 seats. Its allies, including the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, had won seven seats.
Overall, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 39 seats, while the INDIA bloc parties won eight seats of the 49 constituencies voting today. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won the two remaining seats in 2019.
With voting in 49 seats being held today, the election to more than three-fourths of 543 Lok Sabha seats (428 seats) will be over by the fifth phase of polling. The remaining two phases will be held on May 25 and June 1. Counting votes for all seven Lok Sabha Elections phases will occur on June 4.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), seeking a record third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set a target of winning 400 seats this election. The ruling alliance is challenged by the opposition parties led by the Congress under the banner of the INDIA bloc.
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