Moderate polling in third phase LS elections
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Polling in the third phase of elections to Lok Sabha began on a moderate note today during which the fate of prominent leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani and H D Deve Gowda will be decided.
Voting began this morning in 107 constituencies spread across nine states and two union territories in the third round of the five-phased elections and would end at 1700 hrs.
A total of 1,567 candidates, including 101 women, are fighting for 107 seats in this phase. Polling is also underway for the 32-member Sikkim legislative assembly.
Over 14.4 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise across 1.65 lakh booths, where ballots would be cast electronically.
While Congress president Sonia Gandhi is seeking re-election from Rae Bareli, one of the traditional constituencies of the Nehru-Gandhi family, Advani, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, is bidding to hold on to the Gandhinagar seat as he has done in every election since 1991.
Prominent candidates in the fray in the third phase include former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, JD-U chief Sharad Yadav, Congress' Milind Deora, Priya Dutt and Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa.
Tight security arrangements have been put in place to thwart any untoward incident. PTI
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Polling in the third phase of elections to Lok Sabha began on a moderate note today during which the fate of prominent leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani and H D Deve Gowda will be decided.
Voting began this morning in 107 constituencies spread across nine states and two union territories in the third round of the five-phased elections and would end at 1700 hrs.
A total of 1,567 candidates, including 101 women, are fighting for 107 seats in this phase. Polling is also underway for the 32-member Sikkim legislative assembly.
Over 14.4 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise across 1.65 lakh booths, where ballots would be cast electronically.
While Congress president Sonia Gandhi is seeking re-election from Rae Bareli, one of the traditional constituencies of the Nehru-Gandhi family, Advani, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, is bidding to hold on to the Gandhinagar seat as he has done in every election since 1991.
Prominent candidates in the fray in the third phase include former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, JD-U chief Sharad Yadav, Congress' Milind Deora, Priya Dutt and Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Karnataka chief minister S Bangarappa.
Tight security arrangements have been put in place to thwart any untoward incident. PTI
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