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IndiaJun 01, 2024

37.80% voter turnout recorded in Punjab till 1 pm, Bathinda leading

As polling for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 is underway, voter turnout recorded in Punjab 37.80% till 1 pm.Bathinda is leading with 41.17% and 40.14 voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in Chandigarh. 37.95 in Jalandhar, 37.07 in Hoshiarpur, 39.05 in Gurdaspur, 32.18 in Amritsar, 35.16% in Ludhiana PC,39.11% in Patiala, 37.43 in Sri Anandpur Sahib, 36.82 in Faridkot, 39.74 percent in Ferozepur, 37.43 percent in Fatehgarh Sahib, 37.76 percent in Khadur Sahib and 39.85 percent in Sangrur. These candidates are in the election field from Bathinda Aap - Gurmeet Singh Khudian C
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

FIR registered against BSP candidate Surendra Kamboj for recording video

As polling for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 is underway, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Ferozepur Lok Sabha candidate Surinder Kamboj was filmed by an unidentified person using the electronic voting machine (EVM). He is from parliamentary constituency 10 Ferozepur and was casting vote on polling station 97, village Jiva Rai, PS Guruharshai. An FIR at police station Guru Har Sahai was registered against candidate Surendra Kamboj and one unknown person under section 171F of IPC, 126 and 132 of Representation of People's Act 1951. That video has gone viral.According to ECI
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Bloody clash in Adampur, Congress and AAP workers clashed

A case of a bloody clash has come to light in Adampur amid peaceful voting in Punjab. According to the information received, a bloody clash took place at the polling booth in village Mansoorpur Batala. It is being told that the polling agent of the Congress has been brutally beaten up by the Aam Aadmi Party workers. He has been admitted to Adampur Civil Hospital. Explaining about the incident, Congress leader Gurkirat Singh Kotli said that all this incident has happened because an old man was asked to vote. In the meantime, during the bloody clash, sharp blows have been inflicted on the hea
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha elections in 7 states and one UT, 26 % voter turnout till 11 am

Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. A voter turnout of 26.3 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls the Election Commission (EC) said. Nearly 31.92 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Himachal Pradesh and Odisha recorded only 22.64 per cent voting till 11 am. Uttar Pradesh logged a polling percentage of 28.02, West Bengal 28.1, Bihar 24.25 and Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 23.91 per cent in the first four hours of polling while Chandigarh registered a
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh cast his vote in his native village Musa

Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh casts his vote in Moose village of Mansa. He said that he has voted because there is a lack of law and order in Punjab. That is why he has voted for him who can improve this situation in Punjab. Balkaur Singh said that he had a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, he assured that as soon as INDIA government takes over they will help to give justice to Sidhu. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala on his second death anniversary as he addressed a massive rally in Dakha on Wednesday to seek votes for his party’s
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Big incident in Amritsar, 'AAP' worker shot dead

A day before the elections, a major incident has taken place in Amritsar. An AAP worker was shot dead here. According to information, youths riding on 2 bikes fired at an Aam Aadmi Party worker and his colleagues last night. One died while 4 were injured in this incident. The injured have been admitted to the hospital. The incident took place in Lakhuwal village under Ajnala. AAP leader Deepinder Singh Deepu Sarkaria was sitting outside the house with his colleagues. Around 8.30 pm, 2 unknown youths came on a bike and started firing. The injured were taken to the hospital where Deepinder Singh
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 23.91% voting in 13 constituencies of Punjab till 11 am

In the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting is going on in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab from 7 am. Voting will be held till 6 pm. 9.64% voting took place in the first 2 hours in 13 constituencies of Punjab. 23.91% voting has been done till 11 am. Ferozepur has the highest 25.73% voting. There, the lowest voter turnout has been recorded in Fatehgarh Sahib at 22.96%. Due to strong wind in Faridkot, the shed of the polling booth was blown away. Due to which the employees working there were spared. Voting was delayed in Ludhiana, Gurdaspur and Bathinda due to faulty EVM machines. Due to EV
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

West Bengal : Mob loots EVM, throws VVPAT machine in pond

Amid the seventh and the last phase of the Lok Sabha election Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) were looted by local mob and two VVPAT machines have been thrown inside a pond in South 24 Parganas's Kultali, West Bengal. According to the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal, an FIR has been lodged by the Sector Officer. CEO West Bengal cofirmed this news and posted on X . He said that FIR has been lodged by the Sector Officer and necessary action has been initiated. The poll process in all six booths under the Sector is running uninterrupted. Fresh EVM and papers have been provided to the Sector
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Sukhbir Singh Badal voted along with his family

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal along with his family exercised his right to vote at village Badal under Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency. Harsimrat Kaur Badal and children were also present with them. Akali Dal has nominated Nardev Singh Bobby Mann as a candidate in this constituency, while BJP has nominated Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, Congress has nominated Sher Singh Ghubaya and Aam Aadmi Party has nominated Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar. He said that today there is competition between the national parties and the people's party of Punjab. He appealed to the people to come out of

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