Polling is underway in 51 Lok Sabha constituencies across seven states in the fifth phase on Monday for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Voting will take place in some seats of Bihar (5), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (7), Rajasthan (12), Uttar Pradesh (14) and West Bengal (7). Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
There are 674 candidates contesting in this phase, including 12 per cent women, the highest so far. In phase five, Union minister Jayant Sinha, who is contesting from Hazaribagh, tops the list of candidates with the highest income – Rs 5.72 crore. While Poonam Sinha, who is making her political debut from Lucknow on a SP ticket, is the richest candidate with Rs 193 crore.
Key constituencies in the fifth phase include Rae Bareli, Amethi, Lucknow, Jaipur Rural, Muzaffarpur, Hazaribagh, Sitamarhi, Alwar, Ranchi
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MS Dhoni’s daughter appeals to vote. “Go and vote just like mumma and papa did,” she appeals.
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Narsinghpur: Actor Ashutosh Rana after casting his vote at polling booth number 105 in Gadarwara. #MadhyaPradesh#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5 https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/4oNvKVjzwp
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#MadhyaPradesh : A man in Chhatarpur arrives to vote, after his father’s last rites earlier today. #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5 https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/t7OutZduI3
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West Bengal records highest turnout till 11 AM with 17.31% while Jammu and Kashmir records lowest voter turnout with 1.55%.
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#Bihar: One person, Ranjit Paswan arrested on charges of vandalizing an EVM machine at polling booth number 131 in Chhapra. #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5 https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/W7Ca47oQPF
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Alert @ECISVEEP Congress President @RahulGandhi ensuring booth capturing. https://t.co/KbAgGOrRhI
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West Bengal records highest turnout till 9 AM with 15.19% while Jammu and Kashmir records lowest voter turnout with 0.80%.
.@rajnathsingh ,Lucknow BJP candidate: The Mahagatbandhan is no challenge for BJP here. I don’t want to comment on her(SP-BSP-RLD candidate #PoonamSinha), as I believe elections are not about individuals but about issues pic.twitter.com/sjEWFNgVka
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Bihar: Visuals from polling booth number 46 to 49 in #Hajipur. #LokSabhaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/QnNZulNFpQ
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Jharkhand: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Hazaribagh, @jayantsinha arrives at a polling booth to cast his vote. Sinha is contesting against Congress’ Gopal Sahu & CPI’s Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta from the constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/kcu4jsc0h2
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Jharkhand: A man arrived with his 105-year-old mother to cast votes at polling booth number 450 in Hazaribagh. #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/CzRWy2OeVb
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Jharkhand: Visuals from a polling booth in St.Anne’s Girls High School in #Ranchi. #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/cDhIc17PqW
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West Bengal: Arjun Singh, BJP candidate from Barrackpore alleges that he was attacked by TMC workers, says,”I was attacked by TMC goons who have been brought from outside. Those people were scaring away our voters. I am injured.”#IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/xOuaXzVEsf
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#JammuAndKashmir: Visuals from a polling booth in Khrew area of Pulwama( Anantnag Lok Sabha seat) #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/NTGgABceGi
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BSP Chief @Mayawati casts her vote at a polling booth in City Montessori Inter College in Lucknow. #LokSabhaElections2019#IndiaDecides2019 #Phase5 #VotingRound5https://t.co/2wHVBjnjOs pic.twitter.com/XwmQ8GKGmj
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Union Minister @Ra_THORe and his wife Gayatri Rathore arrive at a polling station in #Jaipur to cast their vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/k9TB8VUMK4
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After casting his vote, Rajnath Singh stood in front of cameras and showed his inked finger, smiling.
“I can’t predict anything,” he said when reporters asked him what he felt about the election. “I leave the decision to the voters in Lucknow,” he added.
#IndiaDecides2019 | Home Minister and Lucknow BJP Candidate @rajnathsingh casts his vote at polling booth 333 in Scholars’ Home School pic.twitter.com/OraapEOlhG
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Requesting all those voting in today’s fifth phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to do so in large numbers.
A vote is the most effective way to enrich our democracy and contribute to India’s better future.
I hope my young friends turnout in record numbers.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 6, 2019
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