Voting on For Penultimate Phase of LS Polls in 58 Constituencies

New Delhi: Voting for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 58 constituencies spread across eight States and Union Territories (UTs) started on Saturday morning.

The voting is being conducted in 1.14 lakh polling stations amid tight security. More than 11.13 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase. They will decide the fate of 889 candidates contesting in the 58 Lok Sabha seats.

The major BJP bigwigs in the fray in this phase include Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Sambalpur, Odisha), former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar (Karnal), Manoj Tiwari (North East Delhi) and Bansuri Swaraj (New Delhi).

From the Congress, Kumari Selja (Sirsa, Haryana), Deepender Singh Hooda (Rohtak, Haryana), JP Agarwal (Chandni Chowk), Kanhaiya Kumar (North East Delhi) are in the fray in this phase.

Another prominent candidate is senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti (New Delhi).

Polling for the 42 Assembly constituencies of the Odisha Assembly is also being held on Saturday.

The Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases between 19th April and 1st June. The first phase of polling was held on 19th April, second phase on 26th April, third phase on 7th May, fourth phase on 13th May and fifth phase on 20th May. The first phase recorded 66.14 per cent voter turnout, second 66.71 per cent, third 65.68 per cent, fourth 69.16 per cent and fifth phase 62.2 per cent.

The seventh and last phase of voting is scheduled to take place on June 1. Counting will take place on 4th June.