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India Gears Up For Last Phase Voting As 6th Phase Of Lok Sabha Polling Concluded On Saturday
India is gearing up for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 as the sixth phase of voting concluded in 58 constituencies across six states and two Union territories with a voter turnout of 58.93 per cent recorded by 6 PM.
The Election Commission of India reported that over 11.13 crore voters, comprising 5.84 crore males, 5.29 crore females, and 5,120 third-gender individuals, were eligible to vote in this phase. Around 11.4 lakh polling officials were deployed across 1.14 lakh polling stations.
In West Bengal, where voter turnout reached 78.19 per cent, and with a fresh spate of violence was reported. Voting took place in the Jangal Mahal region, a crucial tribal belt spanning five districts. Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 62.66 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 54.02 per cent, Bihar 52.82 percent, Jammu and Kashmir 51.97 per cent, Haryana 58.24 per cent, and Delhi 54.37 per cent, as per the figures updated by the EC on its voter turnout app.
BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Bengal's West Midnapore
Senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Jhargram candidate, Pranat Tudu, was attacked on Saturday in the Garbeta area of West Midnapore district. Tudu revealed that the incident occurred while he was en route to Garbeta following complaints of BJP agents being barred from some polling booths.
Tudu told PTI, "All of a sudden, TMC goons who had blocked the roads started hurling bricks at my car. When my security personnel tried to intervene, they were injured. Two CISF jawans accompanying me received head injuries and had to be hospitalised".
In response, a significant police contingent was dispatched to the area to restore order.
However, the local TMC leadership denied the allegations, accusing Tudu of attempting to disrupt the peaceful polling process. "The BJP nominee was threatening voters. The villagers got enraged and staged a protest," a local TMC leader asserted.
