In the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, voting is being held on 57 seats in 7 states and 1 union territory today, Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi seat is also included in this. The seats on which voting is being held today include 13 seats each from Punjab and UP, 9 seats from West Bengal, 8 seats from Bihar, 6 seats from Odisha, 4 seats from Himachal Pradesh, 3 seats from Jharkhand and 1 seat from Chandigarh.
PM Modi made this appeal to the voters
Before the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the voters. He said that I request all the voters of this phase to participate enthusiastically in this great festival of democracy. I am confident that our youth and women voters will come forward and vote in record numbers. Let us all together make our democracy more vibrant.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's appeal to voters
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to the voters to vote. He said that I urge the sisters and brothers who are going to vote in Bihar today in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections to cast a historic vote. This is an opportunity to free Bihar from the curse of the dynastic group that usurps the land of the youth by luring them with jobs and only promises to eradicate poverty generation after generation. Vote to elect a visionary and honest government for the development and prosperity of the country and Bihar.
Today the future of many leaders is at stake
Voting for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun. The future of many big leaders is also at stake in this election. These include Union Minister Anurag Thakur from Hamirpur, Mamta Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee from Diamond Harbor, Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti from Pataliputra and actress Kangana Ranaut from Mandi seat of Himachal Pradesh.
How much voting took place in the 6 phases of the Lok Sabha elections?
Phase I (April 19): 66.14%
Second phase (26 April): 66.71%
Third phase (7 May): 65.68%
Fourth phase (13 May): 69.16%
Fifth phase (20 May): 62.2%
Sixth phase (25 May): 63.36%