Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 5 Voting Live Updates: 47.5% turnout in 49 seats till 3 pm, 62.7% polling in Bengal

Updates on the Fifth Phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election: Live Voting: Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 has begun with voting in 49 constituencies spread across six states and two Union territories.

In the fifth phase of voting, 67.15% of eligible voters cast ballots in Ladakh, and the ECI reports that 56.68% of eligible voters cast ballots in 49 seats as of 5 pm.

On election day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a message encouraging young people and women to cast their ballots in big numbers. A tempest of transformation, according to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, was engulfing the nation.

As of 1 pm, the voter turnout for the 49 seats that were up for grabs in phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections was 36.73%, as reported by the Election Commission of India. According to the election panel, the following states had the highest voter turnout: Ladakh (52.02%), West Bengal (48.4%), Jharkhand (41.8%), and Uttar Pradesh (39.5%). Up to 1 pm, the turnout in the Baramulla seat in J&K was 34.79%. Up to 1 pm, the turnout in Maharashtra was approximately 27.78 percent.

By the end of the four rounds of voting, 66.95 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots, as announced on May 16 by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Voting starts at 7 am and is currently taking place in fourteen constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, thirteen in Maharashtra, seven in West Bengal, five in Bihar, five in Odisha, three in Jharkhand, and one in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Several major seats in the Lok Sabha are up for grabs in the fifth round of elections in 2024, and a number of well-known politicians and ministers are running for these seats. The voting percentage surged in the fourth round of the elections, following a decline in the first three phases.

Rahul Gandhi (Rae Bareli, UP), Smriti Irani (Amethi, UP), Rajnath Singh (Lucknow, UP), Karan Bhushan Singh (Kaiserganj, UP), Rohini Acharya (Saran, Bihar), Chirag Paswan (Hajipur, Bihar), Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Ujjwal Nikam (Mumbai North-Central), and Omar Abdullah (Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir) are major contenders.

Voting is underway today in 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha in addition to 49 Lok Sabha seats. In today’s fifth round, more than 8.95 crore voters can cast their ballots, comprising 4.69 crore men, 4.26 crore women, and 5,409 electors of the third gender. More than 7,81 lakh people are registered as 85 and up, including 24,792 voters who are 100 and up as well.

Today, 94,732 election stations were staffed by around 9.47 lakh polling workers.

Phase 5 of voting for the Lok Sabha seats began today. In 2019, the BJP won 32 seats and its allies gained 7. With over 40% of the vote in 30 seats, the saffron party emerged victorious.

Only Raebareli, out of 49 seats, was won by the Congress in 2019. Seven seats were won by its allies, including the TMC led by Mamata Banerjee.

From the 49 constituencies that cast ballots today, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) took home 39 seats while the INDIA bloc parties came away with 8. In 2019, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) took home the other two seats.

The election for nearly three-quarters of the 543 Lok Sabha seats (428 seats) will be concluded by the fifth phase of polling, with 49 seats being held today. May 25 and June 1 will be the dates of the last two stages. On June 4, the results of the seven rounds of the Lok Sabha Elections will be tallied.

In their quest for an unprecedented third term in office, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set a goal of capturing 400 seats in the upcoming election. The Congress-led INDIA grouping of opposition parties is posing a threat to the ruling alliance.

Long lines of people waiting to cast their ballots at a Baramulla polling station during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election in 2024
Live Voting for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: There were long lines of people waiting to cast their ballots at a Baramulla polling station.

The Baramulla Parliamentary constituency will do its voting on Monday. A struggle is taking place in the constituency between Sajad Lone of the JKPC, Mir Mohammad Fayaz of the PDP, and Omar Abdullah of the NC.

At 5:08:39 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Next Stage of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Nita Ambani, founder of the Reliance Foundation, votes in Mumbai during the live broadcast.
Next Stage of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live Voting: Election day in Mumbai is witnessed by Nita Ambani, founder of the Reliance Foundation. “As an Indian citizen, it is important to vote,” she remarked after the election, according to ANI, a news agency. We must exercise our right and duty to vote. It is my sincere hope that all eligible citizens will cast their ballots.

On May 20, 2024, at 5:06:20 PM IST and

Actor Amitabh Bachchan and MP Jaya Bachchan cast their votes in Mumbai during the live phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Live Voting for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, an actor and member of parliament, voted at a Mumbai polling station.

At 5:05:13 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Sara Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, two Bollywood actors, cast their ballots in Mumbai during the fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Sara Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, two Bollywood actresses, voted in the fifth round of the Lok Sabha election in 2024 in Mumbai.

Date: May 20, 2024, 04:20:46 PM Interval

Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: Protests erupt in Barrackpore as TMC members shout down the BJP candidate for the seat At Ward no.15, Booth number 108 in Titagarh on 20 May, members of the Trinamool Congress chanted slogans against Arjun Singh, the BJP contender for the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency.

If someone tries to vote here, they will be denied, Singh told reporters. This indicates that TMC is no longer on solid ground.

April 20, 2024 at 4:18:15 PM IST

Live Voting for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: The big turnout is a positive development, according to JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah.
Live Voting for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: During the fifth phase of voting, JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah stopped at a polling place in Rafiabad, Baramulla.

When asked about the high turnout, he reportedly remarked, “It’s a good thing.” This quote comes from PTI. Despite all that happened to us in 2019, something has happened. In a democratic society, voting is a means by which every citizen’s opinion may be heard, so I hope that all eligible voters take advantage of the three to four hours allotted for the polls.

At 4:12:58 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: Mumbai actor Ranbir Kapoor votes
Phase 5 Voting Live: Ranbir Kapoor, actor, makes his way to a Mumbai polling station to cast his ballot in the Lok Sabha Election 2024.

At 04:06:28 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Voting for the Baramulla constituency in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 is now live in Phase 5.
Phase 5 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election is now live: In Jagti township, a special polling booth has been built up for the Kashmiri migrants, and they are casting their votes for the Baramulla constituency.

Phase 5 Voting Live: Up to 3 pm in Maharashtra, 38.77% of eligible voters cast ballots
Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voter turnout in 13 constituencies in Maharashtra stood at 38.77% as of 3 pm.

The Dindori accounted for 45.95%.

At 42.48 percent, Palghar

In the North West of Mumbai, 39%

The percentage for Thane is 36.07%.

Current time: May 20, 2024, 03:40:17 PM IST

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Capital, Votes in the Fifth Phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Aditya Birla Capital Chairman, and his daughter Ananya cast their ballots in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election in 2024 on Mumbai’s Peddar Road.

At 3:38:36 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Actor Shah Rukh Khan and his family visit a Mumbai polling location during the live coverage of Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Election 2024.
The Khan family, including actor Shah Rukh Khan, make their way to a Mumbai polling place to cast their fifth phase ballot.

At 3:34:59 PM IST on May 20, 2024

Up to 3 p.m., 47.5% of voters have cast ballots in 49 constituencies in the next Lok Sabha election, with 62.7% of Bengalis casting ballots.
Phase 5 Voting Live: 47.5% Turnout in 49 Seats as of 3 PM: According to ECI, 62.7% of the total votes cast in Phase 5 occurred in West Bengal.