As the polling for Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 kicked off, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 19 known as on voters to train their franchise in file numbers.
In a put up shared on social media platform X, PM Modi urged the younger and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
He stated, “The 2024 Lok Sabha elections commence today! As 102 seats across 21 states and UTs go to the polls, I urge all those voting in these seats to exercise their franchise in record numbers.”
“I particularly call upon the young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers. After all, every vote counts, and every voice matters,” PM Modi added.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 (Phase 1): Voting begins
The individuals of 102 Lok Sabha constituencies throughout 21 states and union territories (UTs) are at the moment polling in the primary section of voting on Friday (April 19) to elect their representatives to the Lower House.
In the primary section, Tamil Nadu will see polling for all 39 seats, adopted by 12 in Rajasthan, 8 in Uttar Pradesh, 6 in Madhya Pradesh, and 5 every in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Assam. Meanwhile, Bihar will see polling in 4 key constituencies. West Bengal, too, will witness a ballot on three seats. While Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Manipur will see voting in two constituencies every, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Andaman, and the Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Jammu and Kashmir will see voting in one constituency every. Results for all seats will likely be declared on June 4.
Meanwhile, a number of key candidates are preventing the ballot battle in the primary section. Amongst the distinguished leaders making an attempt their electoral luck in section one are Union ministers Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur, Kiren Rijiju from Arunachal Pradesh (West), Arjun Ram Meghwal from Bikaner, Sarbanada Sonowal from Dibrugarh in Assam, Sanjeev Baliyan from Muzaffarnagar in western UP, Jitendra Singh from Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, and Bhupendra Yadav from Alwar in Rajasthan.
Tamilisai Soundararajan, who just lately resigned as governor of Telangana and Lt Governor of Puducherry to return to energetic politics, is contesting from Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency. Nakul Nath, son of Congress chief and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, is searching for reelection from Chhindwara.
Of the 2 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tripura, the seat of West Tripura that votes in the primary section will see a high-voltage conflict between former chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and state Congress president Ashish Kumar Saha.
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