At least 64.45% of the electorate in 93 constituencies cast their votes on May 7 in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election, which has now crossed the halfway mark, with voting complete in 282 out of 543 seats. Apart from sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal, the voting was largely peaceful. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were among the voters in this phase, with the latter also in the fray.
Though the polling was only till 6 p.m., voters could still be seen queueing at many polling stations, the Election Commission of India said in a statement. “Voters from across 11 States/UTs participated enthusiastically to cast their vote at their polling stations, braving hot weather conditions in some areas,” the ECI statement added. The remaining four phases will take place between May 13 and June 1, with the counting of votes for all seats slated for June 4.
