A voter turnout of approximately 59.06 per cent was recorded in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
Incidents of minor clashes and protests were reported from West Bengal while there were instances of EVM malfunctioning at some places, including Delhi
Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 62.74 per cent, Uttar Pradesh 54.03 per cent, Bihar 53.30 per cent, Jammu and Kashmir 52.28 per cent, Haryana 58.37 per cent, Odisha 60.07 and Delhi 54.48 per cent, according to the figures released by the Election Commission (EC) as of 7.45 pm
The EC said polling percentage in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir is the highest in many decades
With the end of Phase six today, polling is now complete in 486 seats in 28 states and Union territories
In the national capital of Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu, Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Rahul Gandhi were among those who cast their votes. Cricketer Mahindra Singh Dhoni also cast his vote from Ranchi, Jharkhand
Apart from the seven seats of Delhi, polling was held in 14 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats in Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir
Simultaneously, polling was being held for 42 assembly constituencies in Odisha and the Karnal assembly bypoll in Haryana
Seventh phase and final of Lok Sabha Elections will be held on June 1. Counting of votes is scheduled to on June 4
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