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At least people were killed on the first day of polling in India's general elections, which are seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party.
A ruling Telugu Desam party worker and another belonging to the main opposition YSR Congress were killed in a poll-related group clash in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh, police said.
The clash occurred at Veerapuram village under Tadipatri Assembly constituency in the afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Pulla Reddy of YSR Congress party and Sidda Bhaskar Reddy of the TDP, according to police sources.
Violent clashes were also reported elsewhere in the state, where voters are casting ballots for 25 members of India's lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, and 175 state assembly seats.
Outside of Andhra Pradesh, voting was taking place in 17 other Indian states and two Union Territories Thursday in the first of a seven-phase election staged over six weeks.
With 900 million of India's 1.3 people registered to vote, it is the world's largest democratic exercise. Over the course of the election, 543 Lok Sahba seats will be decided from about a million polling stations across India.
With Modi as their frontman, the BJP won a clear majority in 2014 elections. Under the leadership of political dynasty scion Rahul Gandhi, India's National Congress party, which ruled the country for about half a century since the 1947 independence, has struggled to coalesce India's many opposition parties into a coherent effort that could go head-to-head with the BJP.
Surveys show the ruling party projected to come out first again in this year's polls, though with a smaller mandate.
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Andhra Pradesh was 55%, in Arunachal Pradesh was 50.87% and in Sikkim was 55%. #IndiaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/dkAYW8sS2N
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Maharashtra is 46.13%. #IndiaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/MelIt4PLZd
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Voter turnout till 3 pm in Jammu and Kashmir is 46.17%. #IndiaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/v7a8giZkyE
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Guntur: TDP leader Kodela Siva Prasada Rao attacked at a polling booth in Sattenapalli. More details awaited. #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/AOboPpQ3e4Earlier in the day, Naidu had expressed his unhappiness over EVMs not functioning in several polling booths, including the one where state Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi went to cast his vote. Polling was delayed at several places, Naidu told the media.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
#Indianelections2019 Despite his physical disability, Rakkappa turned up to vote for Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today. His grandson drove him on a bike to the polling booth. (Anu Cinubal/Khaleej Times). #VoteForIndia
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) April 11, 2019
#Indianelections2019 Voters have been queuing up since 6.30 am to cast their vote in #AndraPradesh. Voting at this booth has been paused due to issues with the electronic voting machine (EVM). #VoteForIndia
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(Anu Cinubal/Khaleej Times). pic.twitter.com/BraM1gmKjH
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) April 11, 2019
#WATCH: Clash broke out between YSRCP and TDP workers in Puthalapattu Constituency in Bandarlapalli, Andhra Pradesh. Police resorted to lathi-charge pic.twitter.com/q7vxRIR0R8
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Telangana: Khammam Congress candidate Renuka Choudhary casts her vote. Says 'I am hopeful that we will be able to win this race, I am very optimistic' #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/nVjAxbpr78The highest polling percentage of over 36 per cent was registered in Medak constituency while polling was dull at 12.20 per cent in Hyderabad.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Maharashtra: IED blast by naxals near a polling booth in Etapalli in Gadchiroli district, no injuries reported
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019: Voting underway at a polling station in Berhampur in Odisha pic.twitter.com/Vc6WExDuf6In the first phase, a total of 60,03,707 voters comprising 29,72,925 male voters, 30,30,222 female voters and 560 transgenders are eligible to cast their votes in 7,233 booths.?
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Maharashtra: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari cast his vote at polling booth number 220 in Nagpur parliamentary constituency #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/hSrlIySwUV??"There are massive queues outside these polling stations. Since past one hour, barely four people have cast their votes. We have complained to the local Election Commission officials to make alternative EVMs available immediately," said a state Congress spokesperson.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
#Indianelections2019: Indians can be seen casting their vote amid tight security at Kuppam Boys High school in #AndhraPradesh on the first day of elections.
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) April 11, 2019
#Indianelections2019: Voting began on Thursday across 91 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 20 states and Union Territories. Voters can be seen casting vote at Kuppam Boys High school in #AndhraPradesh.
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) April 11, 2019
#ElectionsWithNews18 -- World's shortest woman Jyoti Amge appeals people to vote #BattleOf2019 #LokSabhaElections2019 #VotingRound1 #ButtonDabaoDeshBanao pic.twitter.com/bPUTd204Jt??"I request all people to vote.Please vote first and then go to complete all your other works," Amge told the media as she displayed her marked finger.?
- News18 (@CNNnews18) April 11, 2019
No 2 Crore JOBS.He also denounced the Modi government over demonetization and Goods and Services Tax and also accused it of spreading distrust and hate.
No 15 Lakhs in Bank A/C.
No ACCHE DIN.
Instead:
No JOBS.
DEMONETISATION.
Farmers in Pain.
GABBAR SINGH TAX.
Suit Boot Sarkar.
RAFALE.
Lies. Lies. Lies.
Distrust. Violence. HATE. Fear.
You vote today for the soul of India. For her future.
Vote wisely. pic.twitter.com/wKNTBuGA7J
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2019
2019 Lok Sabha elections commence today.
I call upon all those whose constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers and exercise their franchise.
I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.
- Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2019
Voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Telangana is 10.6%, 5.83% in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 10.2% in Assam and 13.3% in Arunachal Pradesh pic.twitter.com/NmNrFZ0ti7The first phase is third biggest in terms of number of Lok Sabha seats among the seven phases in which the election will be conducted.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Voter turnout till 9 am in Saharanpur- 8%, Kairana-10%, Muzaffarnagar-10%, Meerut- 10%, Bijnor - 11%, Baghpat - 11%, Ghaziabad - 12% and Gautam Budh Nagar-12% pic.twitter.com/2kIQkCzz5zMore than 1.70 lakh polling booths set up across 20 states and Union Territories.
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 11, 2019
Maharashtra: Voting underway at a polling booth in Allapalli village, in Gadchiroli #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/6kImZ8kwPlUrging people to vote for national security and the country's unity, Bhagwat said: "Voting is our duty." Eminent social worker Vikas Amte and his family voted in Anandvan (Wardha) while former union Minister Praful Patel and his family voted in Bhandara-Gondiya.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Maharashtra: A 92 year old voter DN Sanghani accompanied by his son and daughter in law after casting their votes at a polling booth in Gondia #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/niom1ttOOnAt polling stations in Aheri in the Maoist-infested Gadchiroli-Chimur, long queues of voters including many women and youth were seen even before the polling started.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his family after casting their vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 in Amravati. pic.twitter.com/QzlYYfNzjdNaidu, his wife N. Bhuvaneswari, son N. Lokesh and daughter-in-law N. Brahmani exercised their franchise at a polling booth in Undavalli in Mangalagiri Assembly constituency in Guntur district.
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Jammu & Kashmir: Voters queue up to cast their vote for the #LokSabhaElections2019 at polling booths 15 and 16 in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Voting on 2 parliamentary constituencies in the state is being held today. pic.twitter.com/GbFwRO6mrQ
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Uttarakhand: Voting underway at booth number 4 in Haldwani for the #LokSabhaElections2019 Voting on 2 parliamentary constituencies in the state is being held today. pic.twitter.com/7Deyq4I3zy
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
Andhra Pradesh: Visuals from a polling booth in Vishapkhapatnam as voting begins for #LokSabhaElections2019 . Voting on 25 parliamentary constituencies in the state is being held today. pic.twitter.com/PRvxWQXgQp
- ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019
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