Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:31am on 25 May 2024,Saturday Politics
In the ongoing sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, voting took place in six states and two Union Territories. By 11 am, the voter turnout was 26%, with West Bengal leading at 36.88% and Delhi at 21.69%. Over 11 crore voters will decide the fate of 889 candidates contesting 58 seats. Notable voters included President Droupadi Murmu, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Prominent candidates in this phase include Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Rao Inderjit Singh, BJP's Maneka Gandhi and Sambit Patra, and Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar.
