Feb 9: The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Delhi Assembly polls are kept under tight security, in the 'Strong Room' located at Atal Adarsh Bengali Balika Vidyalaya in Gol Market.
Voting for Delhi Assembly elections took place on Saturday with voters turnout well short of the 2015 election mark.
Counting of the votes will be on February 11.
Earlier, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain had said the Delhi elections took place peacefully and smoothly.
The stage is all set for the third phase of voting for the Lok Sabha election, which will take place on Tuesday, May 7. The polling will take place across 94 Lok Sabha constituencies covering ten states and two union territories.
Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats were also to vote in the third phase of polling. However, due to several connectivity issues, the Election Commission of India rescheduled it to May 25.
The voting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election will begin at 7 am on Tuesday and conclude at 5 pm. The results will be declared on June 4.
Lok Sabha election Phase 3: List of states and constituencies:
| Karnataka | Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Shimoga |
|---|---|
| Assam | Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati |
| Chhattisgarh | Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur |
| Bihar | Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria |
| West Bengal | Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad |
| Goa | North Goa, South Goa |
| Gujarat | Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sambhal, Hathras, Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhind, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha, Betul |
| Maharashtra | Baramati, Raigad, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), Solapur (SC), Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Daman and Diu | Daman and Diu |
Over 1,300 candidates, including 120 women, are in the fray in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election. Some of the key candidates include bigwigs such as union ministers Amit Shah, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Mansukh Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, Pralhad Joshi, and SP Singh Baghel. Former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh are also contesting the election in Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, the fate of former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will also be decided in the third phase. Meanwhile, several members of Mulayam Singh Yadav's family are also contesting in this phase in Uttar Pradesh.
List of key candidates and their constituencies
Amit Shah (BJP) - Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
Digvijaya Singh (Congress) - Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) - Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
Dimple Yadav (SP) - Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Supriya Sule (NCP) - Baramati, Maharashtra
Purshottam Rupala (BJP) - Rajkot, Gujarat
Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP) - Guna, Madhya Pradesh
Pralhad Joshi (BJP) - Dharwad, Karnataka
KS Eshwarappa (BJP) - Shimoga, Karnataka
Praniti Shinde (Congress) - Solapur, Maharashtra
Hasmukbhai Patel (BJP) - Ahmedabad East, Gujarat
Pallavi Dempo (BJP) - South Goa, Goa
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress) - Berhampore, West Bengal
The Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases - with the first phases concluded on April 19 and April 26. The third phase will be held on May 7; the fourth phase will be held on May 13; the fifth phase will be on May 20; the sixth phase will be on May 25; and the seventh phase on June 1.
The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1 in the excise policy case.
The top court, however, stated that it will be passing a detailed order over the matter soon.
On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate had opposed the move to grant interim bail to Kejriwal saying that “any special concession” to him will “amount to anathema to the rule of law and equality… thereby creating two separate classes in the country viz. ordinary people, who are bound by the rule of law as well as the laws of the country, and politicians who can seek exemption from the laws”.
The ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in the excise policy case.
“The right to campaign for an election is neither a fundamental right nor a constitutional right and not even a legal right,” the ED said, maintaining that to its knowledge, “no political leader has been granted interim bail for campaigning even though he is not the contesting candidate”.
After the ED filed its affidavit, the AAP, in a press release, said, “The legal team of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor, Shri Arvind Kejriwal, has raised strong objection to the affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate opposing interim bail in the Supreme Court.”
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