Lok Sabha Election Live Updates | 'Created World Record 642 Million Voters': ECI Addresses Press Conference

Lok Sabha Chunav 2024 Live Updates: Repolling is being held at one booth each in West Bengal's Barasat and Mathurapur parliamentary constituencies.

Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Countdown Live Updates: The wait is about to end for crores of Indians who are eagerly waiting for the results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The counting of votes for 542 seats will be taken up on June 4 from 8am onwards. The exit polls have given a clear mandate to the BJP-led NDA, an outcome that has been totally rejected by the Congress-led INDIA bloc. Amid this, repolling is being held in West Bengal's certain booths marred by violence on June 1. The Election Commission has ordered repolling at one polling station each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies of Bengal.

Repolling is being held at 61 Kadambagachi Saradar Pada FP School of 120-Deganga Assembly Constituency in 17 Barasat Parliamentary Constituency and 26 Aaddir Mahal Srichaitanya Bidyapith FP School of 131-Kakdwip Assembly Constituency in 20-Mathurapur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal.

Election Commission's Press Conference

A day before counting, the Election Commission will hold a press conference this afternoon. This might be the first time in the country's electoral history that the poll body is convening a press conference on the conclusion of Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission is likely to express gratitude to the polling personnel, security officers, voters and political parties for their participation in the poll. The EC is also likely to share some data and information related to the polls and counting.

BJP, Congress In War Of Words

The Congress has alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah made calls to around 150 District Magistrates ahead of the counting and it could influence the results. Congress demanded counting of postal ballot papers be completed before the EVMs.

On the other hand, the BJP wrote to the Election Commission alleging that Congress may try to create chaos on the counting days and urged the poll body to take strict action.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Results Counting Day, Time

The counting of votes from across India for the 542 seats will be taken up on June 4. The counting will start from 8am.

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03 June 2024

16:33 IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Security Forces Carry Out Flag March, Watch

Security Forces carried out a flag march in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali as counting is going to take place on June 4.

#WATCH | West Bengal: Security Forces carry out a flag march in Sandeshkhali ahead of the counting of votes for #LokSabhaElections2024 tomorrow, 4th June pic.twitter.com/XoPGFuYRvq

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2024

14:40 IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 'We just have to wait and see': Sonia Gandhi

A day before the Lok Sabha Election result, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi reacted on exit polls and said, "We just have to wait and see".

13:08 IST

Lok Sabha Live Updates: Record Seizures Of Rs 10,000 Crores This Year, Says EC

"Election Commission made a record seizure record of almost Rs 10,000 crores during this election. This is nearly 3 times the value seized in 2019...Local teams were empowered to do their work," said CEC Rajiv Kumar.

12:50 IST

Lok Sabha ELection 2024: 'Created World Record 642 Million Voters': ECI Addresses Press Conference 

As ECI is going to announce the result on June 4, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that the Lok Sabha Election 2024 created a world record of 642 million voters, "We have created a world record of 642 million voters. This is 1.5 times voters of all G7 countries and 2.5 times voters of 27 countries in EU," he said.

11:51 IST

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results Live: BJP Responsible For Many Wrong Things, Says Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, " BJP is responsible for many wrong things. They spoiled the harmony of the country..they made different castes and communities fight against each other...they made paper leaks happen...they made crimes against women rise...atrocities were unleashed against women wrestlers, backward classes and tribals..."

11:30 IST

Warangal Lok Sabha Election Results Live: Eight Counting Halls Setup

On vote counting arrangements, Warangal constituency Returning Officer and District Collector P Pravinya said, "For Warangal constituency, we have 7 Assembly segments and there are a total of 8 counting halls including postal ballot counting halls. Today we are having a dress rehearsal training for all the staff which includes counting supervisors, counting assistants, microobservers etc. Based on today's training, we will start the counting of votes tomorrow at 8 am. A staff of 1200 has been deployed here which includes staff of actual counting and also staff who are there for tabulation and data entry. We have set up a 3-tier barricading system and there will be sufficient police deployed to ensure law and order in the area... The first round of counting for EVM might be completed by 9 am whereas postal ballots will take some more time given the preliminary rejections..."

10:46 IST

Lok Sabha Chunav 2024 Live Updates: Sonia Gandhi Reacts To Exil Poll Predictions

Reacting to the exit poll predictions ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 results tomorrow, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said, "We have to wait. Just wait and see. We are very hopeful that our results are completely the opposite to what the exit polls are showing."

09:41 IST

Bengal Lok Sabha Polls Live: CAPFs To Remain Deployed Till June 19

To manage post-election violence, nearly 400 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies (over 40,000 personnel) will remain in West Bengal until June 19. A significant portion of the CAPFs will consist of the Central Reserve Police Force: Official sources

09:14 IST

Live Updates: No Semblance Of Free And Fair Election In West Bengal, Alleges BJP

BJP leader Amit Malviya has accused the Mamata Banerjee of compormising elections. "CCTV camera in a polling booth should be put in a manner so that it gets a complete view of the room, particularly the point where EVM is kept, so that any attempt to cast fake vote or rig the election, using unfair means, is captured. But in the famed Diamond Harbour model, CCTV cameras are positioned, such that they capture nothing. This is how Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and heir apparent contests and wins election. What is deeply worrying is that a thoroughly compromised bureaucracy steps up to serve his malignant intent. There is no semblance of free and fair election in West Bengal," said BJP leader Amit Malviya.

08:46 IST

Lok Sabha Election Results Live: Congress Demands Declaration Of Postal Ballots Votes Before EVM

The Congress party has come out with another demand for the Election Commisison of India. The party has urged the EC to declare postal ballot votes beforehand.

पोस्टल बैलेट चुनाव के मामले में निर्णायक साबित होते हैं। ये प्रक्रिया चुनाव के परिणाम को पूरी तरह से बदल सकती है।

नियम के अनुसार पोस्टल बैलेट की गिनती पहले की जाती है, जिसके कुछ समय बाद EVM की गिनती शुरु की जा सकती है।

इसमें सबसे जरूरी ये है कि पोस्टल बैलेट का परिणाम, EVM से… pic.twitter.com/k5p9AEH7JQ

— Congress (@INCIndia) June 2, 2024

08:22 IST

Lok Sabha Election Exit Poll Results Live Updates: Odisha BJP Gives Credit To Modi

On Exit Poll, Manmohan Samal, Odisha BJP State president said, "The credit goes to PM Modi...91-93% people are attached to him...the public is convinced and they fought the elections on the behalf of BJP...The public of Odisha want to change and they will dethrone the BJD government..."

08:14 IST

Bengal Lok Sabha Polls Live: Visuals From Re-Polling Centres

Re-election is being held in booth number 61 of Kadambagachi Sardar Para area of ​​Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency, Deganga Assembly constituency today. 

#WATCH | West Bengal: Re-election being held in booth number 61 of Kadambagachi Sardar Para area of ​​Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency, Deganga Assembly constituency today.

Heavy security deployed around the polling booth. pic.twitter.com/rRZHawpd5f

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2024