Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Why Meghalaya CM Was 'Surprised' When He Reached Polling Station To Cast Vote

The northeastern state of Meghalaya has two Lok Sabha constituencies - Tura and Shillong.

The northeastern state of Meghalaya has two Lok Sabha constituencies - Tura and Shillong.

Gunshots were fired near a polling booth in Manipur this morning. A 25-second video circulating online shows commotion and people shouting before two shots are heard in quick succession.

An average voter turnout of 25.20 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling today in all eight parliamentary constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh where voting is underway in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday played a 'dholak' that was gifted to him, and linked dholak and fast bowler Mohd Shami with Amroha's pride.

Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise today.