Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 6 61.14% voting percentage; West Bengal posts highest voter turnout

Votinng under Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 was completed on Sunday. Seven states, including Delhi, went to polls in this phase. The total voter turnout recorded was 61.14 per cent. West Bengal once again posted the highest voter turnout at 80.16 per cent.

There are 59 parliamentary seats up for grabs in this phase. The states polling today are Bihar (8 parliamentary constituencies), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (8) and Delhi-NCR (7).

Delhi is one of the key regions in this Lok Sabha polls. Some of the bigwigs from Congress, BJP as well as AAP are contesting from Delhi. The lead up to the polls has also been rife with controversies and dramas this time, the latest being the entire pamphlet saga involving AAP candidate Atishi and BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir that has resulted in an exchange of legal notices.

There are 164 candidates in the fray this time in Delhi, out of which 18 are women. Some of the candidates fighting from Delhi are Congress’ Sheila Dikshit, Vijender Singh, Ajay Maken, BJP’s Manoj Tiwari, Gautam Gambhir, Meenakshi Lekhi, Harsh Vardhan, AAP’s Atishi and Dilip Pandey.