Lok Sabha election 2024: Punjab records 55.65 per cent voting, overall polling peaceful

Gurdaspur - 58.34%

Amritsar - 48.55%

Khadoor Sahib - 55.90%

Jalandhar - 53.66%

Hoshiarpur - 52.39%

Anandpur Sahib - 55.02%

Ludhiana - 52.22%

Fatehgarh Sahib - 54.55%

Faridkot - 54.38%

Ferozpur - 57.68%

Bathinda - 59.25%

Sangrur - 57.21%

Patiala - 58.18%

Nabha - 58.3%

Patiala Rural - 52.9%

Rajpura - 58.8%

Derabasi - 61.7%

Ghanour - 54.01%

Sanour - 55.1%

Patiala Urban - 56.92%

Samana - 59%

Shutrana - 55%

Bathinda: People standing in long queues in searing heat at Booth 92 in Bathinda were left clueless as polling was stopped all of a sudden. When a few of them peeped inside the door, they were surprised to see that the polling staff were having a pizza party.

Ludhiana: Ludhiana Commissionerate Police have booked a voter for clicking photo while casting his vote through EVM inside a polling booth and later sharing it. A case under Sections 128 and 131 of the Representation of the People's Act, and Section 188 of the IPC has been registered against him at Division Number 2 police station here.

Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Sakshi Sawhney said photography and videography while casting a vote are prohibited under the law and nobody would be allowed to do so.

An incident of violence reported from Hariana area of Hoshiarpur. Congress workers have accused AAP of attacking and injuring Congress workers. Victims hospitalised.

Jalandhar: An incident of violence has been reported from Mansurpur Batala in Adampur Assembly segment. AAP supporters allegedly attacked a Congress polling agent, who has been hospitalised.

20.17% voting till 11 am in Amritsar.

24.59% polling in Jalandhar till 11 am.

Ludhiana polls 22.19% till 11 am.

24.59% polling in Jalandhar till 11 am.

Till 11 am, Ludhiana records the second lowest, 22.19 per cent polling in Punjab as Amritsar records the lowest at 20.17%. Bathinda leads the state with highest 26.56% polling.

Former FM Manpreet Singh Badal also casts his vote at Badal village, says there is just one issue in these elections: whether to bring Narendra Modi in power again or not.

Muktsar: SAD's Bathinda candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal today remembered former CM Parkash Singh Badal. She said she prayed before his chair in his room today. She said every election is a challenge and this time other parties have fielded the candidates having Akali background.

Till 9 am, Ferozepur recorded a turnout of 11.61 per cent, followed by Sangrur with 11.36 per cent.

The voter turnout in Amritsar was 7.22 per cent, Anandpur Sahib 9.53 per cent, Bathinda 9.74 per cent, Faridkot 9.83 per cent, Fatehgarh Sahib 8.27 per cent, Gurdaspur 8.81 per cent, Hoshiarpur 9.66 per cent, Jalandhar 9.34 per cent, Khadoor Sahib 9.71 per cent, Ludhiana 9.08 per cent and Patiala 10.98 per cent, as per Election Commission data.

Among those who cast their votes early were Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, AAP leader Raghav Chadha, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, AAP candidate Malvinder Singh Kang, BJP candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu, SAD candidate Anil Joshi, AAP candidates Karamjit Singh Anmol and Laljit Bhullar and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh.

10.71% polling in Jalandhar till 9 am.

 7.36% polling in Amritsar till 9 am.

9.08% polling in Ludhiana till 8 am.

12% polling in Ferozepur till 9 am.

Nabha-11.6

Patiala Rural-7.54

Rajpura-12

Dera Bassi-7.5

Ghanour-13.94

Sanour-8.9

Patiala Urban-11.9

Samana-11

Shutrana-12

Muktsar: 13 pc polling in two hours in Malout Assembly segment in Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency.

12 pc polling till 9 am in Lambi Assembly segment in Bathinda parliamentary constituency.

Amritsar: Following the killing of another AAP worker Deep Inder Singh alias Deepu Lakhowalia at Lakhuwal village in Ajnala last night, the residents of the village decided to boycott the polls.

Jagtar Singh, sarpanch of the village, has confirmed this saying not a single vote would be cast in the elections from the village.

District officials are in talk with them pursuing them not to boycott the elections.

Mohali: Polling began in Mohali district with some of the prominent leaders casting their votes early in the morning. There was a steady stream of voters in many polling booths of the district as people, senior citizens and women turned up early in the morning to set the pace for the day.

In Zirakpur, SAD candidate for Patiala Lok Sabha seat, NK Sharma cast his vote at Lohgarh early in the morning.

In Mohali, AAP leader Raghav Chadha cast his vote at the Lakhnaur polling station. He said, "I appeal to the people of Punjab to come out with family, friends, relatives and neighbours to exercise their franchise. It is too hot and a holiday too but if you miss this chance, you will not get to choose your government for the next five years. This election will decide how the education of children, health facilities for people will be in the coming years."

Patiala: BJP candidate Preneet Kaur paid obeisance at the Kali Devi temple here before casting her vote.

AAP Lok Sabha candidate Balbir Singh, along with family, cast his vote.

Muktsar: PCC chief-cum-Congress candidate from Ludhiana Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and wife Amrita cast their votes in Muktsar town. Raja says the Badals will not be able to reach the Lok Sabha this time. Raja and his wife travelled from Ludhiana to Muktsar to poll their votes this morning.

Muktsar: An EVM at AAP candidate from Bathinda Gurmeet Singh Khudian's native village Khuddian Gulab Singh in Lambi Assembly segment here developed a snag during the mock poll today. The faulty EVM was replaced immediately, say authorities concerned.

Ludhiana: Polling at 2,921 polling stations across 14 Assembly segments falling under Ludhiana (9) and Fatehgarh Sahib (5) parliamentary constituencies has begun in Ludhiana district at 7 am. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer and Commissioner of Police Neelabh Kishore have confirmed that the polling has begun smoothly and peacefully at all the polling stations across 1,410 locations.