High-stakes contests in Nandigram and Bhabanipur dominate Bengal elections, with early voting trends and security concerns shaping the narrative across key districts.
Polling has begun across three regions with early turnout trends and strong appeals from leadership urging greater participation, especially among youth and women voters.
Polls closed in Bangladesh on Thursday in a direct contest between Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an 11-party alliance led by the resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami, after voting centers shut their gates at 4.30 pm.
Voting was held in 18,274 polling stations from 7 am to 6 pm. Of these, 2,055 polling stations have been earmarked as sensitive.
As per the figures till 6 pm, Ernakulam district recorded the highest voter turnout (73.36 per cent). Alappuzha recorded 72.74 per cent and Idukki 70.26 per cent.
A total of 45,341 polling booths were set up across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, for over 3.75 crore voters. The fate of 1,314 candidates, including 122 women, was sealed in the EVMs.
Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday visited Jor Bagh area, where he met with residents who shared various civic concerns related to street lighting, cleanliness, water supply, pruning of trees, and the maintenance of internal roads.
Fadnavis tweeted on his X handle on Tuesday that the Congress won in more than two dozen places where the voter turnout increased by over 8 per cent.
The counting of votes will take place on Monday.
"The Election Commission of India is now introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system to provide timely updates on the approximate voter turnout percentage trends, " the poll panel Tuesday said in release.
