https___diplomacybeyond.com_lok-sabha-poll-2019-second-phase-witnessed-67-turnout-faulty-evm-and-violence_.xml
https___www.bbc.com_nepali_news-47978696_1.xml
1.1 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.1 5.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.2 8.1 9.1
Stones were thrown at a CPM candidate’s car in West Bengal, while technical glitches were reported from five states. The Lok Sabha elections second phase voting commenced across 11 states and one union territory on April 18. The dramatic election registered a tentative voter turnout of 67.6%, besides faulty EVMs, and violence in West Bengal. In 2014, the turnout figure of the voters was 69.62%. The mega seven-phase electoral exercise began in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and union territory Puducherry. Incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal, where stones were hurled at a CPM candidate’s car. He was on his way to cast vote in Patagora of Raigunj constituency. The voters also blocked the National Highway 34, near a booth in Girpar in the same constituency. They claimed that unknown miscreants did not allow them to vote, pushing the police to use batons. Additionally, the second phase of poll for 95 constituencies witnessed reports of glitches in voting machines. The reports of technical fault came from Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The highest turnout was reported from Puducherry (78%), Manipur (77.86%), and West Bengal (76.42%). While Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka saw weak number of voters exercising their franchise. Voting in Odisha picked up pace with 53% of the state’s electorate exercising their franchise till 3 pm. Voting in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore was cancelled earlier after multiple raids conducted alleged use of money to influence voters. Besides, the Election Commission postponed the polling in Tripura (East) to April 23, citing safety reasons. Also Read: BJP Unveils Candidates for 2019 General Elections
1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1
भारत निर्वाचन: दोस्रो चरणमा ९५ सिटको लागि मतदान, ६१ प्रतिशत बढी मतदान भारतको लोकसभा चुनावको दोस्रो चरण अन्तर्गत बिहीवार १२ राज्य र एक केन्द्र प्रशासित प्रदेशका ९५ सिटको लागि भएको चुनाव सम्पन्न भएको छ। भारतीय निर्वाचन आयोगका अनुसार दोस्रो चरणमा ५.४० बजेसम्म ६१ प्रतिशतभन्दा बढी मत खसिसकेको थियो। दोस्रो चरणको मतदानमा दशौँ लाख भारतीयहरू सहभागी भएका छन्। अधिकांश स्थानमा निर्वाचन शान्तिपूर्ण रूपमा सम्पन्न भएको खबर छ। उडिसा राज्यमा एकजना निर्वाचन अधिकारीलाई माओवादी विद्रोहीहरूले एम्बुसमा पारी गोली हानी हत्या गरिदिएका छन्। भारत प्रशासित कश्मीरको श्रीनगरमा पनि सुरक्षा व्यवस्था कडा पारिएको थियो। प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी दोस्रो कार्यकालका निम्ति निर्वाचित हुने आशमा छन् भने विपक्षी कंग्रेसले उनलाई चुनौती दिइरहेको छ। हिंसात्मक घटना बिहीवार बिहान मतदान सुरु हुनुभन्दा केही घण्टा अगाडि उडिसाको एक मतकेन्द्रमा जाँदै गर्दा सन्जुक्ता डिगलको गाडीमाथि माओवादीहरूले आक्रमण गरे। बिहीवारको दोस्रो चरणको मतदान १२ राज्य तथा एक केन्द्रशासित प्रदेशमा भएका थिए। आसाम, बिहार, छत्तीसगढ, जम्मू कश्मीर, कर्नाटक, महाराष्ट्र, मणिपुर, उडिसा, पुदुचेरी, तमिलनाडु, त्रिपुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश र पश्चिम बंगालका सिटहरूमा मतदान भएका छन्। कूल ५४३ लोकसभा सिट मध्ये आजको मतदानले ९५ सिटको टुङ्गो लगाउनेछ। भारतको चुनाव ७ चरणमा भइरहेको छ। मे १९ मा अन्तिम चरणको मतदान सकिएपछि मे २३ मा मतगणना हुनेछ। यो चुनावलाई प्रधानमन्त्री मोदीप्रति जनमत सङ्ग्रहको रूपमा पनि हेरिएको छ।