The polling for the sixth phase of elections, which will seal the fate of several heavyweights, is underway. Here’s a look at highlights from 117 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states :
Uttar Pradesh votes
Polling for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh began Thursday, officials said.
As many as 188 candidates are in the fray in the third round of polling in the state.
Balloting is being held at 21,946 polling stations where 94,806 poll officials have been deployed.
Around 20 million voters, including nine million women, are eligible to vote.
The first two rounds saw 21 Lok Sabha constituencies going to polls.
Uttar Pradesh has the largest share of Lok Sabha seats among all states, and sends 80 representatives to the Lok Sabha.
Jharkhand votes
Balloting for four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand began Thursday in the third and final round of polling in the state, officials said.
Voters turned up early at the polling stations, in a bid to beat the heat.
As many as 72 candidates are in the fray.
In the first two phases, voting was held in 10 out of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Polling in these Maoist-affected constituencies is scheduled to end at 4 a.m. due to security reasons.
Madhya Pradesh votes for LS, assembly
Balloting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh and one state assembly seat began Thursday, officials said.
This is the third round of polling in the state. Madhya Pradesh sends 29 representatives to the Lok Sabha.
Chhattisgarh goes to polls
Balloting for seven Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh began Thursday in the third and final round of polling in the state, officials said.
The state has 11 Lok Sabha seats.
Balloting begins in Puducherry
Balloting for the lone Lok Sabha seat of Puducherry began Thursday, officials said.
As many as 30 candidates are in the fray in the union territory, which is also a former French colony.
Voting starts in Maharashtra
Voting in 19 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra began Thursday, marking the third and final round of voting in the state, officials said.
Maharashtra sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha.
Balloting starts in Rajasthan
Polling for five Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan began Thursday, officials said.
This is the second and final round of voting in Rajasthan that sends 25 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha.
West Bengal votes
Voting for six Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal began Thursday, officials said.
This is the second round of polling in the state. West Bengal sends 42 members to the Lok Sabha.
Balloting starts in Kashmir's Anantnag
People turned up early at polling booths as voting for the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir began Thursday, officials said.
As many as 12 candidates are in the fray in Anantnag, one of six Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Over 1.2 million electors are eligible to exercise their franchise in 1,615 polling booths.
This is the third round of voting in the state. Balloting will be completed in five phases. Voting in two Lok Sabha constituencies has been completed.
Voting starts in Assam
Voting for six Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam began Thursday, officials said.
This is the third and final round of voting in the state. Assam sends a total of 14 members to the Lok Sabha.
Voting starts in Bihar for LS, assembly
Voting in Bihar for seven Lok Sabha seats and two state assembly seats began Thursday, officials said.
Balloting for the Lok Sabha and the assembly bye-election are being held simultaneously. This is the third round of polling in the state that sends 40 lawmakers to parliament.
Voting begins in Tamil Nadu
Voting for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and one state assembly seat began Thursday, officials said.
Over 55 million voters, including 27 million women, are eligible to vote. Nearly 13 percent of the voters are in the age group of 18-25 years.