Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Polling for 57 seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term from Varanasi. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 constituencies in UP, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha and three seats in Jharkhand besides Chandigarh. Polling for Odisha’s remaining 42 assembly constituencies and by-polls to six assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh will also coincide. Other prominent candidates among the total 904 contestants in the fray are Union minister Anurag Thakur, Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti and actor Kangana Ranaut. Over 10.06 crore citizens are eligible to vote in this phase.
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