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Lok Sabha elections phase 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Moderate voting in Delhi, massive turnout in Bengal

Summary
The seven constituencies in Delhi are voting alongside 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eights each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, and four in Jharkhand
06:06 PM (IST) May 12
Final voter turnout in Delhi

06:05 PM (IST) May 12
Final voting percentage in Phase 6 of Lok Sabha election state-wise

04:55 PM (IST) May 12
Voter turnout till 4 PM
West Bengal: 70.53%
Delhi: 45.24%
Haryana: 51.97%
Uttar Pradesh: 43.26%
Bihar: 44.40%
Jharkhand: 58.08%
Madhya Pradesh: 52.78%
04:11 PM (IST) May 12
Bengal unrest continues
MA Naqvi, BJP after meeting West Bengal CEO: Have demanded that outsiders be not allowed in LS constituencies, 48 hours before the elections, & that history-sheeters be arrested. Our candidate Bharati Ghosh's car was stopped, have demanded action against the officers involved.

03:05 PM (IST) May 12
BJP accused of creating trouble
AAP South Delhi candidate Raghav Chadha said, “BJP workers are moving around in a polling booth in Sangam Vihar in BJP scarves, a person voted 4 times. We identified 8-10 such people and caught one red-handed. Ramesh Bidhuri (BJP candidate) is losing badly so is indulging in such tactics”
01:16 PM (IST) May 12
Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh remark
“At a booth in Rampura (West Medinipur), my people were being threatened since yesterday so I went to meet. TMC goons attacked us, we were stopped from going inside the booth. These people are stopping people from voting,” West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh.
01:02 PM (IST) May 12
Bengal unrest
West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has sought a report from District Magistrate of Ghatal on the attack on BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh's convoy earlier today
12:53 PM (IST) May 12
Australia's Envoy to India, Harinder Sidhu remark
“It's been a really inspiring experience. How can you get so many people to voting? Answer is well-organised EC & its officials. It's a good system & organised,” says Australia's Envoy to India, Harinder Sidhu.

12:18 PM (IST) May 12
Voter turnout till 12 PM

11:58 AM (IST) May 12
Modi’s remark on Shopian encounter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Aaj subah pata chala ki Kashmir mein kuch aatankwadiyon ko hamari sena ne maar giraya. Ab kuch logon ki ye pareshani hai ki aaj jab matdaan chal raha hai tab Modi ne aatankwadiyon ko kyun mara?” (I heard that some terrorists were killed by security forces on Sunday. Now some people are saying that when the election is going on, why did Modi kill the terrorists.)
11:46 AM (IST) May 12
Delhi's oldest voter
Delhi's oldest voter, 111-year old Bachan Singh after casting his vote at a polling booth in Sant Garh.

11:44 AM (IST) May 12
BJP-TMC clash in Bankura
Scuffle between BJP workers and TMC workers at polling booth number 254 in Bankura after BJP alleged rigging by TMC workers.
11:01 AM (IST) May 12
Bharati Ghosh's car attacked
BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh's car attacked with brick. Though she left unhurt, two of her security personnel sustained injuries. Later she was heckled at a polling booth.

10:56 AM (IST) May 12
Sushma Swaraj casts vote
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj after casting her vote at a polling booth in NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane.

10:53 AM (IST) May 12
Arvind Kejriwal casts vote
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote at a polling booth in Civil Lines.

10:24 AM (IST) May 12
Rahul Gandhi addresses media
"The election was fought on key issues including demonetization, farmer problems, Gabbar Singh Tax and corruption in Rafale. Narendra Modi used hatred in the campaign and we used love and I am confident love will win," says Congress president Rahul Gandhi after casting his votes.
10:12 AM (IST) May 12
Rahul Gandhi casts his vote
Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrives to cast his vote at a polling booth in NP Senior Secondary School in Aurangzeb Lane.

10:11 AM (IST) May 12
Voting percentage in Delhi
1. Chandni Chowk: 6.90
2. North East Delhi: 8.61
3. East Delhi: 8.36
4. New Delhi: 6.48
5. North West Delhi: 8.00
6. West Delhi: 8.33
7. South Delhi: 7.05
10:05 AM (IST) May 12
MyNation ready-reckoner
The nation is once again voting on Sunday. This is the sixth phase of the seven-phase exercise to cover a total of 900 million voters. The sixth phase will see the fate of several high profile names sealed in EVMs. MyNation brings a profile of this phase. Read the full story here
09:49 AM (IST) May 12
BJP workers attacked in Bengal
Three BJP workers attacked in Bengal. Read the entire report here.