NEW DELHI, 08 May 2023– With over 111 million people on Tuesday voted to elect their LokSabha Representatuves in 93 constituencies across 11 states and Union terrritories. , marking the end of high stakes third phase of polling that saw citizens from Assam to Gujarat and Karnataka to western Uttar Pradesh exercise their franchsie.
With this, 283 seats or more than half of the Lok Sabha’s strength of 543- have gone to the polls since the general elections began last month.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the voters who exercised their franchise in Gujarat, where al Lok Sabha seats went to the polls.
“Today is the day of celebrations for democracy, I will congratulate the first two phases of polls almost violence- free. In the past, violence during elections was very common,” he said.
