During the first phase of polling in Lok Sabha elections 2019, security personnel on Thursday fired shots in air after some people tried to cast vote without voter ID at a polling station in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.
“BSF personnel, fired in air for security reasons after some people without voter ID tried to cast vote. Voting has resumed now," ANI quoted District Magistrate, as saying.
Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 commenced on Thursday.
In 91 constituencies across India, over 14.21 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,279 candidates in the first phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In terms of number of Lok Sabha seats, the first phase is third biggest among the seven phases in which the election will be conducted. More than 1.70 lakh polling booths set up across 20 states and Union Territories.
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