13.30% turn out till 9:00 AM

Voters turnout Lates updates :

Shillong Seat: 15.41%

Tura: 9.73%

Tura: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma reached the Walbakgre polling station in Tura to cast his vote at 630 am and is in queue.

The voting for the first phase of 18th Lok Sabha election has begun in 102 constituencies across India at 7 am. The voting will be held upto 4 pm today.

Speaking to Hub News, Conrad said that he reached the polling station with the hope to cast his vote early but he was surprised that people had lined up early to vote.

He appealed to people to come out and exercise their democratic rights.

He drove his vehicle from home to reach the polling station this morning.

Agatha in queue to cast her vote

Sitting Tura MP and NPP candidate Agatha K Sangma reached Walbakgre polling station at 730 am and is in queue to cast her vote.

NPP National Treasurer and wife of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Dr Mehtab Sangma cast her vote at Ringre Gittim Polling Station in Tura.

NPP candidate Ampareen Lyngdoh cast her vote in Nongrim Hills under Laitumkhrah Constituency

Congress Candidate Vincent Pala cast his vote

The sitting MP of the Shillong parliamentary seat and Congress candidate, Vincent H Pala cast his vote in Lamyrsiang – Polling Station under Sutnga Saipung constituency.

Laitumkhrah sees early long queues, positive turnout

Positive turnout was observed at Laitumkhrah Polling Station, with long queues forming even before the 7 am voting time. Elderly individuals advised that youths should come forward and exercise their franchise, or their right to vote. They also expressed hope for more development and the curbing of the drug menace.

Long queue at Polling Station in South Tura’s Pechon Memorial School

Long queues were seen at the polling station of the South Tura Constituency at Pechon Memorial Police Public Higher Secondary School, Tura, where people began arriving early to cast their votes

Voters are up early in Hindi School Tura

Voters queue up from 6:30 PM at Hindi School, Tura Bazaar, to cast their votes

Jowai’s Panaliar sees a huge turn out since 6:30 AM

Long queue seen at polling station at Panaliar, Jowai where people were witnessed assembling since 6:30 am.