Phase 3: Brisk polling across 11 states, 3 UTs
The polling began at 7 am.
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at the polling station in Nirman Bhavan in Central Delhi.
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Defence Minister A K Antony cast his vote in a booth in Thiruvananthapuram.
In Bihar, voting was stopped in Jamui parliamentary constituency after at least two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and three others were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) triggered by Maoists on Thursday
On the other hand, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat cast his vote in Nagpur city of Maharashtra.
"All those voting today in 91 Lok Sabha seats, 70 seats for Odisha Vidhan Sabha & by-election in Maharashtra should vote in record numbers," tweeted Modi.
Thursday's elections will decide the fate of top leaders like union ministers Kamal Nath, Kapil Sibal, Ajit Singh, former BJP president Nitin Gadkari, retired Army chief General VK Singh, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates Yogendra Yadav, Ashutosh and Shazia Ilmi.
In Delhi, over 12 million voters exercise their franchise and choose their representatives for seven constituencies between three main political parties - the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the AAP.
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