July 01, 2026 02:19 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'Dharmendra Pradhan will be responsible if anything happens': CJP warns as Sonam Wangchuk's health worsens on day 3 of hunger strike | Adani Ports seals $1.4 billion mega deal as MSC buys 49% stake in Vizhinjam port | Ram Temple donation scam: Former trust chief Champat Rai grilled by SIT for 2 hours, says report | Brazil escape Japan scare, Germany crash out as Paraguay script World Cup shocker | India overtakes Taiwan, South Korea to become world's fifth-largest equity market again | Pakistan strikes terror hideouts near Afghan border after Karachi bloodshed, 29 killed | Israel strikes back: Top October 7 militant “eliminated” in precision operation | Radharaman Das, who defended Bengal's vegetarian mid-day meal plan, loses ISKCON post | Fresh paper leak rocks India: Maharashtra TET postponed a day before exam, over 4 lakh aspirants affected | Pune fort murder case: Siya Goyal's brother says family would have called off marriage if she had objected

UK goes to poll on Thursday, results expected on Friday

| | Jun 08, 2017, at 06:55 pm
London, Jun 8 (IBNS): Polling for the United Kingdom General Election began on Thursday morning amid tight security, according to media reports.

Prime Minister Theresa May had declared it on April 18 this year.

Theresa May, representing the Conservatives, is vying with Jeremy Corbyn from Labour Party in this General Election.

A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected for the new Parliament through this poll.

According to media reports, the outcome of the General Election will determine who will negotiate Britain's departure from the European Union.

Already embroiled in debates about the country's Brexit proposition, UK saw two major terrorist attacks during the campaign run up.

The number of registered voters have gone up to 46.9 million people from 46.4 million in 2015, media report said.

Polls opened at 07:00 BST at more than 40,000 polling stations across the country, with counting starting once voting ends at 22:00 BST, the BBC reported.

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.