Voting for the Leh constituency took place on May 6, 2019. This photo is taken in the Nimgo area where voters stepped out to vote in fifth phase of the elections. Photo Courtesy: District Administration, Leh
There are more lions in this area than humans. In fact, there is just one voter - Mahant Bharatdas Bapu, who stays approx 70km inside the Gir Sanctuary. Election Commission officials set up a polling booth just for him. The polling booth is part of the Somnath district and comes under the Junagadh constituency. "Government spent a lot in setting up the polling booth. People should come out and vote in large numbers. I never miss out a chance to exercise my vote. The election team especially came here for me and it shows that every vote matters. I am happy to tell you that this booth has a distinction of registering 100 per cent voter percentage," Bapu said while speaking to ANI. BCCL Photo
Voting was also a good time for a fan moment. This BSF jawan managed to capture a memorable selfie with Sourav Ganguly, the Prince of Kolkata as he is called, during the last phase of voting. PTI Photo.
A farmer in Punjab shows off his inked finger after voting. He was back to work in the field soon after exercising his franchise. PTI Photo
53 year old Narendra Pawar is a resident of Sion. He was admitted with acute Gastroenteritis on April 27 at Surana group of Hospitals. On polling day in Mumbai, he had requested doctors to arrange an ambulance for him so he could also go and cast his vote. Dr. Prince Surana, CEO of the Surana group of hospital, talking to Mirror, said, “We got request to arrange ambulance for him so that he can cast his valuable vote on polling day. On polling day, we have arranged four ambulances with nurse and doctors to accompany those who needed help." Photo by Sachin Haralkar/ BCCL
How far would you travel to cast your vote? For these voters from Kullu, voting involved crossing a river by a ropeway before they could reach their polling booth on the other side to cast their vote. PTI Photo
For this groom at a polling booth in Manali, voting came before his wedding. Manali was among 56 consttuencies that cast their votes in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha polls. PTI Photo
Conjoined twins Farah and Saba cast their votes separately in Patna in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. This is not the first time they have voted. They were first-time voters in October 2015 during the Bihar Assembly Elections. But the election commission counted them as a 'single voter'. This is the first time their votes have been counted separately. Photo by KM Sharma/ BCCL
At 15,256 feet, this is the world's highest polling station. Tashigang is in Himachal Pradesh and recorded a voter turnout of 142.85 per cent! And believe it or not, all the votes were held valid. It's natural to wonder how that is even possible. Out of the 49 registered voters of Tashigang, a total of 36 villagers cast their vote. The jump over the 100 per cent mark was contributed by many poll officials, who were deployed to Tashigang and neighbouring areas, who were determined to vote at this polling station. PTI Photo
Shyam Saran Negi is 102 years old and has voted in every election since 1952. He stays in Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh and is independent India's first voter. He was given a special welcome as he arrived at the local polling booth to cast his vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. PTI Photo
A Muslim voter shows off her inked finger after voting in Coimbatore. BCCL Photo
Three generations of a family, including 85 year old Kanniappan came out to vote on April 18, 2019. This photo was taken during the second phase of polling that took place in Tiruvannamalai. The 85 year old is a first-time voter. Kanniappan was rescued in 2017 from wood-cutting and charcoal-making units in remote villages in Kancheepuram and Tiruvannamalai districts along with 50 other workers. PTI Photo
It was a landmark election, the first after former PM Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in the country. The 1977 results saw a rout for the Indira-led Congress. Election Results of Lok Sabha Polls Being Displayed In Delhi. Photo Courtesy: Twitter/ Indianhistorypics