Mufti, with party members and workers, had held a sit-in protest on polling day, May 25, for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, against the alleged detention of PDP party workers by J&K police.

Segments recording the highest turnout were, Surankot (ST) – 62.65 per cent, Poonch Haveli – 64.19 per cent, Mendhar – 64.69 per cent, Thanna Mandi (ST) – 65.34 per cent, Nowshera – 65.47 per cent and Rajouri (ST) – 66.09 per cent.

'The roots of democracy are being strengthened, and people are participating,' he said after casting his vote in Delhi..

After voting, Kejriwal told reporters that people are turning out in large numbers to vote against "dictatorship, price rise, and unemployment."

The legendary cricketer expressed his joy in participating in the democratic process, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right representatives for each constituency. "What we can do as citizens is more important than what the government can," Kapil Dev said.

The Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in this phase are Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr and Bhadohi.

The weather department has issued a "yellow alert" for the day and predicts that the temperature could reach a high of 44 degrees Celsius. Due to the heat, the Delhi election department is making necessary arrangements for voters.

Thirty-one constituencies in North India will be casting their vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls.

In the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections, over 11 crore voters will play a crucial role in determining the destiny of 889 candidates competing across 58 constituencies.

The battle line here is drawn between the NC and PDP. However, the inclusion of the BJP-backed Apni Party candidate Zafar Minhas Iqbal has further spiced up the contest.

PM Modi said that the ugly remarks by Congress about Kangana Ranaut were an insult to Mandi and its people. He added that the Congress government in HP had locked the future of the youth by locking the institutions meant for recruitment.