New Delhi, April 19 -- As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections began today across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories, there's a lot of excitement among the people throughout the country.

In Uttarakhand, a newly married couple exercised their voting rights at a polling booth in Pauri Garhwal.

In another instance, three generations of a family exercised their voting rights: Prabha Sharma, accompanied by her daughter Preeti Kaushik and granddaughters Shamita Kaushik and Sakshi Kaushik, cast their votes together at a polling booth in Uttarakhand's Dehradun.

Women voters clad in traditional attire were seen arriving at polling booths in Uttarakhand's Nainital district to participate in the ele...