New Delhi, May 8 -- A provisional voter turnout of around 61.5% has been recorded in the third phase of polling so far, as per EC data.

The highest polling was witnessed in BJP-ruled Assam (75.30%) despite overcast skies and light rainfall in most areas. While the official time for voting to end is 6 pm, it can go beyond fixed polling hours to enable voters in the queue who have come well in time to exercise their franchise.

Eleven states and territories including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat voted on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid searing temperatures. May 7 polling covered 93 Lok Sabha seats as BJP bagged Surat unopposed after the nomination papers of the Congress candidate were reje...