Bengaluru: Woman, 78, on oxygen support, travels to polling station on stretcher to cast her vote

In a heartwarming display of civic duty, Ms Kalavathi, a 78-year-old elderly woman in Bengaluru who was hospitalised after her blood oxygen level dropped earlier this week. She was rushed to a hospital in Jayanagar on Tuesday with symptoms of cough and breathlessness, days before her constituency was scheduled to vote in the second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

It's noteworthy, 34.8 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their ballots, alongside a significant contingent of 3.28 crore young voters aged 20-29. A total of 1,202 candidates, including 1,098 males, 102 females, and 2 third-gender candidates are in the fray.