Big states, big stakes in round 3 of polls

Millions of Indians are voting today across 11 states and three Union Territories in one of the biggest phases of the national election to pick a new government at the Centre.

Seen here voters in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh wait in line to cast their votes.

Polling is taking place in 91 of the country's 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Among the constituencies voting today are all seven seats in Delhi, 10 in UP, six in Bihar, 10 each in Haryana, Odisha and Maharashtra, all 20 in Kerala, four in Jharkhand, nine in Madhya Pradesh and one seat in Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lakshwadeep and Jammu and Kashmir.

Voters wait to cast their vote in Sasaram, Bihar.

Early voters wait next to an election booth to cast their vote in New Delhi.

Voters show their voter ID cards outside a polling booth in Newada, Bihar.

The crucial third phase of polling on April 10 will see all constituencies of Delhi (7) and Kerala (20) go to polls.

Apart from that, polling kicks off in many states like – Chhattisgarh (1), Haryana (10), Bihar (6), Jharkhand (5), Madhya Pradesh (9) and 10 constituencies each for Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa. Also constituencies like Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Jammu will vote in round three of these elections.

An electronic voting machine (EVM) at a polling booth in Ghaziabad.

Election officers check documents before distributing them to polling stations, at an election control room in New Delhi.

Armed security personnel await deployment to their respective polling stations in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

A voter awareness billboard asks citizens of the country to cast their vote.

Election officials prepare to leave for their respective polling stations.

A policeman stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in New Delhi.