Residents of Tara Jivanpur village allege ink was forcefully applied to their fingers and they were given Rs 500.(Photo: ANI)

Residents of Tara Jivanpur village in district Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh have alleged that ink was forcefully applied to their fingers and they were given Rs 500 yesterday by 3 men of their village.

"They were from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked us if we'll vote for the party. They told us now you can't vote. Don't tell anyone," said the residents.

Chandauli Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) KR Harsh has also responded to the incident, as reported by ANI.

"Complainants are present at the police station. We will take action as per the complaint they file. They are still eligible to cast votes as the elections hadn't begun then, they will have to mention in the FIR that ink was forcefully applied to them," said KR Harsh.

Phase 7 or the final phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 will be held today(May 19), which will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking re-election from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.

A total of 59 parliamentary constituencies spread across eight states will vote in Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha Election 2019. Voting in all the eight states going to polls in the seventh phase began at 7 am.

On Sunday, polling will take place on remaining eight constituencies of Bihar, three of Jharkhand, eight of Madhya Pradesh, 13 of Uttar Pradesh, nine of West Bengal and all the four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 of Punjab and the lone seat of Chandigarh.

Over 10.1 crore voters will decide the fate of 918 candidates including PM Modi. The Election Commission has set up more than 1.12 lakh polling stations for smooth conduct of polls.

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