#IndiaVotes: Polling underway for fourth phase of LS elections in India
Voting is underway for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls where electorates will decide the fates of candidates contesting in 72 seats across nine states of India. The polling is going on in one seat in Jammu and Kashmir, 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, six in Madhya Pradesh, 17 in Maharashtra, five in Bihar , three in Jharkhand , six in Odisha , eight in West Bengal and one in Sikkim. In several polling booths across the states, voters could be seen lining up before 0700 hrs, eagerly waiting to participate in world's largest democratic exercise. An electorate of 12,79,58,477 will decide the fate of a total of 961 candidates who are in fray from 71 constitutencies.
Mukesh Ambani votes
Apr 29, 2019, at 05:55 pmReliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani exercised his franchise in Mumbai on Monday.
Aamir Khan urges people to vote
Apr 29, 2019, at 04:37 pmBollywood actor Aamir Khan exercised his voting rights in Mumbai as the country voted in the fourth pahse of Lok Sabha Polls on Monday.
He also urged voters to vote.
"It is an extremely important day for all of us," Khan told media.
Sachin Tendulkar casts his vote with family
Apr 29, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar exercised his franchise with his children Arjun and Sara and wife Anjali as India voted in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Polls on Monday.
Sara and Arjun exercised their voting rights for the first time this year.
Voting this year has been so much more special with Sara and Arjun voting for the first time.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 29, 2019
I urge you all to go out and VOTE too!#LokSabhaElections#GotInked@ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/stUpabsZsg
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra casts her vote
Apr 29, 2019, at 03:27 pmBollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is also known for her performance in Hollywood movies and US TV series Quantico, exercised her franchise on Monday.
"This is the moment that matters.... Every vote is a voice that counts. #LokSabhaElections2019," Chopra tweeted.
This is the moment that matters.... Every vote is a voice that counts. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/L0AHJLL4uY
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 29, 2019
Smriti Irani casts vote in Mumbai
Apr 29, 2019, at 02:53 pmUnion Minister and BJP's Amethi candidate Smriti Irani cast her vote in Mumbai on Monday.
Got bed tea very late, unaware of Asansol violence: TMC candidate Moon Moon Sen
Apr 29, 2019, at 01:23 pmTrinamool Congress candidate from Asansol, Moon Moon Sen, said she was unaware of the Asansol Lok Sabha poll violence as she woke up late for delayed bed tea. "They gave me my bed tea very late so I woke up very late. What can I say? I really don't know," Sen, an outgoing MP from Bankura, said while interacting with NDTV.
Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene casts vote
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:44 amActress Madhuri Dixit Nene casted her vote as the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway on Monday.
Around 17 per cent turnout till 9 am in West Bengal
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:21 amAn estimated 17 per cent of 1,34,56,491 electorate exercised their franchise inthe first two hours this morning to decide the fate of 68 candidates in the fourth of the seven-phase election to eight South Bengal Lok Sabha seats of Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman–Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur and Birbhum.
Average voter turnout of 12% recorded in Jharkhand in first two hours
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:05 amAn average voter turnout of 12 per cent has been recorded till 9 am on the three Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand -- Chatra, Lohardaga(ST) and Palamu (SC)-- where voting is currently underway.
TMC men influencing voters by standing near EVM, alleges BJP's Babul Supriyo
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:04 amUnion Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Asansol candidate from West Bengal has alleged that the Trinamool Congress men are influencing voters by standing near the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Jamuria.
"Jamuria Assembly : Booth 171, 223, 224, 199, TMC standing near EVM and influencing voters" Supriyo tweeted.
Violence reported from Bengal's Asansol, BJP MP Babul Supriyo's car vandalised
Apr 29, 2019, at 10:02 amBharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Babul Supriyo's car has been vandalised in Asansol area of West Bengal on a day when several constituencies in the state are voting in the Lok Sabha polls.
Meanwhile, clashes between TMC workers and security personnel has been reported from polling booth number 199 in Asansol.
Babul Supriyo told media: "I will visit the booths from where reports of violence have emerged."
Meanwhile, voters in West Bengal’s Pandabesar under Asansol constituency have boycotted polling in two booths. They are demanding central forces in the booths.
Violence was reported in the previous three phases of the polling in Bengal as well.
In Asansol, the contest is between TMC's Moon Moon Sen and BJP's Babul Supriyo.
BSP chief Mayawati urges people to vote
Apr 29, 2019, at 09:47 amBSP chief Mayawati urged people to cast their votes as voting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Polls is currently going on in several parts of the country.
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— Mayawati (@Mayawati) April 29, 2019
Lok Sabha Polls: Paresh Rawal votes in Vile Parle
Apr 29, 2019, at 08:38 amBollywood actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal exercised his franchise at Jamna Bai School in Vile Parle.
Narendra Modi urges voters to exercise their franchise
Apr 29, 2019, at 08:34 amIndian Prime Minister Nartendra Modi on Monday urged voters to exercise their franchise. He asked young voters to participate in the process and vote.
"Another phase of the General Elections begins today. I hope those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases.
A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise," Modi tweeted.
Another phase of the General Elections begins today. I hope those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2019
A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise.
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