Lok Sabha polls: Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao, Saif-Kareena, Ranveer-Deepika, Kiara Advani cast their votes
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his former wife, filmmaker Kiran Rao, power couples- Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan and Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone, actress Kiara Advani cast their votes in the afternoon as the Lok Sabha polls are underway in Maharashtra along with other parts of the country on Monday.
"I would appeal to people to vote in large numbers and become a part of this great democracy. It is also our responsibility to turn up and vote. I would urge all to not waste their votes," said Aamir.
#WATCH | Actor Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao show their inked finger after casting their votes at a polling station in Mumbai for the fifth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/u1vh3pBcEU
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Kareena, who was dressed in a white kurti and a pair of jeans, joined Saif, who was also in traditionals, reached Duruelo Convent High School in Bandra, Mumbai to cast their votes.
#WATCH | Actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan cast their votes at a polling station in Mumbai for the fifth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/bBhhpvBdkE
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Dressed in a white shirt and denim, pregnant Deepika Padukone was joined by her husband, actor Ranveer Singh, as they headed to the polling booth to cast their vote.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone arrive at a polling station in Mumbai to cast their vote for the fifth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/IHH6h8NESg
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Barely a few days after making her Cannes Film Festival debut, Kiara Advani, who turned up at the polling booth in a white salwar, cast her vote.
#WATCH | Actor Kiara Advani casts her vote at a polling polling station in Mumbai for the fifth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/CjMA6gkSFI
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Veteran actor Dharmendra, actress-BJP candidate Hema Malini, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee were among the top Bollywood stars who cast their votes in the morning.
Voting is currently underway in 49 seats across six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday.
The voting process started at 7 am.
Despite the small number of seats going for polls in this phase, the fates of high-profile leaders like Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, and Piyush Goyal, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
In this phase, over 8.95 crore voters are eligible to express their democratic choice across 94,732 polling stations in the country.
States/UTs going for polls in phase-5 are - Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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