Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory began on Monday at 7:00 am.
Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory is underway.
Polling which began at 7 am will end by 6 pm, barring at a few places where it will conclude two hours earlier.
Telangana recorded 9.51 per cent voter turnout till 9 am on Monday as polling was underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state, according to an Election Commission app.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, film actors Chiranjeevi, Allu Arjun and Junior NTR were among the prominent persons who voted.
BJP general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar and the party candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha also exercised their franchi
Polling for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha also started simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.
Of the 96 Lok Sabha seats, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.
Polling which began at 7 am will end by 6 pm, barring at a few places where it will conclude two hours earlier.
Telangana recorded 9.51 per cent voter turnout till 9 am on Monday as polling was underway for 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state, according to an Election Commission app.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, film actors Chiranjeevi, Allu Arjun and Junior NTR were among the prominent persons who voted.
BJP general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar and the party candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha also exercised their franchi
Polling for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha also started simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.
Of the 96 Lok Sabha seats, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.
The fourth phase is witnessing key contests in various constituencies. Leaders such as AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC leader Mahua Moitra, BJP leader Giriraj Singh, JDU's Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), TMC leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Yusuf Pathan.
BJP leaders Arjun Munda and Madhavi Latha, and Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief YS Sharmila are also looking for electoral success.
Baharampur, Hyderabad, Krishnanagar, Begusarai, Munger, Srinagar, Asansol, Kannauj, Kadapa, and Khunti are some of the prominent Lok Sabha seats where voting is underway.Live Updates
- 13 May 2024 9:33 AM IST
Hyderabad Parliament constituency registered only 4.33 per cent by 9 am. Officials said voting might gain momentum from 10 am onwards.
- 13 May 2024 9:33 AM IST
Telangana: Additional DGP Railways & Road safety, Mahesh M Bhagwat along with family members cast his vote at Chinmaya school, Kundanbagh
- 13 May 2024 9:26 AM IST
Telangana Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj casts his vote with his family members at Adarsh ​​polling booth SR Nagar
- 13 May 2024 9:05 AM IST
TDP Chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari cast vote in Undavalli.
- 13 May 2024 8:59 AM IST
Additional DGP Railways & Road safety, Mahesh M Bhagwat along with family members cast his vote at Chinmaya school, Kundanbagh In Hyderbad
- 13 May 2024 8:38 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh P CM Jagan's wife, YS Bharathi Reddy casts her vote in Andhra Pradesh
( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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