Urging people to vote in large numbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is everyone’s duty to strengthen India’s democracy. With Assembly polls also being held in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha alongside the Lok Sabha elections across the country, Mr. Modi appealed to voters to turn up at polling booths in record numbers.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi also urged people to cast their votes in large numbers in the fourth round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls and help the INDIA bloc form government at the Centre.
Polling for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections began at 7 a.m. on May 13. Voting will end at 6 p.m. In this phase, 96 seats in 10 States and Union Territories are going to the polls.
Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Uttar Pradesh (13), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), West Bengal (8), Bihar (5), Odisha (4) and Jammu and Kashmir (1) will also go to polls in this round of voting. Voters in Andhra Pradesh will also vote to elect their representatives for the 175-member State Assembly. Also, 28 Legislative Assembly seats in Odisha will go to the polls on Monday.
Over 17.7 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes in this round of voting. Over 19 lakh polling officials will man 1.92 lakh polling stations across these States/UTs.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 4 Live Updates: Voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections is under way in 96 parliamentary constituencies across nine states and one Union territory today. 10.35 per cent pollings have been recorded till 9pm, with Jammu & Kashmir being the lowest at 5.07 per cent and West Bengal being highest at 15.24 per cent.
All 175 seats of the state legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the state legislative assembly of Odisha are also witnessing the polling today.
Voters are casting their ballots in all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, 25 in Andhra Pradesh, 13 in Uttar Pradesh, five in Bihar, four in Jharkhand, eight in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, eight in West Bengal, and one in Jammu and Kashmir.
A total of 1,717 candidates from 10 States/UTs are contesting elections in phase 4 of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India said. According to the poll body, a total of 4,264 nominations were filed for 96 parliamentary constituencies across.
The electoral fate of several prominent candidates, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Union minister Giriraj Singh, TMC's fiery leader Mohua Moitra, and AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, will be sealed today as polling takes place in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies across 10 states and Union territories in the fourth phase of the general elections.
Simultaneously, all 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh are witnessing a three-way battle involving the ruling YSRC, the Congress-led INDIA bloc, and the NDA, which includes the BJP, Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP, and Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP).
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Additionally, 28 legislative assembly seats in Odisha are also up for grabs in this phase. A total of 1,717 candidates are vying for the Lok Sabha seats, and more than 19 lakh polling officials have been deployed at 1.92 lakh polling stations to cater to the over 17.70 crore eligible voters, including 8.73 women, in this round of the seven-phase polls.
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"I am very sure and confident of my victory here. We should all remember that Congress started with 2% votes, we were already at rock bottom. I am very confident that Congress will get double digit percentage and seats this time," said YS Sharmila, Andhra Pradesh Congress chief and candidate from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat. (ANI)
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"I want to urge people across Kashmir to come out and vote. It has been five years so please vote and choose your representative. Many people want to derail the process and try to cause obstruction... Many of our party workers and polling agents have been arrested by the police. They are trying to have a slow polling process. I want to urge the people, media, and the Election Commission to strengthen the process and ensure transparency... For the first time, new voters of Kashmir are coming out to vote. We should take it positively and the government should encourage the process rather than trying to derail it... Violence has reduced in the last five years but the way the government facilitates voting plays a major role," says Waheed Parra, PDP candidate from Srinagar.
Ajay Mishra Teni, a controversial federal minister, is seeking re-election in this crucial seat in India’s politically most crucial state.
Mishra has been caught in a storm since his son Ashish Mishra allegedly ran his car over farmers in Kheri protesting against now-repealed farm laws.
Ashish is out on bail, and farmers’ groups and activists have been demanding that the party deny Mishra a ticket.
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