The fourth phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced today in 96 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 10 states and Union Territories. A total of 1,717 candidates are contesting in this phase. By 3 pm, the voter turnout stood at 52.6% across the 10 states and union territories.
Polling is underway in all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, all 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh, 13 seats 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.
Additionally, voting is taking place in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, marking the first major election in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. Simultaneously, voting is also occurring in all 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 28 in Odisha during this phase.
A massive deployment of more than 19 lakh polling officials has been carried out across 1.92 lakh polling stations to facilitate the voting process for over 17.70 crore eligible voters in this phase.
Notable candidates in contention include Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Union minister Giriraj Singh, TMC’s Mohua Moitra, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan of TMC, and Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila, among others.
The Lok Sabha elections are being conducted in seven phases, spanning from April 19 to June 1, with the counting scheduled for June 4.
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