Voting was held in 96 constituencies across 10 states and union territories in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with around 67.70 per cent voter turnout. (Image: PTI)
With the end of the fourth phase, the polls have crossed the halfway mark, with voters from 379 constituencies across 23 states and union territories voting. (Image: PTI)
To encourage voters to participate in elections, the Election Commission of India was promoting the setting up of themed polling stations across the country. Pictured above, children greet voters at a hockey-themed polling booth in Jharkhand’s Simdega district. (Image: PTI)
In the fourth phase of voting, West Bengal recorded the highest turnout of 75.94%, while Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir had a low turnout of 36.58%. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh also recorded decent turnout at 68.63% and 68.12%. (Image: PTI)
The states/UTs that voted in this phase are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. A total of 1,717 candidates participated in the election campaign at this stage. (Image: PTI)
In the Kashmir Valley, voting was held for Srinagar constituency. ECI said voters were seen peacefully lining up to cast their votes at various polling stations in Srinagar city amidst adequate security. (Image: PTI)
In the incident, Madhavi Latha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Hyderabad, was seen checking the voter ID cards of several women at a polling booth on Monday. Following this, a case was registered against her at Malakpet police station under Sections 171C, 186 and 505(1)(c) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act. (Image: PTI)
In the fourth phase, TMC leader Mahua Moitra, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila There were a number of prominent candidates, including: (Image: PTI)
