Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 4 polling begins; 10.3% turnout recorded till 9 am
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 4 polling begins; 10.3% turnout recorded till 9 am
Polling for 72 Lok Sabha constitutions across 9 states began on Monday morning. While Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will vote for the first time this election season. Maharashtra and Odisha will witness the final phase of polling.
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Of the 72 parliamentary constituencies, 5 seats are in Bihar, 17 in Maharashtra, 13 in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh each, 6 in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh each, 8 in West Bengal, 3 in Jharkhand and 1 in Jammu and Kashmir are going to polls.
Campaigning for the fourth phase of the elections ended Saturday. Candidates made their last effort to sway voters in their favour. Among the key contestants in Maharashtra, actress Urmila Matondkar is contesting from North Mumbai constituency and Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya Dutt is contesting from Mumbai North Central.
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In Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav is contesting from Kannauj while in West Bengal’s Asansol, singer and sitting MP Babul Supriyo of the BJP will fight against Trinamool Congress leader and veteran actress Moon Moon Sen.
According to media reports, an estimated 10.3 per cent of the 45.26 lakh have exercised their Right to Vote in the first two hours of polling on Monday.
-PTC NEWS
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