Lok Sabha polls Phase 4 LIVE: 52.49 pc voter turnout till 5 pm in Maharashtra

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 LIVE Updates: 62.31 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Phase 4, figure highest in Bengal

About 62.31 per cent voter turnout was recorded as of 5 pm across the 96 constituencies in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). West Bengal recorded 75.66 per cent voter turnout, which is the highest as of 5 pm today, followed by Andhra Pradesh at 68.04 per cent and Madhya Pradesh at 68.01 per cent. The lowest was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir, 35.75 per cent. Voting percentages in other states participating in the fourth phase polling as of 3 pm are Bihar - 54.14 per cent, Jharkhand - 63.14 per cent, Maharashtra - 52.49 per cent, Odisha - 62.96 per cent, Telangana - 61.16 per cent and Uttar Pradesh - 56.35 per cent, as per the ECI.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 LIVE Updates: Former Telangana CM and BRS President K Chandrashekhar Rao says, "According to BJP`s own rule, after 75 years of age nobody can take up any position. It is quite possible that Modi will have to step down." 

VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "According to BJP`s own rule, after 75 years of age nobody can take up any position. It is quite possible that Modi will have to step down," says Former Telangana CM and BRS President K Chandrashekhar Rao. #LSPolls2024WithPTI… pic.twitter.com/lZwiEX6tE2

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 LIVE Updates: "I met several women and first-time voters. The polling is going on peacefully and smoothly, and people are coming in large numbers to vote. The atmosphere is very positive," says TMC candidate from West Bengal`s Berhampore Yusuf Pathan after visiting a polling booth in the constituency. 

VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "I met several women and first-time voters. The polling is going on peacefully and smoothly, and people are coming in large numbers to vote. The atmosphere is very positive," says TMC candidate from West Bengal`s Berhampore Yusuf Pathan… pic.twitter.com/FvSrpzIZTN

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 4 LIVE Updates: Mahesh Babu, his wife Namrata Shirodkar cast their vote in Hyderabad

Actor Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar arrived to cast their vote at Jubilee Hills Public School polling station in Hyderabad.

#WATCH | Telangana: Actor Mahesh Babu along with his wife Namrata Shirodkar arrived to cast his vote at Jubilee Hills public school polling station in Hyderabad. pic.twitter.com/UOvAz8KkmF

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