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Lok Sabha Polls Phase 4: Polling ends in 71 constituencies, 64% voter turnout recorded

The Stakes Are High For The Ruling BJP And Its Allies As It Had Swept 56 Of These Seats In 2014, Leaving Just Two For The Congress And The Rest For Other Opposition Parties Such As The Trinamool Congress (six) And The Biju Janata Dal (six).

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Srishty Choudhury | Updated on: 29 Apr 2019, 11:41:34 PM
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone (Photo Source: PTI/Twitter)

New Delhi:

The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections is taking place on Monday. As many as 12.79 crore voters will exercise their franchise in 71 constituencies spread over nine states. The states which are going to polls in Round 4 are - Maharashtra (17/48 seats), Rajasthan (13/25 seats), Uttar Pradesh (13/80 seats), West Bengal (8/42 seats), Madhya Pradesh (6/29 seats), Odisha (6/21 seats), Bihar (5/40 seats), Jharkhand (3/14 seats) and Jammu and Kashmir (1/6). Apart from these, the fourth and final phase of Odisha Assembly elections is scheduled to be held in 42 segments on Monday. 

The voting will take place between 7 am and 6 pm in most of the constituencies to decide the fate of around 961 candidates in nine states all over the country. The Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements.

Here are the LIVE updates:

Mumbai: Actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol cast their votes at a polling booth in Vile Parle.

59.64 % polling till 5 pm in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Estimated voter turnout in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections till the time. Final figures still awaited.


Bihar - 53.67


Jammu and Kashmir - 9.79


Madhya Pradesh - 65.86


Maharashtra - 51.06


Odisha - 64.05 


Rajasthan - 62.86


Uttar Pradesh - 53.12


West Bengal - 76.47


Jharkhand - 63.40

Election Commission issues notice to Union Minister and Begusarai (Bihar) BJP candidate Giriraj Singh for a speech delivered on April 24 in GD College, Begusarai.

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family cast their votes at a polling booth at Villa Theresa High School on Peddar Road.



Mumbai: Veteran actor Dharmendra says "We don't know the ABC of politics but patriotism is in our blood, we will serve the nation. What I did in Bikaner you can go and see, Sunny will also serve the nation".

Be it giving Metro to Prayagraj, making it a smart city, or waiving the loan of 53 thousand farmers of Prayagraj district, the Modi government has done everything: Amit Shah

PM Modi is a perfect example of hard-working and a sensitive leader: Amit Shah

Fleeing blessed after seeing mother Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswati, says Amit Shah in Prayagraj 

BJP chief Amit Shah addressing a rally in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. 

The Election Commission (EC) of India on Monday directed to file FIR against Babul Supriyo for trespassing into poll booth, threatening officer.

Estimated voter turnout till 5 pm for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 50.6%. Voting is underway in 71 constituencies along with Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag seat.

Mumbai: Actors Vivek Oberoi and Suresh Oberoi cast their vote at a polling booth at Gandhigram school in Juhu.



62.06 per cent polling recorded till 5 pm in Rajasthan.

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone casts her vote. "Never has there been any doubt in my mind about who I am or where I’m from. So for those of you confused on my behalf...please don’t be!Jai Hind!🙏🏽" Padukone wrote on Twitter along with a picture of her inked finger.



Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan leave after casting their votes at a polling booth in Bandra.

49.58 per cent voter turnout recorded till 4:30 pm in 71 constituencies across nine states.

Trinamool Congress will complain to EC against PM Modi over ‘horse-trading’, says Derek O'Brien. Earlier in the day, Modi attacked Banerjee, saying 40 Trinamool Congress lawmakers are in touch with him and will leave her on May 23.

48.50 per cent voter turnout recorded till 4 pm in Bihar.

An average 55.22 per cent voter turnout recorded till 3 pm across six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh.


Sidhi- 34.95 per cent


Shahdol- 51.91 per cent,


Jabalpur- 48.71 per cent


Mandla- 51.34 per cent


Balaghat- 54.48 per cent


Chhindwara- 54.04 per cent

Estimated voter turnout till 3 pm for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 49.53%. Voting is underway in 71 constituencies along with Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag seat.

42.03 per cent polling till 3 pm in Maharashtra. This is the fourth and last phase of polling in the state.


BSP chief Mayawati addresses public rally from Faridabad.

Bihar: Congress candidate for Patna Sahib constituency Shatrughan Sinha files nomination.

Polling percentage till 3 pm in Anantnag:


Kulgam: 1.5%
Noorabad: 17.8%
HSbugh: 0.9%
Devsar: 14.9%

Overall percentage: 8.5%

43.91 per cent voter turnout in 13 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh till 3 pm.

Polling percentage upto 3 pm in Bihar:


Darbhanga: 43.40%


Ujiarpur: 41.21%


Samastipur: 42.00%


Begusarai: 46.80%


Munger: 47.00%


Overall percentage: 44.26%

53.25 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in Rajasthan.

Polling percentage upto 2 pm in Anantnag Lok Sabha seat:
Kulgam: 0.89%
Noorabad: 14.49%
HS Bugh: 0.69%
Devsar: 11.42%


Overall Polling percentage: 6.66%

35% polling recorded in Odisha till 1 pm.

As many as 40 TMC MLAs in touch with me, all its lawmakers will desert the party once BJP wins polls: Modi at Sreerampur.

TMC goons are preventing people from casting votes: PM Modi.

Opposition campaign revolves around abusing Modi. If you remove these abuses, nothing will be left: PM at poll rally in Sreerampur.

Earlier only Modi was abused, now even EVMs are: PM Narendra Modi in West Bengal rally.


TMC in a letter to EC over alleged "Illegal action of central forces & violation of MCC by BJP candidates" in West Bengal: There were various instances where on instructions of BJP leaders, Central Forces acted in a manner which is not conducive to free & fair elections in West Bengal.









Atishi Marlena, AAP leader & East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate, has written to Returning Officer, East Delhi Constituency regarding "repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct by cricketer&BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir by distributing pamphlets without details such as printer's name and quantity."



Earlier people who used to abuse Modi have started abusing EVM. They know they are going to lose elections, says PM Modi in Srirampur, West Bengal.

Estimated voter turnout till 2 pm for the 4th phase of LS Polls is 38.63 per cent.

TMC in a letter to EC over alleged "Illegal action of central forces & violation of MCC by BJP candidates" in West Bengal.



31.74% voter turnout till 1 pm in Maharashtra

The Election Commission in a letter to Union Minister Maneka Gandhi: Based on the available evidence and material facts in the matter before the Election Commission, hereby, strongly condemns the impugned statements made by her (on April 14 in Sultanpur's Sarkoda village) and warns her not to repeat such misconduct in future.

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar, his wife Anjali Tendulkar, daughter Sara Tendulkar, and son Arjun Tendulkar after casting their vote at polling center number 203 in Bandra. Sara Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar are first time voters.


Lok Sabha polls: 31.03% polling till 1 pm in Madhya Pradesh.

I am impressed by Priyanka Gandhi's simplicity: Vijender Singh

Bihar records 32.48 per cent voting till 1 pm.

Estimated voter turnout till 12 pm for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is 23.48%. Voting is underway in 72 constituencies, across 9 states.

Maharashtra: Salman Khan casts his vote at polling booth number 283 in Bandra, Mumbai. 



Mumbai: Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cast their vote at a polling booth in Juhu.



Mumbai: BJP candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani and her husband Zubin Irani cast their vote at a polling booth in Versova.




MA Naqvi, BJP: We also raised the issue of poll violence in West Bengal. We have asked deputation of central forces at all polling booths so that free & fair elections can be held in the state.







MA Naqvi, BJP: BJP delegation met EC officials today, we raised displeasure over remarks made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi against PM Modi & party president Amit Shah. His statements are baseless and derogatory and in violation of electoral laws.

Congress MP, Sushmita Dev: We filed 8 complaints to the EC on behalf of the party against the PM and Amit Shah regarding their speeches on armed forces, why no action is being taken? EC can dismiss our complaints but not acting on them is against the law of the land.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has claimed that he would quit politics if Congress chief Rahul Gandhi loses the Lok Sabha election from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi faces a tough fight from Smriti Irani in the family bastion, from where he had defeated her in 2014 as well.

Congress wants a weak government they can remote control: PM Modi at Jharkhand rally.

Rahul Gandhi says NYAY scheme will move wheels of economy, generate employment opportunities for youths.

Unemployment highest in 45 years, 22 lakh government posts vacant. Cong will fill vacancies in one year if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi.

We will deposit Rs 3.60 lakh in five years in bank accounts of 5 crore women: Rahul in Dholpur.

PM Narendra Modi opened bank accounts of people but did not deposit a single paisa in them: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan's Dholpur. 

Mumbai: BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Mathura, Hema Malini and her daughters Esha Deol and Ahana Deol after casting their vote in Vile Parle.



Union Ministry and BJP leader Piyush Goyal after casting his vote at Walsingham School, Malabar Hill in Mumbai: This election is now a Tsunami election. North South, East and  West, Modi wave has overtaken the country. PM Modi is the tallest leader today in the country.



Maharashtra: Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, his wife Rashmi Thackeray and son Aditya Thackeray after casting their vote at a polling booth in Gandhi Nagar, Mumbai. Poonam Mahajan BJP's candidate from Mumbai North Central LS seat also present.



Maharashtra: Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar cast their vote in Mumbai.



Tiger Shroff after casting his vote.


Varun Dhawan shows his inked finger.


Actor Kareena Kappor Khan with son Taimur after casting her vote in Mumbai.


The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to circulate a letter for adjournment in Tuesday's scheduled hearing on Rafale review pleas.  A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the Centre's counsel to circulate the letter among parties which include petitioners who have filed review pleas.

Facing a contempt notice for his remarks in the Rafale deal case, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court but has refused to apologise once again. Shortly after, Union Minsiter Smriti Irani said, "The way the Cong president has agreed to his mistake of insulting the PM shows that India doesn;t tolerte lies."

Rajasthan: Erstwhile King of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh casts his vote at booth number 127 in Jodhpur. BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Congress' Vaibhav Gehlot are two of the candidates from the Jodhpur LS constituency.



Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra after casting his vote in Malabar Hill, says, "We all have been infected by the virus of progress and growth. Even if a coalition govt comes, it should work towards progress and growth of the country."



Actor Farhan Akhtar after casting his vote.


Maharashtra: 18.39% voter turnout recorded on 17 parliamentary constituencies in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, till 11 am.

Kangana Ranaut shows her inked finger after casting her vote in Mumbai.


Soha Ali Khan after casting her photo.


Actor Arjun Rampal shows his inked finger:


Complaint filed against Bhagwant Mann, sitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP and candidate from the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency over alleged discrepancies in his nomination affidavit.


Lok Sabha Polls: 21.15% voter turnout recorded on 13 parliamentary constituencies in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, till 11 am.

Punjab: Actor turned politician Sunny Deol files his nomination as the BJP candidate from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. His brother and actor Bobby Deol also present.


Punjab: Prem Singh Chandumajra, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Lok Sabha candidate from Anandpur Sahib, files his nomination at DC office in Ropar. 


Priya Dutt after casting her vote at a polling booth at St. Anne's High School in Bandra for the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. She is the Congress candidate from the Mumbai North Central LS seat, Poonam Mahajan is the BJP candidate from the constituency.



Estimated polling percentage of 29.21% recorded till 11 am in Jharkhand.

Lok Sabha Polls: 17.07% voter turnout recorded in five parliamentary constituencies of Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger, in Bihar, till 11 am.

Jammu & Kashmir: Voting underway at polling booth number 19 in Vanpura, in Kulgam's Qazigund.



Actor R Madhavan show his inked finger after casting his vote.


Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas cast her vote in Mumbai and took to Instagram to post this picture, which was captioned: "This is the moment that matters.... Every vote is a voice that counts"


The Election Commission has showcaused BJP’s Birbhum candidate Dudhkumar Mondal for using a phone inside the polling booth in Birbhum.

According to the ECI website 10.36% polling is recorded till 10 am:
Bihar-10.76%
Jammu & Kashmir-0.68%
Madhya Pradesh-11.39%
Maharashtra-6.45%
Odisha-8.34%
Rajasthan-12.22%
Uttar Pradesh-9.87%
West Bengal-16.89%
Jharkhand-12.00%

Actor Sonali Bendre with husband and filmmaker Goldie Behl after casting their votes at the polling booth.


Actor Bhagyashree after casting her vote at a polling booth in Vile Parle.



Anupam Kher reaches polling booth in Mumbai to cast his vote.



Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, has filed a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking urgent and necessary directions to the Election Commission to take a decision on the complaints filed against PM Modi amd BJP President Amit Shah over alleged violations of electoral laws.

Delhi: BJP delegation including Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Vijay Goel and Anil Baluni will meet Election Commission today over the issue of poll-related violence during polling in West Bengal.

HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh after casting his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road.



Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao after casting their votes at polling booth in St. Anne's High School in Bandra.


Jharkhand: Polling is being conducted for the first time at booth number 249 in the Jagodih area of Palamu constituency. It is a Maoist-affected area.

Odisha: BJP MP candidate from Kendrapara,Jay Panda visits polling booth number 38 in Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituency, says, "Today, we registered 14-15 complaints with poll authorities over disturbance and attempts of booth rigging at different polling booths. We want free and fair polls."





Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot casts his vote along with his family members.


10.27% voter turnout recorded in Phase4 of the LokSabhaElections2019 across 9 states till 9 am, reports ANI.

Polling percentage recorded till 9 am in the Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 : 6.82% in Maharashtra (17 seats), 11.11% in Madhya Pradesh (6 seats) and 9% in Odisha (6) and 16.90% in West Bengal (8 seats).

Kajol and Ajay Devgn cast their votes.


Congress candidate from Mumbai North West Sanjay Nirupam casts his vote.


Madhuri Dixit casts her vote. She has tweeted the first picture on Instagram:



Madhya Pradesh: A 90-year-old woman casts her vote at polling booth number 153 in Shahdol.



Clash between TMC workers and QRF and security personnel outside polling booth number 125-129 in Asansol, after disagreement erupted between BJP and CPI(M) workers after TMC workers insisted on polling despite absence of central forces.





NCP Chief Sharad Pawar after casting his vote at polling booth 31 in Tardeo.


Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit reaches a polling booth in Mumbai to cast her vote.


BJP candidate from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar ahead of filing nomination.


Voter turn out percentage till 9 am


BJP MP candidate from Asansol, Babul Supriyo's car vandalised in Asansol. A TMC polling agent says, there is no BJP polling agent here.



Jammu & Kashmir: Polling underway at a polling booth in Kurigam area of Kulgam.


Union Minister and BJP candidate from Asansol Babul Supriyo: I will myself take the central forces to that polling station. It is very good that people in West Bengal are aware&they want central forces so that they can cast their vote. This is why Mamata Banerjee is scared.



West Bengal: A security personnel helps a senior citizen at a polling booth in Berhampore.



Voting is yet to begin at booth numbers 35 and 435 of the Chhibramau area in Kannauj. People waiting in queue at the polling station say, "Voting has not started because of a glitch in EVM."



Milind Deora, the Mumbai Congress president, arrives at the polling booth in Mumbai.


Jammu & Kashmir: Visuals from polling station number 111- Bumthan in Qazigund, Kulgam.



BJP MP candidate from Jhansi, Anurag Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in Jhansi.


Villagers boycott polls at West Bengal's Jemua polling booths 222 and 226 in Asansol because of the absence of Central forces at the polling station. The voting has been suspended at the polling station as voters are protesting that the local Trinamool Congress goons hadn't let them cast their votes in the last Panchayat elections and so they want more Central forces.

EVMs malfuctioning in booths 189 , 190 , 200, 192 the Kulti Vidhansabha area under the Asansol cosntituency in West Bengal. 

Congress MP candidate from Mumbai North, Urmila Mataondkar casts her vote at polling booth number 190 in Bandra.



Former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro cast his vote at a polling station at Worli sea face.

Voting is yet to begin at booth number 162 of Malad West in Mumbai after a glitch in EVM was detected.

Veteran actress Shubha Khote after casting her vote at a polling booth in Juhu.



Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath casts his vote at polling booth number 17 in Shikarpur, Chhindwara.


CPI candidate from Begusarai, Kanhaiya Kumar arrives to cast his vote at a polling centre in the city, says, "Begusarai ko badnam karne wali takton ko Begusarai mein muh ki khani padegi." He is contesting against BJP leader Giriraj Singh in Begusarai.


MP candidate from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj casts his vote at a polling station in Unnao.



Congress MP candidate from Farrukhabad Salman Khurshid casts his vote at a polling booth in the city.



Actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal and his wife Swaroop Sampat cast their votes in Mumbai.



EVMs malfunctioning at booths 189 and 196 in Kannauj.

Former Mumbai police commissioner Julio Ribeiro cast his vote at a polling station at Worli sea face.



BJP MP candidate from UP's Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan casts his vote at a polling booth in Goregaon.

A differently-abled voter being helped by polling personnel at polling booth number 274-278 in Jhansi.



Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das waits in queues to cast his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road.



Like every time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to come out and vote in large numbers in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Monday. Taking to social media, PM Modi tweeted, “Another phase of the General Elections begins today. I hope those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases. A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise.”

Rekha casts her vote in Mumbai.



Singer, actor and now the BJP's candidate from Gorakhpur Ravi Kishan casts his vote in Mumbai.


BJP MP Candidate from Mumbai North Central, Poonam Mahajan casts her vote at polling booth number 48 in Worli.


Visuals from a polling station in Asansol, West Bengal: 8 parliamentary constituencies in the state are voting.





Former Rajasthan CM and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia casts her vote at polling booth number 33 in Jhalawar.


West Bengal: Voting is yet to begin at booth number 286/184 and 286/185 in Bolpur after a glitch in EVM was detected.

Visuals from outside a polling booth in Kendrapara.



Anil Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Group, casts his vote in Mumbai.


 

Union Minister and sitting MP from Nawada, Giriraj Singh, cast his vote at polling booth number 33 in Barahiya of Lakhisarai district.


Bihar: Union Minister and sitting MP from Nawada, Giriraj Singh offered prayers at Barahiya's Shaktidham.





Voters begin to queue up outside polling booth number 256 in Kannauj. 13 parliamentary constituencies in the state go to polls in the fourth phase of general elections.










Rajasthan: Visuals of preparation from polling booth number 32 in Jhalawar.



Mock poll underway at polling booth number 247 in Loinga village of Palamu, Jharkhand.


Preparation underway at polling booth number 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279 and 280 at Saraswati Pathshala Industrial Inter College in Jhansi.


Visuals from polling booth number 184 and 185 at Srinanda High School in Bolpur, West Bengal.



Mock poll underway at polling booth number 33, 34 & 35 at Rajkiya Primary School in Munger parliamentary constituency in Bihar.



Visuals from polling station number 212-222 at Vibgyor School in Mumbai North West constituency where preparation ahead of voting is underway.



Madhya Pradesh: Visuals of preparation from polling booth number 17 in Shikarpur of Chhindwara parliamentary constituency.



Mumbai: Preparations are underway at polling station 283 in Hill Road, Bandra West.



Mumbai: Visuals of preparation from polling booth number 40 and 41 in Mumbai South constituency.



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First Published : 29 Apr 2019, 06:48:18 AM

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