Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: 62.84 per cent voter turnout reported in fourth phase of polling

62.84% approximate voter turnout was recorded today in Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Election 2024. Andhra Pradesh reported 68.20% voter turnout, Bihar- 55.92 % Jammu and Kashmir- 36.88% Jharkhand- 64.30% Madhya Pradesh- 69.16% Maharashtra- 52.93% Odisha- 64.23% Telangana- 61.59% Uttar Pradesh- 58.02% and West Bengal- 76.02%.

According to the Election Commission of India website, an approximate 63.04 per cent voter turnout was reported in fourth phase of polling

67.32% voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in the Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that after the four phases of election BJP is left with "zero per cent" chance to form the government. "After 4 phases, the public has made '4' disappear from BJP's claim of 400 and now only double zero is left for the double-engine people. BJP's chances of forming the government are 00 per cent," he said in a post on X.

An average voter turnout of 68. 01 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Monday in eight Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, where polling was underway in the fourth and final phase of the general elections in the state, officials said.

Shopkeepers, labourers, fitness trainers, filmmakers, religious gurus, priests, tuition teachers, LIC agents, lawyers, chartered accountants, doctors and journalists -- people from different walks of life are in the fray for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Delhi. Parties with peculiar names (namesakes) like Anjaan Aadmi Party, Gareeb Aadmi Party, Hamara Sahi Vikalp Party, Apki Apni Party and Log Party have fielded candidates hoping to make a mark in the political spectrum of Delhi. Around 52 fringe parties have fielded candidates against political bigwigs from the seven parliamentary constituencies in the national capital. Housewives, pensioners and retired individuals are also trying their luck in this election. Many of them do not eye victory but aim to clinch a handful of votes from the vote banks of national parties like the BJP, Congress and AAP.

Some 3,000 early voters in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday were treated to free 'poha-jalebi' by shopkeepers of the city's renowned food street '56 Dukan' as part of efforts to increase voting in the state's commercial capital. Voting for the last eight of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP, including Indore, is underway at present. "Around 3,000 persons who voted between 7am and 9:30am were given free poha and jalebi at five establishments here.
Such was the crowd that we needed five quintals of poha to feed all of them," Gunjan Sharma, president of the traders' association of the renowned array of shops called '56 Dukan', told a reporter.

RJD president Lalu Prasad's eldest daughter Misa Bharti on Monday filed her nomination papers for Patliputra Lok Sabha seat, which she seeks to wrest from her father's former confidant Ram Kripal Yadav, who is now in the BJP. Bharti was accompanied by Prasad, besides her mother and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and other senior party leaders during the filing of nomination papers.

According to the Election Commission of India's website, the approximate voter turnout till 5 pm was 62.31%.

State-wise voter turnout

• Andhra Pradesh: 68.04%
• Bihar: 54.14%
• Jammu and Kashmir: 35.75%
• Jharkhand: 63.14%
• Madhya Pradesh: 68.01%
• Maharashtra: 52.49%
• Odisha: 62.96%
• Telangana: 61.16%
• Uttar Pradesh: 56.35%
• West Bengal: 75.66%

PM Modi on Monday began a roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency - Varanasi with UP CM Yogi Adityanath in attendance.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the lowest voting percentage till 3 pm with 29.93 per cent of voters exercising their franchise, while West Bengal recorded the highest with 66.05 per cent.

Among other states-

• Andhra Pradesh recorded 55.49 per cent polling,
• Bihar 45.23 per cent,
• Jharkhand 46.42 per cent,
• Madhya Pradesh 59.63 per cent,
• Maharashtra 42.35 per cent,
• Odisha 52.91 per cent,
• Telangana 52.34 per cent
• Uttar Pradesh 48.41 per cent.

According to the Election Commission of India's website, 52.60 per cent voter turnout was reported till 3 pm across nine states and a UT.

48.52 per cent voting turnout reported till 1 pm in 8 Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh.

• Dewas – 52.11%
• Dhar – 49.37%
• Indore - 38.60%
• Khandwa – 48.15%
• Khargone – 51.48%
• Mandsaur – 50.39%
• Ratlam – 51.13%
• Ujjain – 49.71%

Hindupur TDP MLA candidate and film star Balakrishna, along with his wife Vasundhara cast their votes at a polling station in Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh. 

A case has been registered in Malakpet Police Station against BJP candidate Madhavi Latha, under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act. This comes after she had checked the voter IDs of the Muslim women by removing the burqa for verification.

A voter turnout of 40.32 per cent was recorded till 1 pm, as per the Elections Commission. The polling across 96 constituencies had started at 7 am today. 

Here's state-wise voter turnout:

Andhra Pradesh: 40.26% 
Bihar: 34.44% 
Jammu And Kashmir: 23.57%
Jharkhand: 43.80% 
Madhya Pradesh: 48.52% 
Maharashtra: 30.85% 
Odisha: 39.30%
Telangana: 40.38%
Uttar Pradesh: 39.68% 
West Bengal: 51.87%

The Election Commission suspended two polling officials in Odisha for dereliction of duty, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said. One polling official from Narla assembly constituency in Kalahandi district and another polling official in Ganjam district have been suspended for dereliction of duty, he said. "We are monitoring the poll process in our webcasting room. A minor group clash-like incident was reported from Chikiti area in the Ganjam district. I have personally spoken to SP Berhampur and Ganjam Collector and asked them to ensure that the polling goes on smoothly in Berhampur LS constituency especially in the Chikiti area," Dhal told the media. 

As phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections is underway, a BJP candidate from Hyderabad Madhavi Latha reached the polling booth in her constituency and checked the voter IDs of the Muslim women by removing the burqa for verification alleging discrepancies in the voter list. Latha visited the polling booth no 122 at Azampur in the constituency. 

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The streets of Varanasi are set to witness a spectacle this evening for a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is poised to file his nomination for a third consecutive term from the parliamentary constituency, a day later. The roadshow scheduled to span five kilometres in his constituency will begin with the Prime Minister offering garlanding a statue of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya at Lanka Gate of Banaras Hindu University.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Beed parliamentary constituency Pankaja Munde cast her vote at a polling station in Maharashtra's Beed. NCP-SCP has fielded Bajrang Manohar Sonwale from Beed Lok Sabha seat. 

Congress candidate from North-East Delhi, Kanhaiya Kumar cast his vote at a polling booth in Bihar's Begusarai. The constituency sees the contest between sitting MP-BJP candidate Giriraj Singh and CPI candidate Awadhesh Rai.

A voter turnout of 24.87 per cent was recorded till 11 am, as per the Elections Commission. The polling across 96 constituencies had started at 7 am today. 

Here's state-wise voter turnout:

Andhra Pradesh: 23.10% 
Bihar: 22.54% 
Jammu And Kashmir: 14.94%
Jharkhand: 27.40% 
Madhya Pradesh: 32.38% 
Maharashtra: 17.51% 
Odisha: 23.28%
Telangana: 24.31%
Uttar Pradesh: 27.12% 
West Bengal: 32.78%

Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya cast his vote for Lok Sabha Elections at a polling booth in Indore.

A voter turnout of 10.35 per cent was recorded till 9 am, as per the Elections Commission. The polling across 96 constituencies had started at 7 am today. 

Here's state-wise voter turnout:

Andhra Pradesh: 9.05% 

Bihar: 10.18% 

Jammu And Kashmir: 5.07%

Jharkhand: 11.78% 

Madhya Pradesh: 14.97% 

Maharashtra: 6.45% 

Odisha: 9.23%

Telangana: 9.51%

Uttar Pradesh: 11.67% 

West Bengal: 15.24%

JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah casts his vote in Srinagar. "It is sad that they say that there is no violence and everything is smooth but I want to say that the workers of our party have been locked up for 2 days. I want to ask Union HM and PM Modi why have our workers been locked? Are they scared that they will lose? They will definitely lose,' he said after casting his vote. 

JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah cast his vote at a polling booth in Srinagar for the Lok Sabha elections. National Conference (NC) has fielded Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, PDP fielded Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, and J&K Apni Party’s fielded Mohammad Ashraf Mir. "We were waiting for this day for a long time. We were expecting that along with parliament elections, Assembly elections will also take place. I want to appeal to the people of Srinagar, Budgam, Shopian to come out and cast their votes," Abdullah told the media. 

BJP MP and candidate from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj cast his vote at a polling booth in the constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party (SP) has fielded Annu Tandon and BSP has fielded Ashok Kumar Pandey here. On Rahul Gandhi accepting 'invitation' for public debate with PM Modi, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj says, "For 5 years, Congress was never ready for debate. It didn't let the House function and they used to boycott it when important discussions were held. So, those who are extending open challenges are cowards, cunning. They don't have guts to face our 'Sher'...How can we ask him to come for debate when he is not even going to be elected as an MP, when he is not going to see the Parliament. What is the use of this debate?"

CPI (M) leader Subhashini Ali cast her vote at a polling booth in Kanpur. "Every vote counts and the wind of change shall go on. I would urge people to think before voting, and not vote based on emotions but on actual issues," she added. 

CPI (M) leader Subhashini Ali cast her vote at a polling booth in Kanpur. "Every vote counts and the wind of change shall go on. I would urge people to think before voting, and not vote based on emotions but on actual issues," she added. 

AIMIM candidate from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi cast his vote at a polling booth in Hyderabad.  Speaking to the media, he said elections should always be taken seriously whether it is a Parliament election or a Panchayat election. "Every election cannot be the same as it was 5 years ago. The challenges are different, issues are different. This is a very important, historic parliamentary election in our country...People have a different understanding and what they want for the country...Elections should always be taken seriously whether it is a Parliament election or a Panchayat election. We should always take our opponent seriously," he added. 

Union Minister and BJP's candidate from Jalna Lok Sabha seat, Raosaheb Patil Danve cast his vote at a polling booth in Jalna, Maharashtra. Danve is sitting MP from this seat. INDIA alliance has fielded Congress leader Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale from this seat. "I am 100% confident that I will win. This is not my first election. I have contested 8 elections and won them. This time I will win with 4 lakh votes and we will get 45 seats in Maharashtra and in the country, we will cross 400 seats," he told the media after casting his vote. 

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu cast his vote at a polling booth in Guntur. Voting for Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections and the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Election are taking place simultaneously today.

Amid the ongoing voting in Jammu and Kashmir, voters were seen queuing up outside a polling booth in Ganderbal. National Conference (NC) has fielded Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, PDP fielded Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, and J&K Apni Party’s fielded Mohammad Ashraf Mir.

Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu cast their votes at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. They also showed their indelible ink mark on their fingers after casting their votes. 

Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu cast their votes at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. They also showed their indelible ink mark on their fingers after casting their votes. 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy cast his vote at Kadapa Constituency's Jayamahal Anganawadi Polling Booth No. 138. Congress's YS Sharmila, TDP's Chadipiralla Bhupesh Subbarami Reddy and YSRCP's YS Avinash Reddy are contesting elections from this seat. YSRCP's YS Avinash Reddy is the sitting MP from Kadapa. "You have seen the governance in the last 5 years and if you think you have benefitted from this governance then vote for that governance which would lead to a brighter future," CM Jagan said after casting the vote. 

Tollywood actor Allu Arjun cast his vote at a polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. He also urged people to cast their votes. "Please cast your vote. It is the responsibility of all the citizens of the country. Today is the most crucial day for the next 5 years. There will be a huge voter turnout, as more and more people are coming out to vote...I would like to tell, I am not politically aligned with any party. I am neutral to all parties," he added. 

Polling for eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal is underway, amid tight security arrangements. Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat (SC), Bardhaman Purba (SC), Bardhaman-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur (SC) and Birbhum seats in the state are going to polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Altogether 1.45 crore voters, of whom 71.45 lakh are women and 282 are belonging to the third gender, are eligible to exercise their franchise at 15,507 polling stations spread across several districts in south Bengal. Several heavyweight candidates, including state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur, and BJP's former state chief Dilip Ghosh from Burdwan-Durgapur, are in the fray.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on people to exercise their duty to strengthen democracy as the voting for phase 4 of the Lok Sabha Elections is underway. He expressed confidence that people in these constituencies would turn out in large numbers to vote, highlighting the significant contributions of young and female voters to this surge in voting.

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Voting in four Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand began today amid tight security measures, marking the first phase of elections in the eastern state. Voting started at 7 am in Singhbhum, Lohardaga, Khunti and Palamu seats, and will continue till 5 pm. Of these, Singhbum, Lohardaga and Khunti are ST-reserved and Palamu is reserved for Scheduled Castes. Over 64.37 lakh electors, including 32.07 lakh women and 42 persons belonging to the third gender, are eligible to exercise their franchise.

BJP candidate from Hyderabad, Madhavi Latha cast her vote at a polling booth in the constituency. She is facing sitting MP and AIMIM candidate Asaduddin Owaisi and BRS' Gaddam Srinivas Yadav from this seat. 

"I want to appeal to my voter brother and sisters, that every vote you cast, will not just take Hyderabad and Telangana, but the whole nation forward. Your vote will give the much-needed change in Hyderabad and Telangana," she said after casting her vote. 

Union Minister Giriraj Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Bihar's Lakhisari constituency. He is the BJP candidate from Begusarai. After casting his vote, he urged people to vote in large numbers. "I want to appeal to the voters of Bihar that they must go out and vote. One vote can cause the fall of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and every vote can help Narendra Modi win more than 400 seats. Your one vote will give strength to the poor," he added. 

Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Khanna cast his vote at a polling booth in Shahjahanpur. I.N.D.I.A alliance has fielded SP's Jyotsna Gond from this seat. She faces BJP's sitting MP & candidate Arun Kumar Sagar and BSP's Dod Ram Verma. 

An eco-friendly polling station has been established in Odisha's Dandamunda village in Chandahandi Block of the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency. BJP's Balabhadra Majhi, BJD's Pradeep Majhi and Congress' Bhujabala Majhi are contesting the Lok Sabha Election from this seat.

The voter turnout in the first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections: 

1st Phase: 66.14 per cent
2nd Phase: 66.71 per cent
3rd Phase: 65.68 per cent

The Election Commission believes that the heatwave conditions are one of the reasons for lower voter turnout in the last three phases as compared to the 2019 parliamentary polls. While the usual hours of voting are from 7 am to 6 pm, they are curtailed keeping in mind the terrain, time of sunset and security situation.

Voters were seen standing outside a polling booth in Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency. Voting for the Andra Pradesh state assembly elections will be held simultaneously with the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections in the state today.

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency, G Kishan Reddy arrived at a polling booth in Telangana to cast his vote. He is facing contests from Danam Nagender and BRS' Theegulla Padma Rao. 

The voting has begun across 10 states and Union Territories. A total of 1,717 candidates are in the fray in the Lok Sabha seats and more than 19 lakh polling officials have been deployed at 1.92 lakh polling stations for the over 17.70 crore eligible voters, including 8.73 women, in this round of the seven-phase polls. Meanwhile, the voting has also begun for Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections and the first phase of the Odisha Assembly elections. 

Security arrangements have been put in place across Pune Parliamentary constituency, for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections. Visuals have surfaced from Maharashtra's Raviwar Peth. I.N.D.I.A alliance has fielded Congress' Ravindra Dhangekar from here. BJP has fielded Murlidhar Mohol here.

Mock polling was conducted at the Jubilee Hills Public School polling booth nos. 163, 164 and 165 from Secundrabad Lok Sabha Constituency in Telangana. BJP's G Kishan Reddy, Congress' Danam Nagender and BRS' T. Padma Rao Goud are contesting elections from here. G Kishan Reddy is the sitting MP from here.

Polling officials conducted a mock poll at a polling booth in Bihar's Chaklalshahi, Samastipur under the Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency. Voting for the fourth phase of will begin at 7 am today. BJP has fielded sitting MP Nityanand Rai from here, he faces RJD's Alok Kumar Mehta.

Some of the key constituencies in the fourth phase of elections are Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Vizianagaram, Rajahmundry, Narasapuram, Vijayawada, Kadapa, Nellore and Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Karimnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Malkajgiri, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Khammam and Secunderabad in Telangana, Kheri, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur and Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh, Nandurbar, Jalna, Aurangabad, Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar and Beed in Maharashtra, Ujjain, Mandsour, Indore and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh, Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Bardhaman-Durgapur and Asansol in West Bengal, Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger in Bihar, Singhbhum and Khunti in Jharkhand, Kalahandi and Koraput in Odisha and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Voters in 10 states and Union Territories to take part in the fourth phase today. 96 Lok Sabha constituencies including 25 in Andhra Pradesh, 17 in Telangana, 13 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, 8 each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, 5 in Bihar, 4 each in Odisha and Jharkhand and Srinagar seat in Jammu and Kashmir are going for polls in the fourth phase. 

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