Lok Sabha voting Phase 4 updates | Let’s all fulfill our responsibility, empower democracy: PM Modi urges voters
Giriraj Singh, Arjun Munda, Akhilesh Yadav, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, Mahua Moitra are some of the prominent contenders in the fourth phase of polling.
Encouraging citizens to vote in large numbers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that it is everyone’s obligation to bolster India’s democracy. With Assembly elections also taking place in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections nationwide, Mr. Modi appealed to voters to show up at polling stations in significant numbers.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi also urged citizens to participate actively in the fourth round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls and assist the INDIA bloc in forming the government at the Centre.
Voting for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections commenced at 7 a.m. on May 13. The polling will conclude at 6 p.m.
In this Lok Sabha voting Phase 4 , 96 seats in 10 States and Union Territories are up for grabs.
Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Uttar Pradesh (13), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), West Bengal (8), Bihar (5), Odisha (4), and Jammu and Kashmir (1) will also go to the polls in this round of voting. Voters in Andhra Pradesh will also vote to select their representatives for the 175-member State Assembly. Additionally, 28 Legislative Assembly seats in Odisha will be contested on Monday.
Over 17.7 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots in this round of voting. More than 19 lakh polling officials will oversee 1.92 lakh polling stations across these States/UTs. Lok Sabha voting Phase 4
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The fourth phase of voting in India’s general election is underway in 96 seats across nine states and one union territory.
The first three phases of the extensive vote were held on April 19, April 26, and May 7. The outcomes will be revealed on June 4.
The elections primarily pit the National Democratic Alliance, led by two-term Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, led by the main opposition Indian National Congress party.
There are approximately 969 million registered voters to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, in the largest democratic exercise globally over six weeks.
Key constituencies: Indore, Madhya Pradesh state
This constituency, a stronghold of the BJP, has been in the spotlight for unexpected reasons.
Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew from the race at the eleventh hour, after the deadline for candidates to file nominations had passed. The Congress could not nominate a replacement, and Bam subsequently joined the BJP.
Thirteen other candidates are competing, but the Congress has urged voters to choose NOTA (none of the above) in protest.