Congress candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat, Varsha Gaikwad casts her vote for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai on Monday.
Several celebrities in Mumbai thronged polling stations on Monday to exercise their franchise in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Actor Suniel Shetty was one of them.
Along with this, the actor also appealed to voters in the country to exercise their franchise in the fifth phase of polling of Lok Sabha elections being held from Monday morning.
Amidst the fervour of the ongoing fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, veteran Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal exercised his democratic duty by casting his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai on Monday morning.
While Bihar recorded 8.86 per cent voter turnout, Jammu and Kashmir recorded 7.63 per cent, Jharkhand 11.68 per cent, Ladakh 10.51 per cent, Maharashtra 6.33 per cent Odisha 6.87 per cent and West Bengal 15.35 per cent, the poll body said.
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
As the fifth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections kick-started on Monday morning, several celebrities from Bollywood stepped out to cast their votes in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital. Actor RajKummar Rao was among the early voters.
On Monday morning, voting began across 35 Assembly seats and 5 Lok Sabha constituencies amid tight security and arrangements. Bharatiya Janata Party MLA candidate from Rourkela Assembly Constituency, Dilip Ray, cast the first vote at the Sundargarh booth in Rourkela district of Odisha.
Age is just a number when it comes to voting. This was demonstrated by veteran actress Shubha Khote, who arrived at a polling booth in Mumbai early Monday morning to cast her vote amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
As voting for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Monday morning across 49 parliamentary constituencies, Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor cast his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai.