Dewas continued to lead the voter turnout charts with 52.11 per cent voting followed by Khargone 51.48 per cent, Ratlam 51.13 per cent, Mandsaur 50.39 per cent, Ujjain 49.71 per cent, Dhar 49.37 per cent, Khandwa 48.15 per cent, and Indore 38.60 per cent till 1 pm so far in the state.
After casting his vote, Vijayvargiya told reporters, "It is a kind of festival. The way we celebrate our festivals with family, similarly we have come with our entire family members to vote because we consider it a festival. I appeal to everyone to go and vote."
Voting in Indore along with seven other parliamentary seats of Madhya Pradesh which include Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone and Khandwa is underway in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election 2024. Voting began at 7 am and would continue till 6 pm, according to the Election Com
As the voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election is underway in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory, a voter turnout of 24.87 per cent was reported by 11 am.
Dewas is leading the voter turnout charts with 35.83 per cent voting followed by Ujjain 34.25 per cent, Mandsaur 34.12 per cent, Ratlam 34.04 per cent, Khargone 33.52 per cent, Dhar 32.62 per cent, Khandwa 31.87 per cent, and Indore 25.01 per cent till 11 am so far in the state.
Patel along with his wife reached at a polling booth in Barwani district, under the jurisdiction of Khargone Lok Sabha seat and exercised the franchise.
As the voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election is underway in 96 constituencies, the total voter turnout till 9 am was recorded 10.35 per cent.
Ujjain is leading the voter turnout charts with 16.80 per cent voting followed by Dewas 16.79 per cent, Mandsaur 16.61 per cent, Dhar 15.61 per cent, Khargone 15.35 per cent, Khandwa 14.68 per cent, Ratlam 13.73 per cent and Indore 11.48 per cent till 9 am so far in the state.
After casting vote for Lok Sabha Election 2024 the CM told ANI, "I am very happy that I voted safely and I appeal to everyone in the state to cast their votes in maximum numbers. BJP is going to win with a huge majority and we are going to get 29 seats in the state."
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with his wife Seema Yadav reached at his polling station, booth number 60, Narumal Gagandas Jethwani Sindhi Dharmashala, Freeganj in Ujjain and casted his vote.
Of the 96 Lok Sabha seats, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.
As the state of Madhya Pradesh is all set to go to the polls in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 13, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan provided details about the polls and said that all the necessary arrangements have been made.