Braving the odds, senior citizens, some in wheelchairs and a few others using walking sticks defied age and arrived at polling stations to cast their franchise for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday.
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.
Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan cast his vote at a polling booth in Mangalagiri as voting for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections and the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are taking place simultaneously today.
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.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah alleged that his party workers have been detained for the last two days and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the claims of normalcy in the Union Territory.
As voting commenced for Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency during the fourth phase of polling on Monday, BJP candidate from the constituency, Dilip Ghosh alleged that goons of TMC were not letting the polling agents enter the booths.
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.
Padma Vibhushan awardee Chiranjeevi cast his vote at the polling booth in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday.
Filmmaker Teja, best known for his work in Telugu cinema, arrived at the polling booth on Monday morning in Telangana to cast his vote during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu cast their votes for the fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections at a polling booth in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills on Monday.