A case has been registered against BJP's candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, Madhavi Latha after a video clip of her checking the voter ID cards during her visit to a polling booth went viral.
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 40.32 per cent was reported by 1 pm.
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.
Madhavi Latha who is BJP's candidate from Hyderabad courted controversy after she was apparently seen in a video checking the voter ID cards during her visit to a polling booth.
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.
BJP MP and candidate from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, Arvind Dharmapuri who cast his vote in Kakatiya school in Nizamabad appealed to everyone to increase voter turnout and claimed they were "riding a wave".
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.
"I am confident that we will cross the 400 seats mark. When PM Modi has given the slogan of '400 Paar', I think we will be able to cross it. People of the country are going to cast their votes wisely," Pankaja Munde told the media on Monday.
As the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday announced that the party will provide financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the women of poor households.
A few hours after 'RRR' star NTR Jr cast his vote in Hyderabad during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, ace director SS Rajamouli was spotted at his designated polling booth along with his son SS Karthikeya.