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#ElectionPhase4: 72 constituencies go to polls, Bollywood celebrities vote

#ElectionPhase4: 72 constituencies go to polls, Bollywood celebrities vote
Written by Shalini Ojha
Apr 29, 2019, 09:37 am 3 min read
#ElectionPhase4: 72 constituencies go to polls, Bollywood celebrities vote

The fourth phase of elections began on Monday as 72 Lok Sabha seats, spread across 9 states, went into polling. In this phase, 957 candidates are in the fray. India's financial capital Mumbai also cast its vote today with Bollywood celebrities coming out in large numbers to get inked. Some seats in Congress governed Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh also went into polls. Here's more.

States
Here are the states which will get inked

Polling is underway in 17 seats of Maharashtra, 13 each of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, and eight constituencies of West Bengal. Along with these, six seats each of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha also went into polls. Citizens of five seats of Bihar and three in Jharkhand will also get inked. A part of Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will vote too.

Constituencies
Politicians, who stay in news, testing their fates today

There are several key candidates who are trying out their luck today. In Begusarai, veteran BJP leader Giriraj Singh is locking horns with CPI's Kanhaiya Kumar and RJD's Tanveer Hassan. In Mumbai North, actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar (Congress) is taking on incumbent BJP MP Gopal Shetty. It is a fight between BJP's Poonam Mahajan and Congress' Priya Dutt in Mumbai North-Central.

Stakes
After losing Hindi heartland, stakes are high for BJP

For the BJP, the stakes are high as Hindi heartland went to polls. In December, Congress wrested power from the saffron party in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. In 2014, BJP swept MP (29 seats) and Rajasthan (25 seats). Barring, 2 seats, BJP won all 54 seats last time. Notably, in UP's 13 seats, there's a direct fight between BJP and grand alliance.

West Bengal
Voters protest against EVM malfunctioning in West Bengal's Bolpur

All eight seats of West Bengal are witnessing a four-cornered fight among Trinamool, Congress, BJP and the Left. Reports of EVM malfunctioning emerged from booth No. 205 and 207 under Bolpur constituency. Angry voters protested against the polling officers. Notably, Asansol, which holds importance for BJP also polls today. Sitting MP Babul Supriyo is taking Trinamool candidate Moon Moon Sen head on.

Star voters
Rekha, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Ambani voiced their opinion through ballot

As Mumbai went into polls, Bollywood celebrities got inked. BJP's sitting MP Paresh Rawal and his wife Swaroop cast their votes a short while ago. Actresses Rekha and Priyanka Chopra also cast their votes. Industrialist Anil Ambani and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das were seen at polling booths as well. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked citizens to exercise their democratic rights.

Twitter Post
PM Modi appeals to young voters

Another phase of the General Elections begins today. I hope those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases.

A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise.

— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2019
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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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