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Lok Sabha elections 2019 live updates: 64% voter turnout in phase 4

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 29, 2019, 20:04:23 IST

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Lok Sabha elections 2019 live updates: 64% voter turnout in phase 4

Voting is under way in 72 Lok Sabha seats spread across 9 states. The fate of 961 candidates will be decided by about 12.79 crore voters in the fourth phase. Stay with TOI for all live updates

11:40 (IST) Apr 29

Sporadic incidents of violence marked the first two hours of polling in West Bengal, where an estimated 16.90 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 9am in eight Lok Sabha constituencies, election officials said: PTI

11:38 (IST) Apr 29

Over 29% voting recorded in the first four hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan

11:37 (IST) Apr 29

How Uttar Pradesh voted in 2014

11:34 (IST) Apr 29

The flying squad of the Election Commission seized Rs 64,500 from a car parked outside the poll campaign office of Shiv Sena candidate in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday

11:30 (IST) Apr 29

Bihar: 17.07% voter turnout recorded in five parliamentary constituencies of Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger till 11am

11:29 (IST) Apr 29

Lok Sabha elections: NDA’s big test today in regions it swept in 2014

Monday will mark another test of the saffron camp’s resilience, given that BJP and its partners won 56 of the 72 poll-bound seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. With the fourth phase, the polls enter the crucial states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where Congress made a comeback last December and hopes to maintain the momentum. Read more

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11:22 (IST) Apr 29

Congress candidate from Mumbai North Central Priya Dutt with her husband after casting vote

11:16 (IST) Apr 29

An Independent candidate in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat Lok Sabha seat alleged that his vehicle was set afire by Naxals on Monday. A case has been registered by the police and the state election office is probing the incident: PTI

11:15 (IST) Apr 29

Supreme Court issues notice to Election Commission and Centre on a PIL seeking to decriminalise complaint on malfunctioning of VVPAT/EVM, which at present entails jail term and fine if complaint found false

11:11 (IST) Apr 29

Congress candidate from Mumbai South constituency Milind Deora casts his vote

11:07 (IST) Apr 29

How to vote #India: Google Doodle marks fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections

Making it a practice to feature a doodle on voting day, Google India featured an inked finger in its doodle on Monday marking the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019. The doodle was also featured in first three phases of polling which also provided information about the voting procedure. The reach of doodle is limited to India which marks the largest democratic voting exercise underway. Read more

11:04 (IST) Apr 29

A 50-year-old woman poll staffer died after suffering a heart attack ahead of voting in Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat of Madhya Pradesh, an official said: PTI

10:58 (IST) Apr 29

Supreme Court agrees to hear on Tuesday plea of Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging violation of model code by PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah

10:55 (IST) Apr 29

Polling in Jagodih area of Jharkhand's Palamu constituency

Jharkhand: Polling is being conducted for the first time at booth number 249 in Jagodih area of Palamu constituency… https://t.co/imvU147M1h
— ANI (@ANI) 1556512742000

10:49 (IST) Apr 29

The voting in the second leg of the three-phased schedule for the Lok Sabha seat would decide the fate of 18 candidates, including former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti

10:47 (IST) Apr 29

Less than one per cent of the over 3.45 lakh electorate came out to vote in the first two hours of polling in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir - part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency - amid stringent security arrangements, officials said: PTI

10:46 (IST) Apr 29

Madhuri Dixit at a polling booth in Juhu

10:34 (IST) Apr 29

BJP delegation including Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Vijay Goel and Anil Baluni will meet the Election Commission today over poll-related violence during polling in West Bengal: ANI

10:32 (IST) Apr 29

11.39% voter turnout reported till 9 am in Madhya Pradesh

10:31 (IST) Apr 29

NCP chief Sharad Pawar after casting his vote in Tardeo, Maharashtra