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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

10:23 (IST) Apr 29

Congress MP Sushmita Dev files petition in Supreme Court accusing Election Commission of shying away from taking action against PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for violation of model code of conduct in their election speeches

10:21 (IST) Apr 29

An estimated 9.59% voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in 13 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh: PTI

10:19 (IST) Apr 29

Polling under way in Kurigam area of Kulgam

Jammu & Kashmir: Polling underway at a polling booth in Kurigam area of Kulgam. #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/lfeVDTgTor
— ANI (@ANI) 1556509580000

10:18 (IST) Apr 29

Phase 4 of 2019 Lok Sabha polls: BJP fights to defend its dominance in Hindi belt

Phase 4 signals the entry of polling in the central Indian states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, which played a pivotal role in BJP’s performance in the last general elections. In this phase, BJP will be defending 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh and 13 seats in Rajasthan. This phase will also mark the conclusion of polling in Maharashtra. In its final phase, the six high-profile constituencies of Mumbai city will be going to polls. Read more

10:13 (IST) Apr 29

10.27% voter turnout recorded across 9 states, till 9 am: ANI

10:12 (IST) Apr 29

All you need to know about Phase 4

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10:11 (IST) Apr 29

Over 13% voting was registered in the first two hours of polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan: PTI

10:10 (IST) Apr 29

Congress candidate from Mumbai North Urmila Matondkar with MLA Aslam Shaikh after casting their votes

10:06 (IST) Apr 29

There are a total of 6,072 polling stations for the three seats in Jharkhand, where 25,727 polling personnel have been deputed

09:58 (IST) Apr 29

An estimated 10.94% of the 45.26 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first two hours of polling in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand: PTI

09:54 (IST) Apr 29

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath casts his vote in Chhindwara

09:53 (IST) Apr 29

Polling percentage recorded till 9 am: 6.82% in Maharashtra (17 seats), 11.11% in Madhya Pradesh (6 seats), 9% in Odisha (6) and 16.90% in West Bengal (8 seats)

09:52 (IST) Apr 29

This phase marks the entry elections into the bastion of Mamata Banerjee - South Bengal. Of the 34 seats won by TMC in 2014, 30 were from this region

09:48 (IST) Apr 29

Congress candidate from Mumbai North West Sanjay Nirupam and family exercise their franchise

09:42 (IST) Apr 29

Special wheelchair compatible taxis are arranged by the Election Commission to ferry specially-abled voters from their houses to polling booths in Mumbai: ANI

09:38 (IST) Apr 29

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, his son Vaibhav Gehlot - who is contesting from Jodhpur - and family cast vote

09:38 (IST) Apr 29

According to poll officials, all of the 433 polling stations in J&K's Kulgam have been designated either as hyper-sensitive or sensitive and a massive security layer has been thrown around the polling stations, many of which have been clubbed

09:35 (IST) Apr 29

CPI candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat, Kanhaiya Kumar asserts that the forces trying to malign the image of the parliamentary constituency will have to face the defeat when the result will be announced on May 23

09:31 (IST) Apr 29

BJP MP candidate from Asansol, Babul Supriyo's car vandalised in Asansol

West Bengal: BJP MP candidate from Asansol, Babul Supriyo's car vandalised in Asansol. A TMC polling agent says, th… https://t.co/YKngOqPrvZ
— ANI (@ANI) 1556509914000

09:29 (IST) Apr 29

In 2014, the BJP won 12 of these 13 seats in UP. Only Kannauj, won by the Samajwadi Party, defied the Modi wave that year. Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple is seeking re-election from Kannauj