Lok Sabha elections phase 4: Over 62.8% voter turnout, violence in West Bengal, controversy in Hyderabad | Top Points
Madhya Pradesh, 55.90 per cent in Bihar, 63.37 per cent in Jharkhand, 52.75 per cent in Maharashtra, 57.88 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, etc. 1. After witnessing a drop in the first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) expects to improve the voting turnout in the subsequent phases.
2. The voting largely remained peaceful across the country, but sporadic incidents of violence were reported in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The TMC and BJP workers clashed in West Bengal in various parts of Birbhum and Bardhaman-Durgapur seats.
3. In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP and YSRCP traded allegations of violence against each other in the Palnadu, Kadapa, and Annamayya districts. 4.
Controversy also erupted in Hyderabad, where a video went viral across social media platforms in which BJP candidate K Madhavi Latha can be seen asking burqa-clad women reveal their faces to confirm their identity. She is up against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and was booked by election authorities after the incident. 5.
"90% of booths are compromised. Police do not want to instruct female constables to check the face with the voter ID. When I asked the police officer, he said it's not his responsibility..." Madhavi Latha said in her clarification.
6. Srinagar Lok Sabha seat recorded about 36.58 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm, the highest in 28 years. Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama, and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir are part of the Srinagar parliamentary constituency, which recorded a 14.43 per cent voter turnout during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
7. In the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, 1,717 contenders are vying for victory across the Lok Sabha constituencies. The electorate is
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