voter turnout of more than 66% was recorded on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections covering 96 constituencies.
With the conclusion of this round, polling for general elections has crossed the halfway mark as it is completed in 23 states/UTs and 379 Lok Sabha constituencies out of 543.
Also, assembly elections have been completed in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh, apart from 28 assembly seats of Odisha.
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BJP’s Hyderabad candidate K Madhavi Latha booked by election authorities after a video clip surfaced online in which she was purportedly seen asking burqa-clad women voters to show their faces to compare with the photo identity cards.
In Andhra Pradesh, TDP and YSRCP accused each other of indulging in violence, especially in Palnadu, Kadapa and Annamayya districts. YSRCP also wrote to ECI, alleging poll code violations by rival TDP in several assembly segments.
TDP MLC Mohammed Shariff wrote to chief electoral officer Mukesh Meena, complaining about alleged attacks by YSRCP cadres on TDP supporters at Rentala village in Rentichintala mandal of Palnadu district. TDP activists allegedly