‘Want to make India strong,’ Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar among early voters in Mumbai for Lok Sabha Phase 5 polling
Mumbai Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE Updates Speaking to the reporters, the actor said, “I want my India to be developed and strong. I voted, keeping that in mind. India should vote for what they deem is right...I think voter turnout will be good." Actor Farhan Akhtar and Director Zoya Akhtar show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station.
Voting started at 7 a.m. and will continue until 6 p.m. Voting for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Monday morning across 49 parliamentary constituencies in six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), polling for 35 assembly constituencies of the Odisha legislative assembly is also taking place simultaneously on Monday. ECI further noted that over 8.95 crore voters, including 4.69 crore males, 4.26 crore females, and 5,409 third-gender electors, will decide the fate of 695 candidates in the fifth phase of voting. The fifth phase features key contests in various constituencies, with prominent leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD leader Rohini Acharya seeking electoral success.
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