Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Veteran actress Shubha Khote, who is 80, arrives at a polling booth in Mumbai on Monday morning to cast her vote in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Shubha said while talking to media persons after voting. She said she did not opt ​​for the door-to-door voting facility because she wanted to inspire her fellow citizens to come out and exercise their right to vote. People should be inspired and come out and vote...'' said Shubha, 86, who is a film and TV actress known for her roles in films including 'Junoon', 'Zaba Sambhal Ke' and 'Andaz' among others. Are famous. , He has acted in Hindi and Marathi films and TV serials
Elections started today for six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai.These include Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central. Other constituencies in Maharashtra that are part of the ongoing elections in the fifth phase include Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar. , Bhiwandi and Thane. Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1.Counting of votes and results will be declared on June 4. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, with voting continuing till closing time. Still allowed to vote. According to the ECI, over 8.95 crore voters, including 4.69 crore men, 4.26 crore women and 5409 third gender voters, will decide the fate of 695 candidates in the fifth phase of voting. In the fifth phase, there will be major contests in various constituencies. Leaders like Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chira Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah and RJD leader Rohini Acharya will be seeking electoral success. Are in., Elections are going to be held in eight states/UTs in Phase 5: Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats where voting is taking place today, apart from 13 from Maharashtra, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 7 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 3 from Jharkhand, Odisha and one each from Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. A total of 2,00 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance teams, 881 video surveillance teams, 502 video surveillance teams are keeping round-the-clock surveillance at 94,732 polling stations to create a peaceful environment for voters.