Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Congress candidate from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat Varsha Gaikwad casts her vote during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai on Monday, BJP has fielded Ujjwal Nikam in place of two candidates from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat. Has landed in. -Time's MP Poonam Mahajan against Congress's Varsha Gaikwad Varsha Gaikwad is currently working as Dharavi MLA. Senior public prosecutor Nikam has appeared for the government in several high-profile cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case. Earlier, Piyush Goyal, who is the BJP candidate from North Mumbai, cast his vote in Mumbai for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Piyush Goyal is standing against Bhusha Patil from Congress."The fifth phase of voting is going on in Mumbai and the rest of the country. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, everyone should do it," Goyal told reporters after casting his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai. Participate in the celebration of democracy... I believe that the people of Mumbai will come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote... Voting is going on in 13 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra, including six seats in Mumbai. Consists of North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central Mumbai North Central consists of six assembly constituencies, including Vile Parle Chandivali, Kurla, Kalina, Vandre East and Vandre West. Other constituencies in Maharashtra where voting is underway include Dhule Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi and Thane. Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-highest after Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, with the BJP winning 23 of the 25 seats contested, while the undivided Shiv Sena won 23.Sena secured 18 out of 23 seats Voting took place amid tight security and order in 49 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday morning for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024, according to the Election Commission of India. started. (ECI), voting for 35 assembly constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly will also be held simultaneously on Monday. Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Raji Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP leaders (including Ram Vilas chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD leader Rohini Acharya) are expected to achieve electoral success. Elections are going to be held in eight states/UTs in Phase 5: Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West.Counting of votes in Bengal will take place on June 4.