Lok Sabha polls fourth phase highlights: Voter turnout for assmebly polls reaches 62.7% by 7pm

Lok Sabha elections live: Voting is underway in 96 LS seats across 10 states. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha also have their assembly polls scheduled today

2:08 PM

Assembly polls: Andhra records 40.26% voter turnout till 1 pm, Odisha records 39.30% voter turnout till 1 pm

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Lok Sabha polls 2024 news updates: Voter turnout for 96 constituencies recorded at 40.32%

Voter turnout reaches 40.32% by 1 pm

-Andhra Pradesh- 40.26%

-Bihar- 34.44%

-J&K- 23.57%

-Jharkhand- 43.80%

-Madhya Pradesh- 48.52%

-Maharashtra- 30.85%

-Odisha- 39.30%

-Telangana - 40.38%

-Uttar Pradesh- 39.68%

-West Bengal- 51.87%

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Markets will 'shoot up' on June 4, no need to link volatility with poll results: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the stock market has crashed many times before and there is no need to link the current market fall with the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls. “The stock market has fallen before as well… there is no need to connect it with the ongoing elections,” the BJP leader said during an interview with NDTV Profit.

1:49 PM

Lok Sabha polls news update: 'INDIA bloc will form govt', says ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

"Winds of change blowing in country, INDIA bloc will form government," Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said amid the fourth phase of polling in the General Elections.

1:28 PM

General Elections 2024: 14.94% polling in Srinagar till 11 am, figure higher than 2019 total turnout

A 14.94 per cent voter turnout has been registered in the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat so far, higher than the overall turnout of the 2019 elections for the seat in Jammu and Kashmir. The redrawn Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency has registered a poll percentage of 14.94 till 11 am, according to Election Commission figures. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the total turnout for the seat was around 14.43 per cent, while in 2014, it was 25.86 per cent.

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'400 paar' becoming a reality, not just a mere slogan: PM Modi

I am not in the centre of polling, 140 crore people are there. As far as polling in the first three phases is concerned, I can clearly see that '400 paar' is becoming a reality and not just a mere slogan, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

1:16 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: FIR filed against BJP's Hyderabad LS candidate Madhavi Latha

 On Monday , a video showed BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate for Hyderabad, K Madhavi Latha,  checking the identity documents of burqa-clad women and asking them to lift their veil at a polling station in Hyderabad. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM  lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India over this.

1:01 PM

Pakistan ko choodiyan pehna denge: PM Modi at Muzaffarpur rally

12:58 PM

RJD, Cong will face humiliating defeat in Bihar: PM Modi

At an election rally in Muzaffarpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that there is 'aandhi' in favour of NDA across country. The RJD and Congress will face humiliating defeat in Bihar, PM Modi added. 

12:53 PM

2 polling officials suspended for dereliction of duty in Odisha

The Election Commission (EC) has suspended two polling officials in Odisha for dereliction of duty, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said on Monday. One polling official from Narla assembly constituency in Kalahandi district and another polling official in Ganjam district have been suspended for dereliction of duty, he said.

12:36 PM

This election will decide the future of India, says PM Modi at Muzaffarpur rally

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Google Doodle commemorates fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls 2024

Google commemorated the fourth phase of Lok Sabha pools 2024 by coming up with a special doodle.  They had shared an inked icon logo in the earlier phases that were held on April 19, April 26 and May 7. This Google Doodle celebrating the Lok Sabha elections will only be visible to the people of India. 

12:17 PM

Security personnel thwart Maoist attempt to block voter access to polling booths in Jharkhand's Singhbhum

Security forces on Monday thwarted an attempt by Maoists to obstruct voter access to polling booths by felling a tree and blocking a road leading to remote Sonapi and Morangponga areas of West Singhbhum district, officials said. "We received reports of Maoists blocking a road with a felled tree near Sonapi to hinder voters from reaching booth numbers 24 and 25 in Chotanagar police station area, which collectively accommodate 1,522 voters. We ensured that voters were able to cast their ballots, resulting in a turnout of 50.94% and 15.43% respectively in these two booths by 10:30 am," District Election Officer Kuldeep Chaudhary said.

12:10 PM

Lok Sabha elections 2024: YSRCP leader, voter slap each other in Andhra polling booth

In Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, YSRCP leader VS Shivakumar and a voter were engaged in a  tussle, slapping each other at a polling booth.

11:54 AM

Women facing crisis amid severe inflation, Congress' 'guarantees' will help change lives: Sonia Gandhi

In a video message, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said women of the country are facing tough times in the wake of a "severe crisis" and the party's 'Mahalakshmi scheme' for them will help change their lives. "My dear sisters, women have made a huge contribution, from the freedom struggle to the creation of modern India. However, today our women are facing a crisis amid severe inflation. To do justice to their hard work and penance, the Congress has come up with a revolutionary guarantee," Sonia Gandhi said. "The Congress' 'Mahalakshmi' scheme guarantees that we will give Rs 1 lakh every year to a woman from a poor family," she said in her message.