West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout by 9 am, registering 15.24%, followed closely by Madhya Pradesh at 14.97%. Andhra Pradesh saw 9.05%, Bihar 10.18%, Odisha 9.23%, Uttar Pradesh 11.67%, and Maharashtra 6.45% turnout. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir reported the lowest participation with 5.07% in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections today.
Voting is underway for 96 seats going to the polls in the phase 4 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The seats are spread across 9 states and one Union Territory. Besides the Parliamentary polls, assembly elections are also being held for all 175 seats of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of Odisha. As per the Election Commission of India, a total of 1,717 candidates are in the fray in phase 4. According to the poll body, a total of 4,264 nominations were filed for 96 parliamentary constituencies across.
Meanwhile, Congress MP and party candidate from Berhampore, West Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “We are going to win and there is no doubt about that. I am extremely confident. Some isolated incidents have taken place at about 4-5 places. We are also going to file a complaint…I am competing with BJP and TMC, not with any individual. TMC should not have nominated Yusuf Pathan from here, it is useless…”