Up to 3 p.m. on May 13, there was a record voter turnout of over 52% in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls, which covered 96 seats across 10 States and Union Territories. The votes were being boycotted in several areas in Uttar Pradesh, and there had been violent occurrences in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Additionally, complaints of EVM malfunctions at several booths in Odisha and West Bengal were received. As to the Election Commission, up until 3 p.m., a voting percentage of 52.60 was registered. Beginning at 7 a.m., voting will run until 6 p.m. With 29.93% of voters casting ballots till 3 p.m., Jammu and Kashmir had the lowest voting percentage, while West Bengal had the highest, at 66.05%.
In Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a six-kilometer tour. On May 14, he is scheduled to present his nomination documents for this Lok Sabha constituency. Before starting the tour, Mr. Modi laid flowers at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka region, honoring educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, believes in tyranny and would be taught a lesson by the opposition in the next elections. Speaking at an election rally in Latehar, Jharkhand, supporting Congress candidate K.N. Tripathi, the former chief minister Hemant Soren was accused of being imprisoned for refusing to break away from the INDIA bloc.
"Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, requests temporary release to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections, citing the Supreme Court's Kejriwal bail judgment..
On May 13, polls for Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections opened at 7 a.m. The polls close at six o'clock. 96 seats in 10 States and Union Territories are up for election in this phase. In this voting phase, there will also be elections in Andhra Pradesh (25), Telangana (17), Uttar Pradesh (13), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), West Bengal (8), Bihar (5), Odisha (4), and Jammu and Kashmir (1). The 175-member State Assembly will include representatives chosen by voters in Andhra Pradesh. Additionally, Odisha's 28 Legislative Assembly seats were up for election on Monday.
