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Voting is to be held on 96 Lok Sabha seats in 10 states of the country on May 13. Apart from this, voting will also be held on 175 assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh and 28 assembly seats of Odisha on Monday.
The forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department has come out amidst voting. There is no forecast of heat on the day of voting. However, the temperature in the seats where voting will take place is likely to be below normal.
Along with this, in view of the summer conditions, the Election Commission has also extended the voting time on some seats in Telangana. The ECI believes that the heat has led to a decline in turnout in the last three phases compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
IMD said there is a possibility of thunderstorm, lightning and strong winds in eastern and central India till May 14. Rain and thundershowers are likely over Odisha, Telangana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh during the next 24 hours.
Along with this, strong winds are also expected. IMD said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.
Let us tell you that in the last three phases, voting has been completed on 283 seats. More than 17.70 crore voters will exercise their franchise in the fourth phase. More than 19 lakh polling officers have been deployed at 1.92 lakh polling stations, including 8.73 crore women.
Voting will be held on 17 seats in Telangana, 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh, 13 seats in Uttar Pradesh, five seats in Bihar, four seats in Jharkhand, eight seats in Madhya Pradesh, 11 seats in Maharashtra, 4 seats in Odisha and eight seats in Uttar Pradesh. Of West Bengal.
Apart from this, voting will also be held on one seat in Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from this, voting will also be held on 175 assembly seats of Andhra Pradesh and 28 assembly seats of Odisha in this phase.