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The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections is going to be very important. Voting is going on in 96 seats of 10 states in the fourth phase. Today, the fate of many veterans in the fourth phase of Maidan-e-Jung will be decided in the EVM boxes.
17.7 crore voters will exercise their franchise
In the fourth phase, a total of 17.7 crore voters will exercise their franchise at 92 thousand polling stations. 1717 candidates are in the fray in the fourth phase. A total of 19 lakh polling staff have been appointed in this phase.
A total of 8.97 crore male and 8.73 crore female voters will exercise their franchise in this phase. In the fourth phase, 12.49 lakh voters are above 85 years of age.
Which veterans are contesting the elections in the fourth phase?
In the fourth phase, Akhilesh Yadav from Kannauj in UP, Asaduddin Owaisi from Hyderabad seat in Telangana, Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar in West Bengal, Giriraj Singh from Begusarai in Bihar, Rajeev Ranjan Singh from Munger in Bihar, cricketer Yusuf Pathan from Behrampur in West Bengal. Are contesting elections on the ticket of. And Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol.
In which states are elections held in the fourth phase?
In the fourth phase, voting will be held on 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh, 5 in Bihar, 4 in Jharkhand, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, 4 in Orissa, 17 in Telangana, 13 in Uttar Pradesh and 8 in West Bengal. And one seat from Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking about previous steps
Talking about the three phases so far, after the first phase of voting on April 19, voting has taken place on 285 seats in three phases.
The third phase saw the lowest turnout compared to the previous two phases. 64.4 percent voting took place in the third phase. Whereas 66.14 percent voting took place in the first phase and 66.71 percent voting took place in the second phase. Uttar Pradesh witnessed the least turnout while Assam witnessed the highest turnout.