Key Takeaways
- The fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra saw an estimated 17.51 per cent of the electorate casting their votes.
- Allegations of voter bribing were made against the BJP in Ahmednagar and Pune, with NCP-Sharad Pawar Group candidate Nilesh Lanke and party MLA Rohit Pawar complaining about the issue.
- Most candidates of major political parties, including Pankaja Munde (BJP-Beed) and Dhananjay Munde, Chandrakant Khaire (UBT-Aurangabad), Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad, and Adv Gowal Padvi (Congress-Nandurbar), cast their votes along with family members.
Mumbai: An estimated 17.51 per cent of 2.28 crore electorate cast their votes in four hours of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls on 11 seats in Maharashtra on Monday amid complaints of money pouches being distributed by the BJP in Ahmednagar and Pune.
According to poll panel sources, highest voting of 22.12 percent was recorded in Nandurbar, followed by Jalna (21.35), Aurangabad (19.53), Raver (19.03), Shirdi (18.91), Jalgaon (16.89), Beed (16.62), Pune (16.16), Maval (14.87), Ahmednagar (14.74) and Shirur 14.51 per cent .
Long queues were seen since this morning at different polling stations in these constituencies.Electorate are exercising their franchise amid tight security.
In Ahmednagar constituency, NCP-Sharad Pawar Group candidate Nilesh Lanke and party MLA Rohit Pawar complained that BJP candidate Sujay Vikhe Patil distributed money to voters to vote in his favour. In Pune, MVA candidate Ravindra Dangekar held dharna after the BJP workers allegedly distributed money pouches to voters.
EVMs snagged in some polling stations in Aurangabad, Maval, Shirur, and Pune. Missing names in voter lists were reported in Jalna. No major incidents were reported in the state during the polling process.
Most of the candidates of major political parties whave cast their votes along with family members. They include Pankaja Munde (BJP-Beed) and Dhananjay Munde, Chandrakant Khaire (UBT-Aurangabad), Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Karad, and Adv Gowal Padvi (Congress-Nandurbar)
Unseasonal rain was witnessed in Muktainagar falling in Raver constituency, disturb polling process.
