Polling in the fourth phase of General Elections recorded an approximate voter turnout of 69.16 per cent.

Polling was held smoothly and peacefully. With the conclusion of Phase 4, polling for General Elections has been completed in 23 States and Union territories with 379 Parliamentary Constituencies. Polling is complete in the General Elections for State Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and 28 assembly seats of Odisha State Assembly.

Read in Hindi: चौथे चरण में कुल 69.16 फीसदी मतदान, 23 राज्यों में चुनाव का काम पूरा

In the Kashmir valley, voting took place for the Srinagar PC. Amidst ample security, voters were seen queuing up peacefully at various polling stations in Srinagar to cast their votes. Polling time in certain assembly segments of 17 Parliamentary Constituencies of Telangana was increased by the Commission to increase voters’ participation.

The weather was largely conducive and there were no marked heat wave-like conditions. Voters participated enthusiastically and visuals of voting happening under bright blue to overcast skies emerged from the 10 states that went to polls in Phase 4. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, are the states where polling took place in this phase. A total of 1717 candidates were in the electoral fray in this phase.

The next phase of polling is scheduled on May 20 in 49 PCs in eight states.