New Delhi: Parents-to-be Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh stepped out to solid their votes within the fifth section of the Lok Sabha elections. The Bollywood energy couple, twinning in white, radiated pleasure as they arrived on the polling sales space in Mumbai.
Deepika, beaming along with her being pregnant glow, donned an outsized white shirt and lightweight blue denim, her child bump subtly seen, whereas Ranveer complemented her in an identical white ensemble. The duo’s look was met with cheers and digicam flashes as shutterbugs clicked them whereas embodying the spirit of civic accountability. Ranveer opened the door for his wifey and held her hand all through to keep away from the group.
Joining the electoral fervour was veteran actor Anupam Kher, who emphasised the significance of voting. “Today is the festival of democracy, and we should come out and vote to elect our government for the next five years,” Kher remarked to ANI after casting his vote.
He additional harassed, “If you won’t vote today, then you don’t have any right to complain about anything about the government for the next five years.”
The fifth section of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai noticed a number of distinguished figures from Bollywood fulfilling their civic duties. Earlier within the day, veteran star Dharmendra was noticed casting his vote on the Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu.
Other stars, together with Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, RajKummar Rao, and Janhvi Kapoor, have been additionally seen at varied polling cubicles throughout town.
This section of the elections covers six Lok Sabha constituencies in Mumbai: Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central.
Additionally, constituencies in Maharashtra like Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, and Thane are additionally taking part.
Maharashtra, with 48 Lok Sabha seats, is the second-largest state when it comes to parliamentary constituencies after Uttar Pradesh. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, carried out in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, have been marked by vital voter engagement.
The last outcomes are scheduled to be introduced on June 4.
Voting started at 7 am and can proceed till 6 pm, guaranteeing that every one voters in line by the closing time can solid their ballots.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), over 8.95 crore voters, together with 4.69 crore males, 4.26 crore females, and 5409 third-gender electors, will resolve the destiny of 695 candidates on this essential section.
The fifth section options key contests in varied constituencies, with notable leaders akin to Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD chief Rohini Acharya.
To guarantee a peaceable voting atmosphere, the Election Commission has deployed intensive safety measures, together with 2,000 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance groups, 881 video surveillance groups, and 502 video viewing groups. These groups are sustaining spherical-the-clock surveillance throughout 94,732 polling stations, guaranteeing a clean and safe voting course of.
As the day progresses, the enthusiastic participation of voters continues.
