Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar forged his vote through the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Monday at Mumbai. Notably, Tendulkar has been recognised because the ‘nationwide icon’ of the Election Commission (EC) to boost voter consciousness within the electoral course of. His son, Arjun Tendulkar, who performs for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI), was additionally current along with his father.
Also, his spouse Anjali and daughter, Sara, couldn’t make it to Mumbai due to the latter’s post-graduation convocation ceremony, as per sources. Later, Sachin and Arjun confirmed off their inked finger after voting. (Yash Dayal’s Father Got Worried When MS Dhoni Hit Him For First-Ball Six, Feared Repeat Of ‘Rinku Singh’ Blitzkrieg)
“I would like to say that problems happen because, one, you act without thinking, and two, you just keep thinking but do not act. I would urge people to cast their vote. It is extremely important for our nation’s future,” mentioned Tendulkar to the media.
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Sachin Tendulkar, son Arjun, forged vote in Lok Sabha elections
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Sachin is the main run-scorer in worldwide cricket, with 34,357 runs and 100 centuries in 664 worldwide video games. He is the one cricketer with a century of expertise in worldwide cricket. Sachin was additionally a part of the Indian group that gained the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The fifth part of the Lok Sabha elections marks an vital a part of the seven-phase electoral course of, with intensive preparations made to make sure a easy and safe voting expertise for all residents. Elections in 6 Lok Sabha seats of Mumbai are underway for Phase 5.
The seats are Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central. The different constituencies of Maharashtra which might be part of the continued election within the fifth part embody Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi and Thane. Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh.
The fifth part witnesses key contests in numerous constituencies. Leaders reminiscent of 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 are searching for electoral success. Eight states/UTs going for polls in part 5 are Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 13 from Maharashtra, 7 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 3 from Jharkhand, 5 from Odisha, and one every from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
In a bid to create a peaceable ambiance for the electors, a complete of two,000 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance groups, 881 video surveillance groups, and 502 video viewing groups are retaining surveillance around the clock throughout the 94,732 polling stations.
