Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, on Monday, arrived at the polling centre in Mumbai to cast his vote, for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
“Voting is very important, so everyone is requested to go and vote,” the actor told ANI.
#WATCH | Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff cast his vote for the 5th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
He said, “Voting is very important, so everyone is requested to go and vote.” pic.twitter.com/YKfBOVsuXf
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2024
Earlier, Actor Sara Ali Khan also arrived with her mother Amrita Singh to cast her vote at a polling centre in Mumbai for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Other stars, Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, Rajkumar Rao, and Janhvi Kapoor, were also seen at various polling booths across the city.
The fifth phase 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. Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, and Thane are also goiing to the polls in this phase.
Maharashtra, with 48 Lok Sabha seats, is the second-largest state in terms of parliamentary constituencies after Uttar Pradesh.
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, being held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, have seen key contests across states. The final results are scheduled to be announced on June 4.
Prominent leaders who are contesting the fifth phase include Rajnath Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, Chirag Paswan, Omar Abdullah and Rohini Acharya.
The Election Commission has deployed extensive security measures, including 2,000 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance teams, 881 video surveillance teams, and 502 video viewing teams. These teams are maintaining round-the-clock surveillance across 94,732 polling stations to ensure smooth and secure voting process. (ANI)
