Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 : Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan along with his family cast his vote in Mumbai amid polling for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
In the visuals captured by ANI, Mahadevan and his family were seen showing their inked fingers after the vote.
{{{{twitter_post_id####}}}}#WATCH | Mumbai: Singer & music composer Shankar Mahadevan casts vote along with his family for the #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/Coa8np7f4o—(@ANI) May 20, 2024
After exercising his right to vote, Shankar Mahadevan urged everyone to make use of their voting power.
He told ANI, "Today is a very important day for us and it should be celebrated. I heard that there has been a good voter turnout here... We still have time till 6 pm, I urge everyone to go out and vote because it is your right. Your one single vote can make a huge difference."
Earlier in the day, veteran star Dharmendra was spotted casting his vote at the Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu.
Other stars, including 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.
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