Lok Sabha Elections Phase 5: Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar cast votes in Mumbai

Bollywood siblings Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar exercised their right to vote early on Monday morning during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. They were joined by their mother, Honey Irani, and were seen patiently waiting in line at their assigned polling station in Mumbai, as captured by ANI. The trio proudly displayed their ink-stained fingers after voting.

The elections for six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai—Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central—are part of Phase 5. Other constituencies in Maharashtra participating in this phase include Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, and Thane.

Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-highest after Uttar Pradesh. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being conducted in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, with results to be announced on June 4. Voting on this day began at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, with those in line at closing time still allowed to vote. According to the ECI, over 8.95 crore voters, including 4.69 crore men, 4.26 crore women, and 5409 third-gender electors, will decide the fate of 695 candidates in this phase.

Among the 49 Lok Sabha seats in this phase, 14 are in Uttar Pradesh, 13 in Maharashtra, 7 in West Bengal, 5 in Bihar, 3 in Jharkhand, 5 in Odisha, and one each in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. To ensure a peaceful election process, 2,000 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance teams, 881 video surveillance teams, and 502 video viewing teams are monitoring the 94,732 polling stations around the clock.