NCP chief Sharad Pawar pitched for a stable government at the Centre and urged citizens to come out in large numbers to cast their votes as he exercised his democratic right on Monday. Voting was underway for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mumbai</a>: NCP Chief Sharad Pawar after casting his vote at polling booth 31 in Tardeo. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LokSabhaElections2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LokSabhaElections2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/G8VNrNwESd">pic.twitter.com/G8VNrNwESd</a>
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In Maharashtra, polling was being held in 17 seats, including Mumbai. "Today is an important day for the country. It is required that a stable government is formed. It is expected that Mumbaikars will not lag behind, and will exercise their voting right by coming out in large numbers and voting decisively," Pawar, the former Union minister, tweeted in Marathi.
Earlier, BJP MP Poonam Mahajan, Congress nominee Urmila Matondkar, industrialist Anil Ambani and actor Rekha cast their votes in Mumbai in the initial hours of polling. State education minister Vinod Tawde, BJP candidate from Mumhai-North East Manoj Kotak and Congress nominee from Mumbai-Central Eknath Gaikwad were also among the early voters.
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Anil Ambani was spotted casting his vote in Mumbai
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Manoj Kotak cast his vote in Mumbai
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Urmila Matondkar present at the polling booth to cast her vote.
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It was a delight to participate in the festival of democracy, casting my vote is for progressive development of every Indian, for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NewIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NewIndia</a>. I urge Mumbaikars to join in and make each vote count! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MumbaikarVoteKar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MumbaikarVoteKar</a> <a href="https://t.co/epS3g0Vwk4">pic.twitter.com/epS3g0Vwk4</a>
&mdash; Chowkidar Vinod Tawde (@TawdeVinod) <a href="https://twitter.com/TawdeVinod/status/1122703245988777985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2019</a></blockquote>
An average 18.39 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours in Maharashtra's 17 seats on Monday as polling for the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state was underway. Polling began at 7 am and long queues were seen outside many booths, some of which were decorated with balloons and 'rangolis' (colourful decorations). The voting figures till 11 am in other constituencies are as follows: Dhule- 18.26 per cent, Dindori - 21.06 per cent, Nashik- 17.22 per cent, Palghar- 21.46 per cent, Bhiwandi- 17.25 per cent, Thane-17.43 per cent, Mumbai-North- 19.46 per cent, Mumbai-North West 17.64 per cent, Mumbai-North East-18.39 per cent, Mumbai-North Central- 16.21 per cent, Mumbai-South Central-16.80 per cent, Mumbai- South 15.51 per cent, Maval- 18.23 per cent, Shirur- 18.65 per cent and Shirdi 20.55 per cent.
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Edited by mid-day online desk with inputs from Agencies

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