Kiara Advani Returns Home to Cast Vote in Lok Sabha Polls After Cannes Appearance (Watch Video)
After creating waves in Cannes, actor Kiara Advani is back in India. She may have been jet-lagged but did not forget to fulfil her duty of a responsible citizen. Hours after arriving in India on Monday morning, Kiara was spotted at a polling booth in Mumbai, where she cast her vote. In the visuals captured by ANI, the Kabir Singh star is seen exercising her vote. Dressed in a white suit, Kiara kept her appearance simple and basic. 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. Kiara Advani Speaks to Paps in Hindi After Casting Her Vote in Mumbai, Actress Was Trolled for Her Fake Accent in Cannes 2024 (Watch Video).
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. In this phase, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi, and Thane also go to the polls. With 48 Lok Sabha seats, Maharashtra is the second-largest state in parliamentary constituencies after Uttar Pradesh. Voting began at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), over 8.95 crore voters, including 4.69 crore males, 4.26 crore females, and 5409 third-gender electors, are eligible to decide the fate of 695 candidates in this crucial phase in which polling is being held on 49 seats. 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. Cannes 2024: Kiara Advani Attends Women In Cinema Gala in Cannes, Shares Pictures.
Kiara Advani Casts Her Vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024
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 maintain round-the-clock surveillance across 94,732 polling stations to ensure a smooth and secure voting process. The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, being held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, have seen key contests across states. The results are scheduled to be announced on June 4.
