"Increase Tax": Paresh Rawal Suggests Punishment For Those Who Don't Vote

As the voting for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections got underway, veteran Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal exercised his democratic duty by casting his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai on Monday morning.

In Maharashtra, polling will be held in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies, including six in Mumbai.

A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district after a video surfaced on Sunday on social media in which he was seen voting multiple times, an official said.

Voters from 49 constituencies across six states and two Union Territories voted in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls today.

Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh, who is contesting from the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab as an Independent candidate, has been allotted the poll symbol of "'mike'.

Voting in 49 constituencies across 6 states and 2 Union Territories to decide the fates of many key leaders was held today -- Union Ministers and party chiefs. Among those in fray are Smriti Irani, Rahul Gandhi, Chirag Paswan and Omar Abdullah.