Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote at a school in Ahmedabad during the third phase voting for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip locality of the city has been designated a polling booth.
The Prime Minister reached the polling station a little after 7:30 am. Union Minister Amit Shah welcomed him and the two leaders walked to the booth. A huge crowd that had gathered to catch a glimpse of PM Modi cheered from the roadside and raised slogans for him.
While proceeding to the voting booth, Modi gave his autograph to a supporter on a portrait that he had drawn of the Prime Minister.
Outside the booth, the Prime Minister urged citizens of the country to cast their votes in large numbers since it holds a big significance in a democracy. “There is great importance of ‘daan’ in our country and in the same spirit, the countrymen should vote as much as possible. Four rounds of voting are still ahead,” said PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges all to actively participate in voting today; tweets, “Urging all those who are voting in today’s phase to vote in record numbers. Their active participation will certainly make the elections more vibrant”.
He also had a message for mediapersons providing non-stop coverage of the elections: “take care of your health and drink a lot of water.”
Amit Shah, who is contesting from Gandhinagar, cast his vote later in the day along with his family.
Polling is underway in 93 constituencies across ten states and a Union Territory on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
