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<p>Elections in India have some extraordinary sights&nbsp;when it comes to&nbsp;people arriving at the polling booths to vote.&nbsp;Brides and grooms casting their vote before&nbsp;they get&nbsp;married,&nbsp;and&nbsp;people aged 100 and above exercising their franchise are among the few&nbsp;such&nbsp;examples in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An unusual scene was seen in Maharashtra on Friday (Apr 26) where a voter, along with&nbsp;his monkey,&nbsp;arrived at a polling booth to vote.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Visuals from the news agency ANI showed&nbsp;Wardha resident Vinod&nbsp;Kshirsagar arriving at a polling booth with his Langur&nbsp;named 'Bajrang',&nbsp;to cast his vote.&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>Here's the video:</strong></h3>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Maharashtra: A resident of Wardha, Vinod Kshirsagar arrives at a polling booth with his pet Langur 'Bajrang', to cast his vote for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LokSabhaElections2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LokSabhaElections2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/KH0utNvwpX">pic.twitter.com/KH0utNvwpX</a></p>
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<h2><strong>The reactions</strong></h2>

<p>The video garnered mixed reactions on social media.&nbsp;On X,&nbsp;some users questioned whether bringing an animal to a polling booth was allowed.&nbsp;"Man.... Just for a photo&nbsp;op&nbsp;don't get into the wrong side of the law...&nbsp;Forrest officials would take him away and worst file a case as well," user&nbsp;Avyakta Bhairava wrote on the microblogging site.</p>

<p>"Did the man bring a candidate along?" wrote another user.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>India votes in phase 2&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p><span style="font-size: 15px;">Under the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, voting&nbsp;is taking place&nbsp;across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs). Till 1 pm, Tripura had&nbsp;recorded the highest voter turnout at 54.47 per cent.</span></p>

<h3><strong>The voter turnout in the remaining states,&nbsp;UTs&nbsp;is as follows:</strong></h3>

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	<li><strong>Assam- 46.31 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Bihar- 33.80 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Chhattisgarh- 53.09 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Jammu and Kashmir- 42.88 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Karnataka- 38.23 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Kerala- 39.26 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Madhya Pradesh- 38.96 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Maharashtra- 31.77 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Manipur- 54.26 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Rajasthan- 40.39 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>Uttar Pradesh- 35.73 per cent</strong></li>
	<li><strong>West Bengal- 47.29 per cent</strong></li>
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<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Elections in India have some extraordinary sights when it comes to people arriving at the polling booths to vote. Brides and grooms casting their vote before they get married, and people aged 100 and above exercising their franchise are among the few such examples in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Elections in India have some extraordinary sights when it comes to people arriving at the polling booths to vote. Brides and grooms casting their vote before they get married, and people aged 100 and above exercising their franchise are among the few such examples in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. An unusual scene was seen in Maharashtra on Friday (Apr 26) where a voter, along with his monkey, arrived at a polling booth to vote. Click here to follow all the updates on the Lok Sabha elections Visuals from the news agency ANI showed Wardha resident Vinod Kshirsagar arriving at a polling booth with his Langur named 'Bajrang', to cast his vote. Here's the video: #WATCH | Maharashtra: A resident of Wardha, Vinod Kshirsagar arrives at a polling booth with his pet Langur 'Bajrang', to cast his vote for #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/KH0utNvwpX — ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024 × The reactions The video garnered mixed reactions on social media. On X, some users questioned whether bringing an animal to a polling booth was allowed. "Man.... Just for a photo op don't get into the wrong side of the law... Forrest officials would take him away and worst file a case as well," user Avyakta Bhairava wrote on the microblogging site. "Did the man bring a candidate along?" wrote another user. India votes in phase 2 Under the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, voting is taking place across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs). Till 1 pm, Tripura had recorded the highest voter turnout at 54.47 per cent. The voter turnout in the remaining states, UTs is as follows: Assam- 46.31 per cent Bihar- 33.80 per cent Chhattisgarh- 53.09 per cent Jammu and Kashmir- 42.88 per cent Karnataka- 38.23 per cent Kerala- 39.26 per cent Madhya Pradesh- 38.96 per cent Maharashtra- 31.77 per cent Manipur- 54.26 per cent Rajasthan- 40.39 per cent Uttar Pradesh- 35.73 per cent West Bengal- 47.29 per cent (With inputs from agencies)

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