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President Pratibha Patil

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
President Pratibha Patil

President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul and Priyanka were among those who turned up early to vote in the fourth phase of elections on Thursday.

Image: President Patil shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station inside the President Estate.

Sonia Gandhi and Sheila Dixit

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Delhi CM Sheila Dixit
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit cast their votes at a polling booth in Nirman Bhawan.

Vice President Hamid Ansari

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Vice President Hamid Ansari

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, surrounded by security personnel, shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Rahul Gandhi

Congress general secretary Rahul exercised his franchise at a booth in Aurangzeb Lane and his sister Priyanka along with her husband Robert Vadra voted at the Vidyabhavan Mahavidyalaya booth at Lodhi estate, 20 metres from her 35 Lodhi Estate residence.

Image: A well-wisher embraces Rahul as he leaves after casting his vote

NC chief Farooq Abdullah

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah, patron of the National Conference party and a contesting candidate, with wife Molly Abdullah as they show their ink-marked fingers after they cast their votes during the fourth phase of elections in Srinagar

Bharti Chairman Sunil Mittal

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Sunil Mittal

Bharti Chairman Sunil Mittal on his way to cast his vote at a polling station in New Delhi.

Priyanka Gandhi & Robert Vadhra

May 7, 2009 14:23 IST
Priyanka Gandhi & Robert Vadhra
Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, and her husband Robert Vadhra emerge from a polling booth in New Delhi