PIX: Mumbai's netas come out and vote, citizens stay indoors

Polling was tepid in the 6 constituencies of Mumbai in Maharashtra, in the final phase of elections. Mumbai recorded an average of 53 per cent voter turnout till 6 pm on Thursday.

While Mumbai’s politicians, celebrities and India Inc honchos were out to exercise their franchise, the aam aadmi -- like in previous elections -- did not participate enthusiastically.

Mumbai recorded an average of 15.18 per cent polling across all six parliamentary constituencies in the first four hours of polling.

Rediff.com brings you glimpses of the day’s polling activity from across Mumbai.

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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi Thackeray and son Aditya Thackeray accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Poonam Mahajan outside the polling booth.

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Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly and Nationalist Congress Party leader from Thane Jitendra Awhad shows his inked finger.

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President of the Nationalist Congress Party arrives at a polling station to cast his vote.

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Transgender rights activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi.

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Minister of State with the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications and Congress MP from South Mumbai Milind Murli Deora.

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Ramdas Bandu Athawale, president of the Republican Party of India (Athawale)

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A group of women show their inked fingers outside a polling booth in Khar.