Voting was held for 13 seats in Maharashtra in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday.

Meanwhile, an average voter turnout of 48.66 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Monday in 13 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, including half a dozen in Mumbai, in the fifth and final phase of elections in the state as Bollywood actors, corporate leaders and prominent politicians came out to exercise their franchise, as per poll officials.

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Among the other seats, till 5 pm, Maharashtra's Nashik recorded 51.16 per cent, Bhiwandi 48.89 per cent, Dhule 48.81 per cent, Mumbai North 46.91 per cent, Mumbai North Central 47.32 per cent, Mumbai North East 48.67 per cent, Mumbai North West 49.79 per cent, Mumbai South 44.22 per cent, Mumbai South Central 48.26 per cent and Thane 45.38 per cent, the officials said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his wife Rashmi Thackeray exercised their franchise at a polling booth in Bandra area of Mumbai.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Thane.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and his wife Sharmila Thackeray voted at a booth in Mumbai's Dadar area.

Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora exercised his franchise at a polling booth in south Mumbai.

Industrialists Ratan Tata and Anil Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani and Akash Ambani exercised their franchise in Mumbai.

Actor Akshay Kumar, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Suryakumar Yadav, exercised their franchise in the metropolis.

Film personalities Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Ashok Saraf, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar also exercised their right to vote in Mumbai.

(with PTI inputs)