Maharashtra Election Results Live: 65% voter turnout recorded in assembly polls
Maharashtra Election 2024 Results Live Updates: There were 1,00,186 polling booths in Maharashtra this time, compared to 96,654 booths in the 2019 assembly elections.
The figures are provisional, election officials said, adding that 61.74% of polling was recorded in the 2019 assembly elections in the state.
Gadchiroli district recorded a turnout of 69.63%, while Mumbai saw an estimated 54% turnout. In the 2019 polls, Mumbai’s polling figure stood at 50.67%.
Mumbai's Colaba constituency, which recorded just 40% turnout in 2019, showed an improved figure of 44.49% this year. Karvir constituency in Kolhapur district recorded 84.79% turnout, which is expected to be the highest in the state.
There were 1,00,186 polling booths in Maharashtra this time, compared to 96,654 booths in the 2019 assembly elections.
Maharashtra Election Results Live: Borivali leads in voter turnout, Colaba lags behind in Mumbai
Mumbai witnessed a slight improvement in voter turnout compared to the 2019 assembly elections, with Mumbai city and its suburbs recording 49.07% and 51.92% polling, respectively, by 5 pm on Wednesday (November 20).
Borivali recorded the highest turnout in the city at 60.50%, followed by Bhandup West at 60.18%. In contrast, Colaba reported the lowest turnout at 41.64%.
Although Mumbai’s turnout remained below the state average, it marked an increase from the 2019 assembly polls, which saw a final turnout of 48.22% in Mumbai city and 51.28% in the suburbs. For context, the city’s six Lok Sabha constituencies had registered a turnout of 52.38% during the recent parliamentary elections.
Maharashtra Election Results Live: Congress's Nitin Raut questions exit polls, alleges rigging by BJP alliance
Congress candidate from Nagpur North, Dr Nitin Raut, cast doubt on the accuracy of exit polls, claiming voters may not openly admit supporting Congress. He expressed confidence in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) taking the lead but accused the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance of widespread electoral malpractice, including bogus voting, misuse of government resources, and turning off lights at polling booths to manipulate outcomes. Raut criticized the Mahayuti government as unoriginal, formed by breaking other parties, and asserted that the public’s true preference is the MVA.
Maharashtra Election Results Live: Fadnavis meets RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat after polls
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on Wednesday evening (November 20), shortly after polling concluded for the 288 assembly constituencies in the state.
According to sources, the meeting took place at the RSS office in the Mahal area of Nagpur. Sources speculate that the visit may have been an expression of gratitude for the organization’s support during BJP’s door-to-door campaign efforts.
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