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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024
Voting for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will be held today as the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance will battle it out with the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) comprising Congress, NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) to retain power in the state. The counting of votes is scheduled to be held on November 23.
A total of 4,136 candidates are contesting Maharashtra elections. These include 2,086 are Independents and 150 rebel candidates. The total number of candidates this year is up from the previous Assembly polls in 2019 in which 3,239 candidates were in fray.
The BJP is contesting in 149 seats, while CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP will contest 81 and 59 seats respectively. In MVA, the Congress has fielded the highest number of candidates from 101 seats, followed by Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP), which has fielded 86 candidates.
The constituencies witnessing high stakes battle include Worli, Baramati, Vandre East, Nagpur South West, and Kopri-Pachpakhadi. Voting for the 288 seats will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM.
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024
Voting for the remaining 38 constituencies will be held today in the second and final phase in Jharkhand, which will be held alongside Maharashtra polls on November 20. The electoral fate of 528 candidates, including Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren will be decided today.
The polling will start at 7 AM and will continue till 5 PM except for 31 booths, where it will conclude at 4 PM. Results will be announced on November 23.
The ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are pitted against each other. While the BJP has fielded candidates in 68 seats, JMM has fielded candidates in 43 seats. Congress has fielded 30 candidates and is contesting in alliance with the ruling JMM.
Around 1.23 crore voters including 60.79 lakh women and 147 third gender voters are eligible to vote across 14,218 polling stations. 28 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates and nine for Scheduled Caste candidates.
Out of the 38 constituencies, 18 are in the Santhal Pargana region comprising six districts including Deoghar, Jamtara, Dumka, Godda, Pakur, and Sahibganj.
Maharashtra Elections Live: Amit Thackeray Visits Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple Ahead Of Casting Vote
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate from Mahim seat Amit Thackeray visited Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple ahead of casting vote. Amit, Raj Thackeray's son who is making his electoral debut said: "I would like to appeal to people to not take this as a holiday, get out and vote, this is for your country, state, city, you should just get down and vote, I can promise that your vote won't be taken for granted by me. The response is very positive, amazing, it was overwhelming for me,"
Maharashtra Elections Live: Sachin Tendulkar Casts Vote With Family In Mumbai, Urges To Turn Up
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar casts his vote in Mumbai with his wife Anjali Tendulkar and daughter Sara Tendulkar. He also appealed to the voters to come and vote: "Do turn up to vote."
Maharashtra Elections Live: NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule Casts Vote In Baramati
NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule cast her vote in Baramati, the family stronghold, for the Maharashtra assembly elections The constituency is once again witnessing a high-stakes contest between family members -- uncle Ajit Pawar and nephew Yugendra Pawar.
Maharashtra Elections Live: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Casts Vote In Mumbai
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das cast his vote in Mumbai and expected a higher voter turnout. "The arrangements (at the polling station) were very good. I congratulate the Election Commission. The elections are being held in the middle of the week, so everyone is expecting a high voter turnout," he said.
Maharashtra Elections 2024: 'Baramati Will Not Forget,' Says NCP-SCP Candidate Yugendra Pawar
NCP-SCP candidate from the family stronghold seat of Baramati, Yugendra Pawar who is taking on his uncle Ajit Pawar exuded confidence of winning the seat. "...I am 100% confident that the people of Baramati will not forget Sharad Pawar and will bless us," Pawar said.
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