Polling officials had candles placed at their tables to help them tally voter details properly. Padhtare said that eight polling stations have been affected due to the unavailability of electricity.
Polling for 288 constituencies of Maharashtra began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in the evening.
The electoral fate of 3237 in Maharashtra will be sealed in EVMs by the voters who will exercise their democratic franchise in the Assembly elections. There are 96,661 polling booths in Maharashtra for citizens to cast their votes.