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Assembly Polls
A family poses after voting in the Maharashtra assembly elections | Photo courtesy: ECI X handle

LIVE Blog: Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections 2024

| @indiablooms | Nov 20, 2024, at 04:05 pm
#Maharashtra #Jharkhand #MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024 #JharkhandAssemblyElections2024

All 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra along with 38 seats in the second phase of Jharkhand polls went for voting on Wednesday. More than 9.7 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect 288 members of the highly contested Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday. In Maharashtra, the incumbent Mahayuti comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) are facing a tough challenge from the opposition camp formed by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), NCP (Sharad Pawar) and Congress. Jharkhand, where the BJP is aiming to unseat the JMM-Congress, went to polls in the first phase on November 13. The total number of seats in Jharkhand are 82 (81 elected and one nominated).

LIVE Updates

Voter turnout 18.14% in Maharashtra, 31.4% in Jharkhand till 11 am

Nov 20, 2024, at 05:18 pm

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis casts his vote

Nov 20, 2024, at 04:29 pm

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Nagpur South-West assembly seat cast his vote along with his wife Amruta Fadnavis. 

 

Mahayuti will all six seats in North Mumbai: Piyush Goyal

Nov 20, 2024, at 04:25 pm

Piyush Goyal said, "I am happy that people in large numbers are coming out and voting. The Election Commission has made such good arrangements that no voter is facing problem standing in the queue.

"I hope more than 60 percent of the total voters will cast their mandate this time. An unprecedented strong voting turnout is noticed in North Mumbai. I am hopeful that Mahayuti will win all six seats in North Mumbai."


 

Union Minister Piyush Goyal casts his vote

Nov 20, 2024, at 04:14 pm

Union Minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal cast his vote along with his wife and their son. 

 

Sachin Tendulkar casts vote in Mumbai, urges people to exercise their rights

Nov 20, 2024, at 04:12 pm

Cricket legend and ECI national icon Sachin Tendulkar cast his vote in Mumbai and said, "I am requesting all to come and vote. It's our responsibility."

 

Akshay Kumar casts in early morning in Mumbai

Nov 20, 2024, at 04:09 pm

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was among the early voters in the Maharashtra assembly elections on Wednesday. 

 

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