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63% voting in Maha Assembly poll; turnout similar to 2014
Maharashtra Assembly elections held on Monday saw a voter turnout of around 63 percent, almost matching the 63.38 percent polling recorded in the last state elections in 2014.
Rural areas of the state fared better, with voters there showing more enthusiasm than their urban counterparts.
Polling began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm. Altogether 54.53 percent voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm, a poll official said.
18:05 October 21
BJP's JP Nadda to hold meet with party gen secy's over Maha, Haryana polls
BJP National Working President JP Nadda will hold a meeting with the party's general secretaries tomorrow at BJP headquarters over Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls. Other matters are also likely to be taken up at the meeting.
17:58 October 21
BSP leader throws ink on EVM machine in Thane
A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader threw ink on an EVM in a polling booth situated in the Thane Head Post Office, police said.
Sunil Khambe, a local-level leader, threw ink on the machine after he had cast his vote in the Assembly polls underway. A video of his act was widely circulated soon after on social media.
While being bundled into the police van, Khambe told reporters that he did this as EVMs were making a "mockery of democracy".
17:55 October 21
59 VVPATs, 19 EVMs replaced in Nagpur district
As many as 59 VVPATs and 19 EVMs were replaced in Nagpur district following malfunction.
The VVPAT machines, 34 control units and 19 ballot units (EVMs) were replaced due to technical glitches in 12 assembly constituencies of the district, the District information office said.
17:49 October 21
Voter turnout in Maharashtra was recorded at 54.79 percent till 5:30 pm.
17:49 October 21
Former President Pratibha Patil cast her vote at NCL School in Pune
17:28 October 21
BJP MP from Punjab's Gurdaspur Sunny Deol cast his vote at a polling booth in Juhu, Mumbai.
17:20 October 21
Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta cast his vote along with family at Activity High School and appealed others to exercise their right to vote.
16:49 October 21
Bollywood actor Salman Khan cast his vote from Bandra West
16:48 October 21
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat cast his vote from Nagpur
16:29 October 21
Voter turnout in Maharashtra was recorded at 43.84 percent till 4:30 pm.
16:08 October 21
Haji Ibrahim Aleem Joad, a 102-year-old man, cast his vote along with his family at a polling booth in Lohegaon.
"I was admitted in a hospital for four days but today I'm here to cast my vote. I urge everyone to come forward and vote, ' said the centenarian after casting his vote.
15:55 October 21
Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leave after casting their vote at a polling booth in Juhu, Mumbai.
15:50 October 21
Voter turnout in Maharashtra was recorded at 39.9 percent till 3.30 pm.
15:25 October 21
Polling in Wardha assembly contituency got delayed by a few hours following an EVM malfunction.
Voting was, however, resumed after the faulty EVM was replaced by authorities concerned.
Similar incidents of EVM malfunction was reported from six other polling stations in Wardha during a mock poll.
15:09 October 21
Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan and his wife Gauri cast their votes at polling booth no. 177 in Bandra West, Mumbai.
14:57 October 21
Election Commission came up with an innovative way to help voters reach their booth in Satara's Kambleshwar village despite heavy rainfall.
14:46 October 21
Sushma Satpute, Election Commission officer at Worli said, "There was some issue in an electronic voting machine (EVM) at polling booth number 62 of Worli Assembly constituency but the machine has been replaced and voting is going on."
14:36 October 21
Singer Anup Jalota voted in Mumbai for Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019.
14:33 October 21
Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtarexercised their franchise at a polling booth in Mumbai.
14:26 October 21
Actress Deepika Padukonecast her vote at a polling booth in Bandra (West), Mumbai.
14:25 October 21
Khilari Ram Sharma who is 100-year-old, voted in Mumbai's Bhandup. Sharma has voted in all the elections since India became independent.
Sharma was born on August 19, 1919.
14:19 October 21
The polling percentage across 288 Assembly Constituencies in Maharashtra is 30.75% till 2 pm.
13:59 October 21
Actors Anil Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan, leave after casting their vote at a polling booth in Andheri (West).
13:28 October 21
Actor and BJP MP Hema Malini cast her vote at a polling booth in Mumbai's Andheri (West).
13:12 October 21
Union Minister Smriti Irani cast her vote at a polling booth in Mumbai.
A 93-year-old army veteran also turned up to exercise his franchise. His efforts and enthusiasm were appreciated by the Union Minister.
Irani said, "Today's hero is Khanna ji (man standing next to her), he had served in Army. He is 93 and came out to vote. It is an inspiration, I request people to come out and vote, if at 93 he can vote then who is stopping you?
13:10 October 21
Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan casts his ballot for the Maharashtra Election 2019.
12:52 October 21
Swabhimani Paksha candidate shot at, thrashed
Nagpur:Three motorcycle-borne masked men fired at a candidate of pro-farmer outfit Swabhimani Paksha on Monday when he was going in a car, and also beat him up after pulling him out of the vehicle in Maharashtra's Amravati district, police said.
The attackers later set the car ablaze, Shendurjana Ghat police station's inspector Maruti Gedam said.
The incident took place on Malkhed road in Amravati, located around 150 km from here, he said.
Devendra Bhuyar, the nominee of Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Paksha from Morshi seat, was going to Warud in a car along with some workers of the outfit when the three masked persons fired at him around 5:30 am, Gedam said.
The attackers later forcefully stopped the vehicle, pulled out its occupants and thrashed them, he said.
They then poured petrol on Bhuyar's vehicle and set it afire before running away, the official said.
Bhuyar was taken to a hospital where his condition was reported to be normal, he said.
Bhuyar, whose outfit is an ally of the Congress and NCP, is contesting the state Assembly polls against BJP minister Anil Bonde from Morshi seat.
12:40 October 21
Actor Govinda and his wife Sunita turned up to cast their votes for the Maharashtra Election 2019 in Andheri (West).
He refused to give any comments when asked about Congress' poor situation.
12:26 October 21
Sachin turns up to vote at Maharashtra Election 2019
Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, wife Anjali and their son Arjun cast their votes at a polling booth in Bandra (West).
12:24 October 21
Voter turnout till 12 noon stands at 16.48% for Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019.
12:01 October 21
Veteran actor Prem Chopra and Director-lyricist Gulzar cast their ballots at a polling booth in Bandra (West).
11:51 October 21
Voter turnout till 11 am stands at13.13% for Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019.
11:39 October 21
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi, and sons Aditya and Tejas cast their votes at Bandra East.
Aditya Thackeray is a candidate from Worli constituency.
11:32 October 21
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar casts his vote
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar exercised his franchise at a polling booth for the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
10:56 October 21
Madhuri Dixit votes at polling booth in Bandra (West)
Actress Madhuri Dixitexercised her franchise at a polling booth in Bandra (West) for the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
10:46 October 21
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, his wife Amruta and mother Sarita cast their votes at a polling booth in Maharashtra's Nagpur.
10:42 October 21
Pune:Voting continued despite experiencing power cut at a polling booth in Pune's Shivaji Nagar.
"The electricity supply is not there at this school. The problem was found in an electricity meter. Till now, it has not been resolved. Meanwhile, a generator is being provided by Election Commission. Voting is underway. There is no problem in that," said Sanjay Padhtare, Sector Officer.
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.
10:35 October 21
NCP President Sharad Pawar exercises his franchise
NCP chief Sharad Pawar along with son-in-law Sadanand Sule and granddaughter Revati Sule, exercised his franchise at Tardeo in Mumbai.
The grand-nephew of NCP President, Rohit Pawar is debuting from Karjat-Jamkhed constituency. He is pitted against BJP's Ram Shankar Shinde for this seat.
10:30 October 21
Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza arrive at polling booth
Actor Riteish Deshmukh along with his wife Genelia D'Souzacast his vote at a polling booth in Latur for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019.
His brothers Amit Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh are contesting polls as Congress candidates from Latur city and Latur rural constituencies, respectively.
10:10 October 21
Mahesh Bhupati and Lara Dutta cast their votes
Former tennis player Mahesh Bhupatialong with his wife and actorLara Dutta cast his vote at a polling booth in Bandra (West).
10:04 October 21
Actor Aamir Khan spotted at polling booth in Bandra (West)
Actor Aamir Khan gave his vote at a polling booth in Bandra (West).
Talking to media, he said, "I appeal to all citizens of Maharashtra to come out and vote in large numbers."
09:51 October 21
Shubha Khote, Ravi Kishan, Padmini Kolhapure cast their votes
Actor and BJP MP from Gorakhpur (UP) Ravi Kishan & actress Padmini Kolhapurecast their votes at polling booths in Mumbai's Goregaon and Andheri (West) constituency, respectively.
Earlier, actress Shubha Khote exercised her franchise for the Andheri West constituency.
09:42 October 21
Differently-abled voters exercise their franchise
Differently-abled voters were brought to polling booths on wheelchair compatible vehicles by the Election Commission in Sewri, Mumbai.
09:27 October 21
Voter turnout till 9 am stands at 5.29% for Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019.
09:17 October 21
Balasaheb Thorat casts his vote
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Pateland his wife Varsha cast their votes at a polling booth in Gondia assembly constituency.
Gopal Agarwal from BJP and Amar Varade from Congress are contesting from this constituency.
09:09 October 21
Praful Patel and his wife exercise their franchise
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sulecasts her vote in Baramati.
Her cousin and NCP leader Ajit Pawar is contesting against BJP's Gopichand Padalkar from the constituency.
08:56 October 21
NCP leader Supriya Sule casts her vote in Baramati
Union Minister Nitin Gadkariand his wife Kanchan cast their votes in Nagpur.
08:23 October 21
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari exercises his franchise
National Award winning actor Atul Kulkarniexercised his franchise in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
08:18 October 21
Union Minister Piyush Goyal casts his ballot in Mumbai
National Award winning actor Atul Kulkarniexercised his franchise in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
08:03 October 21
Actor Atul Kulkarni exercises his franchise
National Award winning actor Atul Kulkarniexercised his franchise in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
07:43 October 21
NCP leader Ajit Pawar casts his ballot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets: Elections are taking place for Haryana & Maharashtra assemblies. There are also by-polls taking place in various parts of India. I urge voters in these states & seats to turnout in record numbers & enrich the festival of democracy. I hope youngsters vote in large numbers.
07:37 October 21
Julio Ribeiro casts his vote for Worli
Voting begins for Maharashtra Elections
Voting for the assembly polls have begun in Maharashtra, where the BJP is seeking a second term in power and hopes for an easy victory.
Polling is underway for 288 constituencies in the stae of Maharashtra.
07:22 October 21
Mohan Bhagwat casts his vote
Mumbai: Polling will be held on Monday inall 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray.The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from theCongress -- Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar inNanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.
The BJP, under Fadnavis' leadership, is seeking asecond straight term in the state.
Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray, has also entered the poll fray from Worliconstituency in Mumbai.The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief is the first leaderfrom his family to make a debut in electoral politics.
Voting is also underway for the byelection to SataraLok Sabha constituency, where former NCP leader and sitting MPUdayanraje Bhosale is in the fray on BJP's ticket againstShriniwas Patil of the Congress-NCP combine.
The BJP has fielded its nominees in 164 Assemblyseats, including candidates of smaller allies contesting onits lotus symbol, while the Sena is contesting 124 seats.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress has fielded147 candidates and its ally NCP 121.The main contest is between the 'Mahayuti' or grandalliance led by the BJP, and the 'maha-aghadi' (front) led bythe Congress and NCP.
Among other parties, the Raj Thackeray-led MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) has fielded 101 candidates.
As many as 1,400 Independents are also in the fray.
The electioncampaign, which ended on Saturdayevening, was dominated by the BJP's aggressive narrative ofthe abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state has total 8,98,39,600 voters, including1,06,76,013 in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
A total of 6.5 lakh polling personnel have beendeployed at 96,661 polling booths across the state.Nearly 1,35,021 VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audittrail) machines have also been installed.
Of the 288 constituencies, Nanded-South seat has themaximum 38 candidates, while Chiplun in Ratnagiri district hasjust three nominees.
In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 122 seats, theSena-63, the Congress-42 and the NCP-41.
Later, two by-elections were held due to the death ofMLAs Krushna Ghoda (Palghar) and Bala Sawant (Bandra-East).The Sena manged to retain both the seats.
In the run-up to the polls, several legislators of theCongress and NCP switched sides to the ruling BJP and Sena.Some of them also managed to get tickets for thepolls.
Also read:Four big parties to shape Maharashtra's political space
07:19 October 21
PM urges youngsters to vote
Mumbai: Polling will be held on Monday inall 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray.The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from theCongress -- Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar inNanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.
The BJP, under Fadnavis' leadership, is seeking asecond straight term in the state.
Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray, has also entered the poll fray from Worliconstituency in Mumbai.The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief is the first leaderfrom his family to make a debut in electoral politics.
Voting is also underway for the byelection to SataraLok Sabha constituency, where former NCP leader and sitting MPUdayanraje Bhosale is in the fray on BJP's ticket againstShriniwas Patil of the Congress-NCP combine.
The BJP has fielded its nominees in 164 Assemblyseats, including candidates of smaller allies contesting onits lotus symbol, while the Sena is contesting 124 seats.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress has fielded147 candidates and its ally NCP 121.The main contest is between the 'Mahayuti' or grandalliance led by the BJP, and the 'maha-aghadi' (front) led bythe Congress and NCP.
Among other parties, the Raj Thackeray-led MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) has fielded 101 candidates.
As many as 1,400 Independents are also in the fray.
The electioncampaign, which ended on Saturdayevening, was dominated by the BJP's aggressive narrative ofthe abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state has total 8,98,39,600 voters, including1,06,76,013 in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
A total of 6.5 lakh polling personnel have beendeployed at 96,661 polling booths across the state.Nearly 1,35,021 VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audittrail) machines have also been installed.
Of the 288 constituencies, Nanded-South seat has themaximum 38 candidates, while Chiplun in Ratnagiri district hasjust three nominees.
In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 122 seats, theSena-63, the Congress-42 and the NCP-41.
Later, two by-elections were held due to the death ofMLAs Krushna Ghoda (Palghar) and Bala Sawant (Bandra-East).The Sena manged to retain both the seats.
In the run-up to the polls, several legislators of theCongress and NCP switched sides to the ruling BJP and Sena.Some of them also managed to get tickets for thepolls.
Also read:Four big parties to shape Maharashtra's political space
07:09 October 21
Mumbai: Polling will be held on Monday inall 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray.The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from theCongress -- Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar inNanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.
The BJP, under Fadnavis' leadership, is seeking asecond straight term in the state.
Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray, has also entered the poll fray from Worliconstituency in Mumbai.The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief is the first leaderfrom his family to make a debut in electoral politics.
Voting is also underway for the byelection to SataraLok Sabha constituency, where former NCP leader and sitting MPUdayanraje Bhosale is in the fray on BJP's ticket againstShriniwas Patil of the Congress-NCP combine.
The BJP has fielded its nominees in 164 Assemblyseats, including candidates of smaller allies contesting onits lotus symbol, while the Sena is contesting 124 seats.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress has fielded147 candidates and its ally NCP 121.The main contest is between the 'Mahayuti' or grandalliance led by the BJP, and the 'maha-aghadi' (front) led bythe Congress and NCP.
Among other parties, the Raj Thackeray-led MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) has fielded 101 candidates.
As many as 1,400 Independents are also in the fray.
The electioncampaign, which ended on Saturdayevening, was dominated by the BJP's aggressive narrative ofthe abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state has total 8,98,39,600 voters, including1,06,76,013 in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
A total of 6.5 lakh polling personnel have beendeployed at 96,661 polling booths across the state.Nearly 1,35,021 VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audittrail) machines have also been installed.
Of the 288 constituencies, Nanded-South seat has themaximum 38 candidates, while Chiplun in Ratnagiri district hasjust three nominees.
In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 122 seats, theSena-63, the Congress-42 and the NCP-41.
Later, two by-elections were held due to the death ofMLAs Krushna Ghoda (Palghar) and Bala Sawant (Bandra-East).The Sena manged to retain both the seats.
In the run-up to the polls, several legislators of theCongress and NCP switched sides to the ruling BJP and Sena.Some of them also managed to get tickets for thepolls.
Also read:Four big parties to shape Maharashtra's political space
02:16 October 21
60.5% voting in Maha Assembly poll; turnout lower than 2014
Mumbai: Polling will be held on Monday inall 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra where 3,237candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray.The voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from theCongress -- Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar inNanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.
The BJP, under Fadnavis' leadership, is seeking asecond straight term in the state.
Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena presidentUddhav Thackeray, has also entered the poll fray from Worliconstituency in Mumbai.The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief is the first leaderfrom his family to make a debut in electoral politics.
Voting is also underway for the byelection to SataraLok Sabha constituency, where former NCP leader and sitting MPUdayanraje Bhosale is in the fray on BJP's ticket againstShriniwas Patil of the Congress-NCP combine.
The BJP has fielded its nominees in 164 Assemblyseats, including candidates of smaller allies contesting onits lotus symbol, while the Sena is contesting 124 seats.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress has fielded147 candidates and its ally NCP 121.The main contest is between the 'Mahayuti' or grandalliance led by the BJP, and the 'maha-aghadi' (front) led bythe Congress and NCP.
Among other parties, the Raj Thackeray-led MaharashtraNavnirman Sena (MNS) has fielded 101 candidates.
As many as 1,400 Independents are also in the fray.
The electioncampaign, which ended on Saturdayevening, was dominated by the BJP's aggressive narrative ofthe abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state has total 8,98,39,600 voters, including1,06,76,013 in the age group of 18 to 25 years.
A total of 6.5 lakh polling personnel have beendeployed at 96,661 polling booths across the state.Nearly 1,35,021 VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audittrail) machines have also been installed.
Of the 288 constituencies, Nanded-South seat has themaximum 38 candidates, while Chiplun in Ratnagiri district hasjust three nominees.
In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 122 seats, theSena-63, the Congress-42 and the NCP-41.
Later, two by-elections were held due to the death ofMLAs Krushna Ghoda (Palghar) and Bala Sawant (Bandra-East).The Sena manged to retain both the seats.
In the run-up to the polls, several legislators of theCongress and NCP switched sides to the ruling BJP and Sena.Some of them also managed to get tickets for thepolls.
Also read:Four big parties to shape Maharashtra's political space
