15:12 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: ‘It’s Your Birth Right…,’ Says Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor was seen arriving at his designated poll booth to exercise his fundamental right to vote. “Right now it’s voting day and it’s your birth right. Ye aapka farz hai to come and vote. If you haven’t. it’s open till 6 pm and Pali Hill place is open till 8 pm so please come and cast your vote,” he said while speaking to media.
15:01 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Mumbai Police Commissioner Praises Security Arrangements At Polling Booths
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar hailed the security arrangements at the polling stations and said that the people of Mumbai are voting peacefully. We appeal to those who have not voted to also go and vote… the more people vote the better it is, he added.
14:57 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Piyush Goyal’s Son Dhruv Goyal Urges Everyone To Vote
Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s son Dhruv Goyal requested everyone to cast their votes. “I have also come from America. Everyone should come out and vote,” he said.
14:36 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: NCP (SCP) Leader Jitendra Ahwad Casts Vote In Thane
NCP-SCP leader and candidate from the Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly constituency, Jitendra Ahwad casted his vote at a polling station in Thane.
14:05 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Actor Sohail Khan Votes, Appeals People To Increase Voting Percent
After casting his vote, actor Sohail Khan said that voting is a responsibility and appealed to everyone to increase the voting percentage.
13:54 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: 32.18% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 1 PM
According to the data, the Election Commission official said that 32.18 percent voter turnout has been recorded till 1 pm in Maharashtra assembly elections.
13:42 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar Confident Of MVA’s Win, Accuses BJP Of False Promises
Karnataka Deputy CM and Congress leader DK Shivakumar said he is confident that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will come to power in Maharashtra. He further accused BJP along with its alliance partners of making false promises to the people of the state.
13:27 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Actor Prem Chopra Visited Polling Station To Vote
Actor Prem Chopra on Wednesday casted his voted by visiting a polling station. He further praised the poll body for the arrangements and said, “Even though I had the option of voting from home, I still came here to cast my vote like everyone else.”
13:21 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Voter Turnout At 18% Till 11 AM As Polling Underway
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 18.14 percent till 11 am on Wednesday as the state went to polls on all 288 assembly constituencies of the state.
Mumbai city district recorded 15.78 percent voting, while Mumbai suburban district 17.99 percent. The Colaba assembly segment registered 13.03 percent polling, Mahim 19.66 percent and Worli 14.59 percent.
In Mumbai suburban, Bhandup polled 23.42 percent votes. In chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Thane, the voter turnout was 18.22 percent.
13:14 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: NCP Leader Praful Patel Casts His Vote
NCP leader Praful Patel casted his vote at a polling station in Gondia for the Maharashtra Assembly polls.
12:50 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: CM Eknath Shinde Confident Of Mahayuti Victory
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday casted his vote and described the elections as a “festival of democracy”. He also urged everyone to participate actively.
Speaking to the media, he highlighted the difference in governance during the rule of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Mahayuti.
12:47 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: ‘I Left Shiv Sena Because Of Uddhav Thackeray,’ Says BJP MP Narayan Rane
Stating the reason behind leaving Shiv Sena, Narayan Rane said that he left Shiv Sena because of Uddhav Thackeray and accused him of ruining the party.
He further predicted that they are not going to get more than 10-12 seats.
“161 MLAs of Mahayuti are going to win and then the alliance of BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena will come to power,” Rane said.
12:43 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Actor Anupam Kher Praises Election Commission
Actor Anupam Kher praised the Election Commission officers stating that everything is “very well organised”. Further asking everyone to vote, Kher questioned, “If someone does not vote today, do they have the right to raise complaints over the next five years?”
12:38 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Lyricist Gulzar Along With Daughter Cast Vote In Mumbai
Lyricist Gulzar along with his daughter and Director Meghna Gulzar visited the polling station to cast his vote in Mumbai.
12:15 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Shrikant Shinde Confident Of Mahayuti’s Win, Says ‘Women Of The State With Stand With Us’
Taking about the role of women in strengthening democracy, Shiv Sena leader and son of CM Eknath Shinde, Shrikant Shinde, on Wednesday said that just as the government stood up to empower women and supported them, women will also stand with the government in the same way.
12:12 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Salman Khan’s Parents, Suniel Shetty, Kartik Aaryan, Sharvari Cast Their Vote
The Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 witnessed great enthusiasm from citizens, including prominent Bollywood celebrities. Several renowned actors and filmmakers, including Salman Khan’s Parents, Suniel Shetty, Kartik Aaryan, Sharvari, arrived at polling booths in Mumbai to exercise their democratic rights and inspire others to do the same.
12:08 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Key Candidates Fielded By Maha Vikas Aghadi
In the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray has 95 candidates in the fray and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) has 86 candidates.
Praful Vinodrao Gudadhe (Congress) in Nagpur South West
Kedar Dighe (Sena UBT) in Kopri-Pachpakhadi
Yugendra Pawar (NCP Sharad Pawar) in Baramati
Aaditya Thackeray (Sena UBT) in Worli
Manikrao Shinde (NCP Sharad Pawar) in Yevla
Asif Zakaria (Congress) in Bandra West
Amin Patel (Congress) in Mumbadevi
12:06 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham, Sonu Sood And Others Cast Their Votes
Bollywood celebrities are leading by example, stepping out early to cast their votes in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and fulfilling their civic duty.
Stars like Farhan Akhtar, Rajkummar Rao, Ali Fazal, Ahana Kumra and Kabir Khan were seen at polling booths across Mumbai, with some taking a moment to interact with the paparazzi and share messages encouraging others to vote. READ MORE
12:02 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: 18.14% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 11 AM
Districtwise voting % is as follows:
Ahmednagar-18.24%
Akola-16.35%
Amrawati-17.45%
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-18.98%
Beed-17.41%
Bhandara-19.44%
Buldhana-19.23%
Chandrapur-21.50%
Dhule-20.11%
Gadchiroli-30.00%
Gondiya-23.32%
Hingoli-19.20%
Jalgaon-15.62%
Jalna-21.29%
Kolhapur-20.59%
Latur-18.55%
Mumbai City-15.78%
Mumbai Suburban-17.99%
Nagpur-18.90%
Nanded-13.67%
Nandurbar-21.60%
Nashik-18.71%
Osmanabad-17.07%
Palghar-19.40%
Parbhani-18.49%
Pune-15.64%
Raigad-20.40%
Ratnagiri-22.93%
Sangli-18.55%
Satara-18.72%
Sindhudurg-20.91%
Solapur-15.64%
Thane-16.63%
Wardha-18.86%
Washim-16.22%
Yavatmal-19.38%
11:37 IST
Maharashtra Election 2024 Voting Live Updates: CM Eknath Shinde Casts Vote
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde casted his vote at a polling booth in Thane, Mumbai.