Assembly Elections Live: Celebs Vote But Maharashtra Sees Low Turnout In Morning, Jharkhand No Better

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By : ABP News Bureau  | Updated at : 20 Nov 2024 10:23 AM (IST)

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10:22 (IST) Nov 20
Maharashtra Elections Live: Union Minister Piyush Goyal Casts Vote In Mumbai
09:54 (IST) Nov 20
Jharkhand Elections Live: Voter Turnout Yet To Pick Up
09:50 (IST) Nov 20
Maharashtra Elections Live: Celebs Vote But Voter Turnout Remains Low
09:32 (IST) Nov 20
Maharashtra Elections Live: Film Director Subhash Ghai Casts Vote In Mumbai
09:24 (IST) Nov 20
Maharashtra Elections Live: Technical Glitch Halts Voting In Nagpur Polling Station

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Maharashtra Jharkhand Election: Stay tuned for all the latest updates related to Maharashtra Assembly election and the final phase of Jharkhand Assembly election.

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.

10:22 AM (IST)  •  20 Nov 2024

Maharashtra Elections Live: Union Minister Piyush Goyal Casts Vote In Mumbai

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Piyush Goyal cast his vote in Mumbai along with his family.

09:54 AM (IST)  •  20 Nov 2024

Jharkhand Elections Live: Voter Turnout Yet To Pick Up

The voter turnout in Jharkhand was recorded at 12.71 per cent as at 9:00 am, according to Election Commission of India. 

Jharkhand

09:50 AM (IST)  •  20 Nov 2024

Maharashtra Elections Live: Celebs Vote But Voter Turnout Remains Low

Maharashtra recorded a slim voter turnout of 6.61 per cent even though celebrities from the sports and film fraternity urged people to step out as they cast their votes.   

Maharashtra

09:32 AM (IST)  •  20 Nov 2024

Maharashtra Elections Live: Film Director Subhash Ghai Casts Vote In Mumbai

Film director Subhash Ghai cast his vote in Mumbai and urged people to step out.

09:24 AM (IST)  •  20 Nov 2024

Maharashtra Elections Live: Technical Glitch Halts Voting In Nagpur Polling Station

Voting was halted at the Sant Kabir Primary School polling station in Madhya Nagpur Assembly Constituency due to a technical glitch in the EVM. The machine was repaired and voting resumed an hour later. 

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