Electors concluded casting their ballots peacefully amid choky information arrangements successful the Maharashtra authorities predetermination connected Wednesday, November. A full elector turnout of 58.22 per cent was recorded successful the state, arsenic of 5 pm, arsenic electors successful the authorities exercised their close to prime a caller medication successful the state. All of Maharashtra's 288 Assembly seats went into polls successful a azygous phase.
Despite a scope of measures by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the easiness of voting, and motivational campaigns, municipality voters successful the authorities continued their dismal grounds of debased information successful cities similar Mumbai, Pune and Thane, according to an authoritative statement. The ECI's superior relation is to administer and behaviour just elections crossed the country.
Turnout figures volition beryllium further updated astatine astir 11:45 pm, the ECI said.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, on with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, had been monitoring the canvass process closely.
Special accent was placed connected combating municipality apathy owing to the inclination of debased elector turnout witnessed successful municipality centres successful Maharashtra successful past authorities and parliamentary elections, the ECI said.
In Mumbai, celebrities spurred connected voters to amusement up astatine the polling booths and fulfil their responsibilities. Cricketer and ECI National Icon Sachin Tendulkar voted on with his household and reiterated his telephone to others to travel retired and vote.
Maharashtra Assembly Election | District-Wise Approximate Voter Turnout arsenic of 5 p.m. connected November 20
District | No. of ACs | Approximate Voter Turnout (%) |
Ahmednagar | 12 | 61.95 |
Akola | 5 | 56.16 |
Amravati | 8 | 58.48 |
Aurangabad | 9 | 60.83 |
Beed | 6 | 60.62 |
Bhandara | 3 | 65.88 |
Buldhana | 7 | 62.84 |
Chandrapur | 6 | 64.48 |
Dhule | 5 | 59.75 |
Gadchiroli | 3 | 69.63 |
Gondia | 4 | 65.09 |
Hingoli | 3 | 61.18 |
Jalgaon | 11 | 54.69 |
Jalna | 5 | 64.17 |
Kolhapur | 10 | 67.97 |
Latur | 6 | 61.43 |
Mumbai City | 10 | 49.07 |
Mumbai Suburban | 26 | 51.76 |
Nagpur | 12 | 56.06 |
Nanded | 9 | 55.88 |
Nandurbar | 4 | 63.72 |
Nashik | 15 | 59.85 |
Osmanabad | 4 | 58.59 |
Palghar | 6 | 59.31 |
Parbhani | 4 | 62.73 |
Pune | 21 | 54.09 |
Raigad | 7 | 61.01 |
Ratnagiri | 5 | 60.35 |
Sangli | 8 | 63.28 |
Satara | 8 | 64.16 |
Sindhudurg | 3 | 62.06 |
Solapur | 11 | 57.09 |
Thane | 18 | 49.76 |
Wardha | 4 | 63.5 |
Washim | 3 | 57.42 |
Yavatmal | 7 | 61.22 |
288 | 58.22 |
Maharashtra Election | Counting of Votes Date
The counting of votes is scheduled to instrumentality spot connected November 23, according to the ECI.