Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 32.18 per cent in the single-phase assembly elections while a turnout of 47.92 per cent was recorded in the second phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand as of 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
BJP leader and candidate Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday exercised his franchise to participate in the democratic festival and cast his vote at a polling booth in Mulund area of Mumbai.
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) chief Hitendra Thakur on Wednesday, while responding to BJP's claim that there will be a 5 to 6 per cent increase in vote share, said if the money had reached the people and questioned if votes will be increased by giving money during the Maharashtra Assembly Polls
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Wednesday exercised his franchise and cast his vote in Nagpur in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
According to the Election Commission of India, Maharashtra has recorded a voter turnout of 18.14 per cent till 11 am whereas the Jharkhand has recorded 31.37 per cent.
A voter turnout of 18.14 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the single-phase assembly elections in Maharashtra while Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 31.37 per cent by the same time in the second phase of assembly polls, according to the Election Commission of India.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the NDA, under the leadership of the BJP, is certain to win in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chhagan Bhujbal on Wednesday underscored the significance of voting rights in India, urging everyone to vote in Maharashtra assembly polls.
As polling is underway for the 288 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan on Wednesday urged the voters to participate in the biggest festival of democracy by casting their vote.
Congress president and party's candidate from Sakoli, Nana Patole also cast his vote in the Maharashtra Assembly polls today at a polling booth in Bhandara.