As the single-phase Maharashtra Assembly elections kicked off today, prominent figures from the Indian film industry joined millions of citizens in casting their votes, urging the public to take part in this vital democratic process.
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.
As polling for the second phase of assembly elections is underway in Jharkhand, JMM leader Kalpana Soren on Wednesday exuded confidence in the party-led INDIA bloc's victory, saying that they are "definitely" going to form government in the state.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 6.61 per cent in the single-phase assembly elections while Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 12.71 percent in the second phase of assembly elections, as of 9 am, according to the Election Commission of India.
As voting has commenced for Maharashtra Assembly polls, the second phase of Jharkhand polls and bypolls in 15 seats across 4 states, former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam appealed to people to come out of their houses and cast votes for the bright future of the country.
Voting begins at 7 am on Wednesday morning for the second phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections, with voting taking place in the remaining 38 seats.
Voting begins at 7 am on Wednesday for the single phase of the Maharashtra assembly elections and will end at 6 pm, with voting taking place in 288 assembly seats.
As Jharkhand gears up for the second phase of the assembly elections tomorrow, the state faces a fierce battle between the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance looking to retain power while the Bharatiya Janata Party and allies seeking to remove Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led
Jharkhand will go for its second phase of assembly elections tomorrow with several interesting contests on the anvil across 38 constituencies in 12 districts.
"The new trains that I have inspected today will start rolling out on the ground in the next 3 to 4 months and many lines of Phase 4 will also start operating in a few months," CM Atishi said.
As 38 Assembly seats in Jharkhand will go to the polls in the second and final phase of the election on Wednesday, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir, the party's in-charge for the state, expressed confidence in the INDIA alliance's victory.