A total of 7,36,996 voters have cast their votes out of a total 1,03,44,315. According to official data released by the State Election Commission (SEC), nearly double the number of men have cast their vote than women. 4,54,539 men have cast their vote in BMC elections, compared to 2,82,43
"I have cast my vote for development. I urge all voters to exercise their right to vote for their own development and benefit. This is our greatest right," Bhole told ANI.
Veteran actor Nana Patekar, who arrived early Thursday morning at a polling booth in Mumbai to cast his vote in the ongoing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, shared that he travelled "three hours" from Pune just to exercise his right.
"I exercised my right to vote... I fulfilled my duty this morning. I appeal to everyone to come out and vote for the lotus.... The BJP will bring development... and people will vote for that," he said.
Dubey said that the Election Commission website is not functioning properly and requested citizens to come out of their homes and cast vote. The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader complained that the candidate for whom he cast his vote was not displayed on digital screen.
Director and actor Ashutosh Gowariker's brother, Avinash Gowariker, who arrived early Thursday morning to cast his vote in the Maharashtra civic elections 2026, seemed a little disappointed as he spoke about his voting experience.
RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi cast his vote for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections on Thursday as polling began across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, reiterating that voting is not just a right but a constitutional duty of every citizen.
Speaking to ANI after voting, Mohol said, "I came with my family to cast a vote. I can see a massive response from the public, and it is the result of the work we have done. A lot of projects started in Pune under the leadership of PM Modi, like the 23 Km metro, which was just on paper; m