Voting in Maharashtra picked up momentum in the afternoon, with 45.53% voter turnout recorded by 3 PM in the single-phase assembly elections held on Wednesday. Among the districts, Gadchiroli, a naxal-affected area, reported the highest turnout of 62.99%. In contrast, Thane recorded the lowest at 38.94%, while Mumbai city logged 39.34%.
Other significant turnouts across Maharashtra included:
- Mumbai Suburban: 40.89%
- Nagpur: 44.45%
- Aurangabad: 47.05%
- Pune: 41.70%
- Nashik: 46.86%
- Satara: 49.82%
- Dhule: 47.62%
- Palghar: 46.82%
- Ratnagiri: 50.04%
- Nanded: 42.87%
- Latur: 48.34%
Jharkhand Sees Higher Turnout in Second Phase
In the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly polls, the voter turnout stood at a robust 61.47% by 3 PM. Pakur district recorded the highest turnout at 69.31%, while Dhanbad reported the lowest at 56.32%.
District-wise voter turnout in Jharkhand included:
- Deoghar: 64.55%
- Dumka: 64.79%
- Giridih: 60.57%
- Hazaribagh: 58.16%
- Jamtara: 68.24%
- Ramgarh: 66.02%
- Ranchi: 65.84%
- Sahebganj: 60.08%
As by-elections were held in other states, varying voter turnouts were reported:
- Maharashtra (Nanded Parliamentary Constituency): 41.58%
- Uttarakhand (Kedarnath): 47%
- Kerala (Palakkad): 54.11%
- Punjab:
- Gidderbaha: 65.80%
- Dera Baba Nanak: 52.20%
- Barnala: 40%
- Chabbewal: 40.25%
- Uttar Pradesh:
- Meerapur: 49.06%
- Majhwan: 43.64%
- Khair: 39.86%
- Phulpur: 36.58%
- Kundarki: 50.03%
- Karhal: 44.70%
- Katehari: 49.29%
- Ghaziabad: 27.44%
- Sisamau: 40.29%
Voting Underway Across 288 Seats in Maharashtra
Polling began at 7 AM for all 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra and the remaining 38 seats in Jharkhand. Counting of votes for Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and by-elections will take place on November 23.
