Assembly Election 2024: 45% voting in Maharashtra till 3 pm and 61% in Jharkhand

Assembly Election 2024: While voting is going on for all 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra Assembly, 38 seats of Jharkhand. Voting is also being held for by-elections on 15 assembly seats of 4 states. At the same time, by-elections are also being held on Nanded Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra.

Assembly Election 2024 updates

According to the Election Commission, 45.53% votes were cast in Maharashtra till 3 pm. Gadchiroli has the highest voting of 63% and Thane has the lowest. 38.94% voting has taken place in 18 seats of Thane district. While the lowest 39.34% votes were cast in Mumbai City. On the other hand, 61.47% voting has taken place in Jharkhand till 3 pm.

45.53% voting in Maharashtra till 3 pm

This is the second phase of voting. Along with this, voting is also going on in 9 assembly seats of UP, Kedarnath assembly seat of Uttarakhand. Amidst the voting for the by-election of 9 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, there have been incidents of stone pelting between the two sides, some arguing with the police. The results of Maharashtra Assembly, Jharkhand Assembly and by-election will come on November 23.

Assembly elections | Till 3 pm, 45.53% voter turnout recorded in Maharashtra and 61.47% in the second & final phase of polling in Jharkhand, as per Election Commission of India pic.twitter.com/JiCFeTqe52

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2024

Voter turnout at 3 pm Maharashtra: 45.53% voting Jharkhand: 61.47% voting

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani casts vote in Mumbai

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, his sons Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani, daughter-in-law Shloka Ambani Mehta have cast their votes at a polling booth in Mumbai.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, his sons Anant Ambani and Akash Ambani, and daughter-in-law Shloka Mehta leave after casting their vote for the #MaharashtraElections2024. pic.twitter.com/gFEeRoYCnX

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2024

Allegations of fake voting in Shirdi, Maharashtra

Allegations of fake voting have been made in Shirdi, Maharashtra. BJP leader Srinivas has shared a video of a girl. It has been claimed that she is a resident of Dhule but is voting from Shirdi. Shirdi is 300 km away from Dhule.

Ajit Pawar faction workers clash with Sharad Pawar faction workers

In Maharashtra's Parli assembly constituency, NCP Ajit Pawar faction workers beat up a NCP Sharad Pawar faction worker. This incident took place near the Bank Colony polling centre.

Also Read: UP by-election: Election Commission in action mood, suspends sub-inspector It has been learnt that Dhananjay Munde's worker Kailash and Sharad Pawar faction worker Madhav Jadhav had an altercation over some issue, after which Kailash and the workers who came with him beat up Madhav Jadhav.