Voting Begins for Maharashtra Assembly Polls, BJP Seeks Second Straight Term
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South-West, Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar in Nanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South.from Top Politics News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Bri9zW
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Over 41 lakh voters are likely to exercise their franchise at 4,529 polling booths located in 2,307 polling centres in the state.
The Congress, which enjoys a slim majority in the Assembly, is trying its best to wrest the seat from the BJP.
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Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, the maximum 11 seats will have bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The 2014 Assembly elections in Haryana had recorded the highest voter turnout for the state at 76.54%. Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, voter turnout in 2014 had been recorded at 63.38%.
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Parts of Dadar, Lower Parel, Sion, Mahim and Ghatkopar as well as parts of Thane and Navi Mumbai already experienced light rainfall on Friday between 8.30am and 5.30pm.