The exit polls have predicted an easy win for the BJP-Shiv Sena combine in Maharashtra, signalling a return of Devendra Fadnavis as the chief minister of the state. (PTI)
Maharashtra Election Exit Poll Results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: The exit polls results for Maharashtra Assembly elections are here and most have predicted the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance getting a clear majority in the state. While the India Today-Axis My India exit polls predicted 168-194 seats for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, News18-IPSOS exit poll survey predicted the Mahayuti getting 243 seats.
Meanwhile, voting concluded on the 288 seats in the state by 6 pm today with a tentative voter turnout of 56 per cent. Besides this, polling also took place for a bye-elections in Satara Lok Sabha constituency. Follow Maharashtra, Haryana exit poll results here
A Swabhimani Paksha candidate was admitted to the hospital after three motocycle-borne masked men opened fire at him when he was going in a car, and also beat him up after pulling him out of the vehicle in Amravati district, police said. The attackers later set his car ablaze. Besides this, minor scuffle was reported in Jalna, Beed and Virar districts.
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Prominent personalities who voted include RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, CM Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and MNS chief Raj Thackeray. Several Bollywood celebrities including Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, stepped out to vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Maharashtra BJP president and state minister Chandrakant Patil, who is contesting from Kothrud constituency here, claimed on Monday that he will win with a huge margin.
Patil was speaking to reporters before heading for Kolhapur, his native city, to cast his vote.
"Since the 2014 elections, people's faith in politics and politicians has increased, and the reason is the transparent government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said. (PTI)
60.25% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm for the by-election to the Satara Lok Sabha seat.
Times Now
BJP+Shiv Sena--230
Cong+NCP--48
Others--10
TV9 Marathi-Cicero
BJP-Shiv Sena---197
Cong-NCP--75
Others--10
The News18-IPSOS exit poll survey predicts 243 seats for the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, while the Congress-NCP combine has been pegged to get 41 seats.
BJP-141
Shiv Sena-102
Congress-17
NCP-22
AIMIM-1
VBA-0
Others-3
According to India Today-Axis My India exit polls, BJP will win around 109-124 seats out of 288 seats in Maharashtra while Shiv Sena will end up winning 57-70 seats. While NCP is projected to win 40-50 seats, its alliance partner Congress is expected to win 32-40 seats.
BJP- 109-124
Sena - 57-70
Cong 32-40
Other 22-32
NCP- 40-50
VBA 0-2
The polling in Pune district crossed 50 per cent mark by 5 pm as the registration was total of 52.55 per cent turnout. The maximum turnout was 74.25 per cent in Indapur while the lowest was 36.08 per cent in Kasbapeth. The polling ended at 6 pm.
There were only seven of the 21 assembly constituencies that had crossed the 60 per cent mark turnout by 5 pm. Indapur was followed by 64.36 per cent in Maval, 64.06 in Baramati, 63 per cent in Ambegaon, 61.39 per cent in Khed, 61.15 per cent in Daund and 60.07 per cent in Daund.
The constituency with low turnout also included 38.14 per cent in Pune Cantonment, 39.2 per cent in Shivajinagar.
Maharashtra recorded a rather low voter turnout on Monday with only 54.53 per cent polling till 5 pm. With the voting process about to be concluded, the turnout is expected to remain low.
Voters in stand in queue at Shahu Nagar ground in Dharavi. State election commission has placed wooden sheets at playground to prevent people from muddy patch.
Film actor Salman Khan casts his vote at a polling booth in Bandra West on Monday.
RPI leader Sunil Khambe being taken to Thane Nagar police station after he threw an ink bottle on the EVM.
Polling booths in Kalyan West suffered with electricity problem and technical glitches more than four times. EVMs were replaced.
Mumbai suburbs recorded a voter turnout of 35.2 per cent till 3 pm. The overall state voter turnout at the same time was 43.78 per cent.
Unrest in Thane after Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Sunil Khambe threw an ink bottle on the EVM where he had gone to vote. He was protesting the usage of EVMs.
Bogus voting reported at Mahim Wlwest R. C. Mahim Municipal School polling booth centre in Room No 50. Abdul Aziz Memon, a Mahim resident who had gone to vote claimed that someone else had already voted at the polling centre in his name.
Snag developed in EVM at polling booth number 13 at Wadala in Amulakh Amichand School at Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg. People waiting in queue since half an hour. This is the only polling booth in the area.
Voting has picked up in Pune district with overall turnout reaching 41.1 per cent by 3 pm.
So far, lowest voters turnout has been seen in Kasba Peth (26.11 per cent) where Pune Mayor Mukta Tilak trying her luck after Girish Bapat who represented the contitutency for five consecutive terms vacated it after he was elected Pune MP. She is up against Congress' Arvind Shinde.
Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leave after casting their vote at a polling booth in Juhu, Mumbai.
Total polling till 3pm in Pune district is 41.10 per cent
Junnar- 49.03
Ambegaon- 52.54
Khed - 48.53
Shirur-44.86
Daund - 49.2
Indapur- 52.27
Baramati -52.2
Purandar -46.4
Bhor -48.76
Maval-53.6
Chinchwad-35.79
Pimpri-31.28
Bhosari-40.35
Vadgaonsheri-32.07
Shivajinagar-28.76
Kothrud-35.32
Khadakwasla-37.75
Parvati-33.06
Hadapsar-41.16
PuneCantonment-27.72
Kasba-26.33
In several villages in Palghar, zero voter turnout was registered as the villagers boycotted the election. (Photo from Varor village by Deepak Joshi)
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