Assembly polls: Maharashtra at 45.53% voter turnout by 3 pm; Jharkhand at 61.47%

Story by ATV | Posted by Vidushi Gaur | Date 20-11-2024

Ramgarh : Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes during the second and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly Elections

Mumbai

After a sluggish start, voter turnout in Maharashtra started to pick up, reaching 45.53 percent by 3.00 pm in the single-phase assembly elections on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jharkhand recorded comparatively a higher voter turnout of 61.47 percent in the second phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand as of 3 pm, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

A naxal hit Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra recorded the highest voter turnout of 62.99 percent, while the district of Thane recorded the lowest voter turnout of 38.94 percent and Mumbai city recorded 39.34 percent till 3 pm, as per the data of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

As per the data of the ECI, Mumbai Suburban recorded a voter turnout of 40.89 percent, Nagpur 44.45 percent, Aurangabad 47.05 percent, Pune 41.70 percent, Nashik 46.86 percent, Satara 49.82 percent, Dhule 47.62 percent, Palghar 46.82 percent, Ratnagiri 50.04 percent, Nanded 42.87 percent, and Latur 48.34 percent.

In the second phase of assembly polls, Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 61.47 percent till 3 pm, with Pakur district with the highest turnout of 69.31 percent, and Dhanbad with the lowest turnout of 56.32 percent.

As per the ECI, Deoghar recorded a turnout of 64.55 percent, Dumka 64.79 percent, Giridih 60.57 percent, Hazaribagh 58.16 percent, Jamtara 68.24 percent, Ramgarh 66.02 percent, Ranchi 65.84 percent and Sahebganj 60.08 percent.

The voter turnout for the Nanded Parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra was recorded at 41.58 percent till 3 pm.

As by-polls are also underway on several seats, Kedarnath in Uttarakhand recorded a turnout of 47 percent while Palakkad in Kerala recorded a 54.11 percent turnout till 3 pm.

In the bye-elections of Punjab, a voter turnout for Gidderbaha was recorded at 65.80 percent, Dera Baba Nanak at 52.20 percent, Barnala at 40 percent, and Chabbewal at 40.25 percent.

As of 3 pm, in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, Meerapur recorded a voter turnout of 49.06 percent, Majhwan 43.64 percent, Khair 39.86 percent, Phulpur 36.58 percent, Kundarki 50.03 percent, Karhal 44.70 per cent, Katehari 49.29 per cent, Ghaziabad 27.44 percent and Sishmau 40.29 percent.

Voting began at 7 am on Wednesday for the single phase of 288 seats of the Maharashtra assembly elections and the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, covering the remaining 38 seats.

The results for all the seats in Maharashtra and Jharkhand and by-poll sets will be announced on November 23.