Bollywood stars including Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Akshay Kumar, Rajkumar Rao, Kartik Aryan and other celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar, along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, stepped out to cast their votes in the Maharashtra Elections 2024.
Kumar applauds the cleanliness of the polling booths and urges people to step out and cast their votes.
Matondkar urges citizens to cast their votes and shares her pic showing her inked finger via X, “Please vote. For yourself, your children, your society and your #Maharashtra”
“The message I am giving is to turn up and vote. It is our responsibility. I hope people will take that effort and come and vote. I urge everyone to come and vote,” says Tendulkar.
Ritesh Deshmukh, along with his wife Genelia D’Souza, shared their picture with inked fingers via social media platform.
Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray and their son Aaditya Thackeray, a party leader, were spotted at a polling station in Mumbai.
There are a total of 4,136 candidates, including 2,086 independents, vying for seats across the state. Voting across all 288 constituencies began at 7 AM and will conclude at 6 PM. The results will be announced on November 23rd. As of 1 PM today, the voter turnout in Maharashtra was recorded at 32%. By 3 PM today, the turnout in the state increased to 45.53%. Gadchiroli recorded the highest turnout at 63%, while Thane recorded the lowest at 39%. Mumbai recorded a voter turnout at 39.34%, while the Mumbai suburban area was recorded at 40.89%.
A total of 1,00,186 polling stations have been set up across more than 52,789 locations to accommodate the state's roughly 9.7 crore eligible voters. Among these, 388 "pink booths," managed entirely by women, are also included.
To accommodate around 9.7 crore eligible voters in the state, a total of 1,00,186 polling stations have been set up across more than 52,789 locations, including 388 ‘pink booths’ specially managed by women.
