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Maharashtra elections 2024: As of 5 pm, the state’s voting percentage stood at 58%, Mumbai’s at 49.7% voting. A look at the 2019 numbers
Mumbai is known for its urban apathy in the elections. (File)
Maharashtra cast its votes for the 288 assembly seats on Wednesday, the results of which will be announced on November 23.
While as of 5 pm, the state’s voting percentage stood at 58%, Mumbai saw 49.7% voting. Based on the Election Commission’s (EC) updated numbers, the figures will be updated on Thursday.
Mumbai is divided into 36 assembly constituencies – 10 ten in the island city and 26 in the suburban district. A total of 410 candidates are contesting this time; among them are 105 from the island city and 315 from the suburbs. Among seats that saw low turnout were Colaba at 41.6%, Dharavi 46.15%, Worli 47.5%, Kalyan West 41%. Gadhchiroli and Igatpuri topped in the turnout at 70%.
Till 5pm, Marathwada recorded an average voter turnout of 60.63%. At 70.46%, Sillod constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district recorded the highest turnout till 5 pm. The lowest voting percentage was recorded in Nanded where 55.88% of voters cast their votes, as per the figures available till 5 PM.
As of 3 pm, the voter turnout at Akola was recorded at 44.45%, Amravati 45.13%, Aurangabad 47.05%, Beed 46.15%, Bhandara 51.32%, Buldhana 47.48%, Chandrapur 49.87%, Dhule 47.62%, Gadchiroli 62.99%, Gondia 53.88%, Hingoli 49.64%, Jalgaon 40.62%, Jalna 50.14%, Kolhapur 54.06%, and Latur 48.34%. In Nagpur, the voter turnout stood at 44.45%, Nanded 42.87%, Nandurbar 51.16%, Nashik 46.86%, Osmanabad 45.81%, Palghar 46.82%, Parbhani 48.84%, Pune 41.70%, Raigad 48.13 percent, Ratnagiri 50.04%, Sangli 48.39%, Satara 49.82%, Sindhudurg 51.05%, Solapur 43.49%, Thane 38.94%, Wardha 49.68%, Washim 43.67% and Yavatmal 48.81% till 3 pm.
The state’s voter turnout in 2019 was around 61%. It was around 63% in 2014, 59% in 2009 and 63% in 2004.
MUMBAI VOTER TURNOUT IN THE PAST
In the 2019 assembly elections, Mumbai recorded a voter turnout of 50.67%. Mumbai city turnout was 50.51%, while the island city saw 48.3%, and the eastern and western suburbs saw 51.57% turnout.
Colaba fared the worst with just 40.11% turnout, followed by Versova in the western suburbs with 42.35%, Andheri west 43.50%, Bandra west 43.97%, Mumbadevi 44.34%, Kurla 44.84%, Goregaon 46.4%, Malabar Hill 46.9%, and Worli at 48%.
Among the best performers were Bhandup west at 56.15%, Anushakti Nagar at 55.7%, Dindoshi at 55.41%, Vikhroli at 55.26%, and Ghatkopar west 55.02%.
The turnout was 51.21% in 2014 assembly polls. The voter turnout in 2009 state polls for Mumbai was 46.1%. In 2004 assembly polls, it was 48.4% and in 1999 assembly polls Mumbai recorded 44.9% voter turnout.
