The voter turnout in Maharashtra was higher than the 61.39 percent recorded during the Lok Sabha election this year and the 61.4 percent in the 2019 Assembly Elections.
Maharashtra’s battle of alliances saw a huge turnout Wednesday. According to the data available as of 11.45pm, the turnout exceeded 65.1% -- the highest since 1995, when the state recorded a turnout rate of 71.69 percent.
The turnout in this election was significantly higher than the 61.39 percent recorded in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha Elections of 2018 and the 61.4 percent in the 2019 Assembly Elections.
In Jharkhand where the JMM alliance is fighting the BJP led NDA bloc, 68.45 percent of voters turned out.
Maharashtra's increased voter turnout is attributed to the aggressive campaign of the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi. This could be a major factor in any close race. During the Lok Sabha election, the three Mahayuti parties -- BJP Shiv Sena, and NCP -- combined to poll 42.71 percent of the votes. The three Maha Vikas Aghadi partners -- Congress, Shiv Sena UBT, and NCP SP -- each polled 43.91 percent.
A jump in the voter turnout of at least 3.5% could be a key factor in determining who wins an election. The number of voters registered in 2019 was 8.85 crore. This year, the number is 9.69 crore. A higher voter turnout, on a larger vote base, will be a major factor in the election results that are announced Saturday.
Devendra Fadnavis , Deputy Chief, claimed that increased participation would benefit the Mahayuti. He said: "Whenever there is a rise in turnout, BJP gains from a political standpoint. The polling percentage for the Assembly elections has increased compared to last year's elections. Both the BJP, and Mahayuti will benefit from this."
Nana Patole, the state Congress chief, said that the MVA was likely to win. In the Assembly Elections, there is a lot of enthusiasm among the people. The self-respecting Maharashtra citizens will elect a state government that prioritizes the welfare of the state. The Congress party is expected to be the most popular party in Maharashtra, based on the response of the public. Patole stated that the formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state was certain.
The Election Commission of India has released preliminary numbers that show rural voters were out in greater numbers than urban voters. Kolhapur district in western Maharashtra had the highest turnout of voters, at 76.25 percent. Mumbai recorded the lowest voter participation of 52.07 percent.
Karvir Assembly Seat in Kolhapur District recorded the highest percentage of votes with 84.79 percent. Rahul Patil is the son of former MLA P N Patil and will be facing Shinde Sena candidate Chandradip Narke in Karvir.
Colaba, a constituency in South Mumbai, had the lowest voter participation at 44.49 percent. Rahul Narvekar, a BJP candidate, is running against Hira dewasi, a member of the Congress.
Turnout in the Baramati Assembly Seat, where Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister, is facing his nephew, NCP (SP), candidate Yugendra Pawar was 71.03 percent, higher than the 68.82 percent of the 2019 elections.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Kopri-Pachpakhadi registered 59.85 per cent as per provisional data until 11.45 pm. Nagpur South West, the seat of Deputy CM Fadnavis, registered 54.49 percent voting.
Violence also marred the voting process. In Nashik's Nandgaon Assembly there was a heated face-off between Shiv SENA MLA and Candidate Suhas Kande, and independent candidate Sameer Bhujbal. Workers of the NCP and NCP clashed in Beed's Parli Assembly. There were complaints of malfunctioning CCTV cameras in several polling booths, and there was also a report of intimidation by workers and the use of force. A few EVMs had been damaged and the voting process at three polling places was stopped for more than an hour.
Maharashtra has a total of 9.7 crore electors, out of which 5 crore males, 4.69 females and 6.101 others make up the total. ECI data shows that 4,136 candidates will be in the race for the Assembly elections. Of these, 3,771 male candidates, 363 women and two others are included. Out of the 100,186 total polling stations, 42 604 are in urban areas and 57 582 are rural.
In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti won the Maha Vikas Aghadi's contest in Maharashtra based on exit polls conducted by television channels. The alliance that can control 145 seats in the 288-seat House will form the new government.
These exit polls showed a divided opinion on the result in Jharkhand where 41 was the majority in the House with 81 seats. Others predicted the JMM/Congress alliance would return, while others cited a NDA win.
Times Now reported on seven polls. Six of them showed that the Mahayuti Alliance was leading or winning Maharashtra.
Pradeep Gupta, of Axis My India, said that he will release the Maharashtra Exit Poll on 21 November. This is the same date CVoter plans to release their exit poll results.
In the recent Haryana Assembly elections, the exit polls were wrong.
When asked last month about exit polls at a press event to announce the Assembly elections for Maharashtra & Jharkhand he said that the matter was not within the purview the poll panel but the responsible parties should self-regulate and reflect.
He said that exit polls create a big distortion due to the expectations they create. There are organizations which regulate this. It is time for these associations... who govern to self-regulate.
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