Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019 Voting Live Updates: Celebrities cast their vote, 30.89% turnout till 1 pm

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, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Lara Dutta, stepped out to vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Maharashtra goes to vote today with BJP-Shiv Sena locked in a direct contest with Congress-NCP. Follow LIVE Updates here 14:27 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Virar: Clashes erupt between Sena, BVA leaders In Virar, clashes between Sena and Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (BVA) leaders brought the voting procedure to a halt for sometime. The BVA workers claimed that Sena leader Pradeep Sharma was trying to threaten the poll officials. 14:21 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar cast their vote in Mumbai Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar after casting their vote at a polling booth in Mumbai. Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar after casting their vote at a polling booth in Mumbai. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/JQXSL5sxUJ — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 14:18 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 33.73% turnout in Ahmednagar At 1 pm, a voter turnout of 33.73 per cent was recorded at Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district. 14:16 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Actor John Abraham cast his vote Actor John Abraham also cast his vote. Cast your vote !!! pic.twitter.com/5e1x7zJZO2 — John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) October 21, 2019 14:13 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Deepika Padukone casts her vote Actor Deepika Padukone leaves after voting at St Anne's school in Bandra West. (Express photo/Mohamed Thaver) 14:10 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 'Start this Diwali season with a bang': Preity Zinta Actor Preity Zinta tweeted, "Start this Diwali season with a bang. Please go vote and make a difference." Start this Diwali season with a bang ?? Pls go vote and make a difference. #votekar #Maharashtraelections #responsiblecitizen #myright #ting pic.twitter.com/BdTa7T79T9 — Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) October 21, 2019 14:08 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: Pune sees voter turnout of 28.80% A voter turnout of 28.80 % was recorded in Pune at 1 pm. Junnar-35.3Ambegaon-38.26Khed-32.21Shirur-29.92Daund-29.03Indapur-34.31Baramati-37.61Purandar-28.2Bhor-36.15Maval-35.4 13:59 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Mumbai BJP general secretary Sunil Rane casts his vote Mumbai BJP general secretary Sunil Rane with Mumbai North MP Gopal Shetty. (Express photo/Abha Goradia) 13:55 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 EVM glitches at Maharashtra polling booths, Congress complains to EC Faulty EVMs delayed polling at some booths in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri and Bhandara districts on Monday, an official said. Polling was also halted for sometime at a booth in Worli area of Mumbai due to a technical error, he added. The state Congress unit also sent 187 complaints to the Election Commission of malfunctioning of EVMs. 13:53 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Hema Malini casts her vote in Mumbai Actor and BJP MP Hema Malini also cast her vote at a polling booth in Mumbai's Andheri (West). #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls: Actor and BJP MP Hema Malini casts her vote at a polling booth in Mumbai's Andheri (West). pic.twitter.com/xkCxLAhq0r — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 13:35 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Tendulkar votes, urges people to vote for 'better tomorrow' Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar led the sports fraternity to vote for the Maharashtra Assembly elections and appealed to people to come out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right. Tendulkar cast his vote along with wife Anjali and son Arjun. "This morning, I read in a newspaper something which is not so common and talks about commitment. The article made a mention of three senior citizens, including one wheelchair-bound 94-year-old person, who was going to make an effort to come out and vote," Tendulkar said. ????? ???? ?????? ???????? ??????? ???. ???? ?? ?? ??????? ???, ??? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ??????????? ????????? ??? ????. Happy to have voted & fulfilled my responsibility. Let&dhapos;s turn out in large numbers to vote & be part of a vibrant democracy.#MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/S1zQXtqEQc — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 21, 2019 13:26 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 'Celebration of democracy': Sharad Pawar "I request everyone to come out and vote in large numbers, this is a celebration of democracy," NCP chief Sharad Pawar said after casting his vote in Mumbai. # Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar after casting his vote in Mumbai: I request everyone to come out and vote in large numbers, this is a celebration of democracy. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/V920UfLZr9 — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 13:24 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Swabhimani Paksha candidate shot at, thrashed Three motocycle-borne masked men fired at a candidate of pro-farmer outfit Swabhimani Paksha when he was going in a car, and also beat him up after pulling him out of the vehicle in Maharashtra's Amravati district, police said. The attackers later set the car ablaze, Shendurjana Ghat police station's inspector Maruti Gedam said. Devendra Bhuyar, the nominee of Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Paksha from Morshi seat, was taken to a hospital where his condition was reported to be normal. 13:15 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Names missing on voters list in Malad West constituency At Marve in Malad West constituency, several people who have old cards complained that they faced difficulty in finding their names on the voters voters list. A few names, especially those who had filled the forms in the last few months, were missing in the list. 12:58 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 17.50% voter turnout at 11 am At 11 am, 17.50% voter turnout was registered across Maharashtra. 12:54 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Uddhav Thackeray casts his vote in Mumbai Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray after casting his vote in Mumbai on Monday. (Express photo/Pradip Das) 12:45 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Aaditya Thackeray casts his vote in Mumbai Shiv Sena candidate from Worli constituency Aaditya Thackeray after casting his vote. (Express photo/Pradip Das) 12:29 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Prakash Javadekar casts his vote in Pune Union minister Prakash Javadekar after casting his vote at Balshikshan mandir in Kothrud on Monday. (Express photo/Arun Horizon) 12:24 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Rural Pune see larger turnout, voting picking up in city The Baramati Assembly constituency of the 21 seats in Pune witnessed maximum turnout in the first four hours of polling while it is slowly picking up in the urban area of Pune city.As per the voting percentage registered till 11 am, a large number of people exercised their vote in the rural areas. The maximum was registered in Baramati constituency with 22.6 per cent turnout followed by 22 per cent turnout in Junnar, 21.7 per cent in Bhor, 20.9 per cent in Ambegaon, 18.5 per cent in Indapur.The urban area has registered a poor turnout with 9.17 per cent in Pune Cantonment seat and 9.67 per cent in Kasbapeth seat. 12:05 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 17.21% voter turnout at 11 am at Dahisar Assembly seat The voter turnout at Dahisar Assembly constituency was registered at 17.21 percent at 11 am. 11:53 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Prem Chopra, Gulzar cast their votes in Bandra Veteran actor Prem Chopra and director-lyricist Gulzar leave after casting their votes at a polling booth in Bandra (West). Mumbai: Veteran actor Prem Chopra and Director-lyricist Gulzar leave after casting their votes at a polling booth in Bandra(West) #MaharashtraElections2019 pic.twitter.com/Lj8zBms7EB — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 11:44 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 'Those who vote have the first right over expectations': Fadnavis "We elect a government which fulfills our dreams and aspirations. It is natural for us to have expectations from the government. But, those who vote have the first right to have such expectations," Fadnavis, who is seeking a fifth term as MLA from Nagpur South West Assembly constituency, told reporters after casting his vote. 11:31 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Man unable to find his name on voter list A voter from Jogeshwari, West, Shakeel Bhagwant, said he is unable to find his name on the voter list. He added that he did not receive voter slip. "During the Lok Sabha elections too, this problem had occured," he said. 11:21 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Aamir Khan casts his vote in Mumbai Aamir Khan outside a polling booth in Mumbai. (Express photo) 11:19 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: 5.77% voter turnout till 10 am The voter turnout in Maharashtra was recorded at 5.77% till 10 am, ANI reported. 11:14 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 MNS chief Raj Thackeray casts his vote at Shivaji Park MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his wife Sharmila Thackeray after casting their votes at Bal Mohan Vidyamandir school at Shivaji Park. (Express photo/Laxman Singh) 11:05 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Low turnout in Chinchwad constituency Voting in Chinchwad constituency was slow till 9am as polling booths registered a low turnout.Several polling centres in Chinchwadgaon areas wore a deserted look even as polling officials, seated under make-shift cloth pandals, were seen distributing slips.One of the main reasons, officials said, could be the overnight rains that continued till around 7.30 am today. Senior citizens, especially those on wheelchairs, faced difficulty due to mud and slush on the ground. 11:00 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Voting picks up at Ramtekdi Hadapsar school Voting picks up at technical training school for blind at Ramtekdi Hadapsar. Till 9 am, the turnout at eight booths were recorded at 4%. 10:49 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 CM Fadnavis, family vote in Nagpur Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, wife Amruta amd mother Sarita after casting their vote at a polling booth in Nagpur. #MaharashtraAssemblyElections2019: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, wife Amruta & mother Sarita after casting their vote, at a polling booth in Nagpur. pic.twitter.com/iDb5YgE8bt — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:40 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Light rain, thunderstorm and lightning likely over Pune on polling day today Overcast skies and light rain throughout the day, accompanied by thunder and lightning, have been predicted over Pune and most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Marathwada regions today.'During Monday afternoon, there are chances of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning. The rainfall will be light throughout the day and intense in nature… during a short span of time… it will be accompanied by gusty winds,' said Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather department at India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune. 10:37 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Actors Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza arrive at Latur polling booth Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza and their family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur. #MaharashtraAssemblyElections: Ritesh Deshmukh, his wife Genelia D'Souza & family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur. His brothers Amit Deshmukh & Dhiraj Deshmukh are contesting polls as Congress candidates from Latur city & Latur rural constituencies, respectively. pic.twitter.com/U9zA9ozZwp — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:35 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Madhuri Dixit casts her vote Actor Madhuri Dixit casts her vote in Bandra (West). Mumbai: Actor Madhuri Dixit leaves after casting her vote at a polling booth in Bandra(West) #MaharashtraElections2019 pic.twitter.com/BwiFmUsCin — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:34 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Fadnavis arrives in Nagpur to cast his vote Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis arrived in Nagpur to cast his vote. 10:30 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra: A high-stakes contest The Maharashtra Assembly Elections will be a crucial test for the Congress-NCP as both parties attempt to win back ground from the BJP-Shiv Sena, which has been successful in running an election campaign based on aggressive nationalism. The standout feature of the election campaigning, however, was how the BJP-Shiv Sena partnership was riven by rows. The Sena, which has fielded Aaditya Thackeray from Worli, is fearful that an aggressive and confrontational BJP is set on devouring it and claim sole leadership of the state. The BJP sees its alliance with the Sena as a tactical necessity to consolidate Hindutva supporters but in the long run it craves its own supremacy in Maharashtra over a complicated alliance. . 10:26 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Sushilkumar Shinde casts his vote in Solapur Former home minister and Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde with wife Ujwala and daughter Praniti Shinde cast their votes at a polling booth in Solapur. Praniti Shinde is contesting the elections as Congress candidate from Solapur Central. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls: Former Home Minister and Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde with wife Ujwala and daughter Praniti Shinde cast their votes at a polling booth in Solapur. Praniti Shinde is contesting elections as Congress candidate from Solapur Central. pic.twitter.com/WC917B298U — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:24 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Heavy rains lash Latur in Osmanabad Heavy rains lash Latur, Osmanabad, leading to slow voting in the first two hours. For the four constituencies of Osmanabad, less than 5% turnout was recorded till 9 am. 10:22 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Actor Aamir Khan arrives to cast his vote in Bandra Actor Aamir Khan arrives to cast his vote at a polling booth in Bandra (West). "I appeal to all citizens of Maharashtra to come out and vote in large numbers," he was quoted as saying by ANI. Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan arrives to cast his vote at a polling booth in Bandra(West), says 'I appeal to all citizens of Maharashtra to come out and vote in large numbers'. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/3VwbrEm3LM — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:18 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Rain may play spoiler in some parts It was a wet and cloudy Monday morning in parts of Maharashtra. Some areas in south Konkan Maharashtra, western and south central parts, and Latur and Osmanabad districts in Marathwada region witnessed drizzle early morning, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Mumbai and its suburbs saw overcast sky after drizzle for last two days. The IMD has predicted thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Beed and Osmanabad districts on Monday. 10:14 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Mahesh Bhupati, Lara Dutta outside a polling booth in Bandra Former tennis player Mahesh Bhupati and wife and actor Lara Dutta after casting their vote at a polling booth in Bandra (West). Mumbai: Former tennis player Mahesh Bhupati, wife and actor Lara Dutta after casting their vote at a polling booth in Bandra(West) #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/IFy8jc5MNS — ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2019 10:12 (IST) 21 Oct 2019 FIR against unidentified persons for 'editing' Munde's speech Meanwhile, a day after NCP leader Dhananjay Munde was booked over his alleged obscene remarks against cousin and Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde, an FIR has been registered against unidentified persons for 'editing' his speech with criminal intent, police said on Monday. The FIR was lodged on Sunday evening following a police complaint filed by local NCP leader Walmik Karad, an official said. Both the cousins are locked in a battle from Parli segment in Beed district in the ongoing state Assembly polls. Maharashtra elections LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. (File) Maharashtra elections LIVE Updates: Out of the total 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly, BJP is contesting on 164 seats while Sena has fielded candidates on 126 seats. On the other hand, the Congress has fielded 147 candidates and ally NCP 121. In 2014 elections, BJP won 122 seats, Sena 63, Congress 42 and the NCP 41. If the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was the pivot of BJP's poll campaign, the Congress-NCP camp raised issues of economic slowdown and joblessness. 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