Maharashtra Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Updates: Maharashtra records 53.40% turnout till 5 pm - The Times of India

Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections 2024: NCP (SP) lodged over 200 plaints against Ajit-led party over alleged poll malpractices, says Rohit Pawar

The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Tuesday lodged more than 200 complaints against the NCP led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati constituency of Pune district for allegedly indulging in malpractices like cash distribution to voters, party MLA Rohit Pawar claimed. Voting for the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency along with 10 others in Maharashtra was held on Tuesday.

On voting-day, man torches 3 EVMs at Maharashtra's Sangola village polling booth

In a shocker, a man poured petrol and set afire at least three electronic voting machines at a polling station in Maharashtra's Bagalwadi village of the Madha Lok Sabha constituency, here on Tuesday afternoon.According to officials, around 1 pm, the man barged into the polling station with a bottle of petrol, poured it on at least three EVMs there and set them afire, shocking the other voters and the on-duty election officials there.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024: Maharashtra sees 53.40% turnout till 5 pm

A voter turnout of 53.40 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling is underway in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday, election authorities said.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024: Will win 40-42 seats in Maharashtra, says BJP candidate Narayan Rane

Narayan Rane, the BJP candidate from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra, expressed confidence in the party's victory on at least 40 seats."I am working to bring employment here. In the coming 2 years, we will get engineering and food processing industries here. We will win 40-42 seats in Maharashtra," Rane said. (ANI)

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024: Man fatally stabbed near polling station in Osmanabad

In a shocker, a man was allegedly stabbed to death while another was injured in a brawl that erupted on Tuesday near a polling station in Patsangvi village during the voting for Lok Sabha polls, the police said.According to officials, in the charged political atmosphere of voting day, a verbal war broke out between two opposing groups near two polling booths at the Zilla Parishad polling station in the village at Bhoom taluka, around 11.45 a.m., sparking panic in the vicinity.The incident, purportedly triggered over bringing in voters and supporters to the polling booths, led to heated arguments and soon degenerated into a full-fledged brawl between the two groups.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uddhav abandoned Balasaheb's ideology for greed of chair; we're taking forward his Hindutva vision, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

No 'Hindutva' in Uddhav's party; they partnered with Cong that insults Savarkar, they don't call Balasaheb 'Hindu Hriday Samrat': CM Shinde (PTI)

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024: Polls should be conducted with truth, transparency, says Supriya Sule

Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of Parliament and candidate from the Baramati Lok Sabha seat, Supriya Sule has called for peaceful and transparent elections after casting her vote on Tuesday during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.Addressing media outside the polling booth, Sule emphasized the importance of upholding democratic principles and ensuring a fair electoral process."In a strong democracy, the Constitution should be kept at the centre and elections should be conducted with truth and transparency in the country. The third phase of voting is ongoing and it should be done peacefully," Sule said.

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Phase 3: Average voter turnout till 3 pm for 11 parliamentary constituencies is 42.63%

Voter turnout till 3 pmLatur - 44.48 per cent Sangli - 41.30 per cent Baramati - 34.96 per centHatkanangale- 49.94 per centKolhapur - 51.51 percentMadha - 39.11 percentOsmanabad - 40.92 percentRaigad - 41.43 percentRatnagiri -Sindhudurg- 44.73 percentSatara - 43.83 percentSolapur - 39.54 percent

Maharashtra in-charge of All India Congress Committee Ramesh Chennithala inaugurated election office of Mumbai-North candidate Bhushan Patil

He said that it will be difficult for the PM Narendra Modi to win 200 seats, whereas his alliance partner Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut appeal people to send Pedder Road parcel ( referring to BJP candidate Piyush Goyal) back to Pedder Road by giving thumping majority to Bhumiputra Bhushan Patil.

Maharashtra Election 2024: People casting their vote in Raigad district(Photo-KK Choudhary)

Maharashtra Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Updates: Voter turnout till 1 pm

Latur..32.71%

Sangli...29.65%

Baramati...27.55%

Hatkanangale...36.17%

Kolhapur...38.42%

Madha...26.61%

Osmanabad...30.54%

Raigad...31.34%

Ratnagiri -Sindhudurg...33.91%

Satara...32.78%

Solapur...29.32%

Average voter turnout till 1 pm for 11 parliamentary constituencies is 31.55%

Maharashtra Election 2024: Palghar sitting MP Rajendra Gavit from Shiv Sena joined BJP in the presence of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

I appeal to all the voters of Maharashtra to use their voting right for state's progress and country's development. Use your voting right to strengthen our democracy.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Updates: Voter turnout till 11 am

Latur....20.74%

Sangli....16.61%

Baramati....14.64%

Hatkanangale...20.74%

Kolhapur...23.77%

Madha...15.11%

Osmanabad...17.06%

Raigad...17.18%

Ratnagiri -Sindhudurg...21.19%

Satara...18.94%

Solapur...15.69%

Maharashtra Election 2024 live: Average voter turnout for 11 parliamentary constituencies till 11 am is 18.18%

I would just very humbly appeal to the voters to make sure that the entire election process from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari is smooth, no misuse of power or muscle or money should be there. Elections must be fair, just and peaceful all over India.

Supriya Sule

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule casts her vote

After casting her vote, NCP-SCP MP and candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha seat, Supriya Sule says, "In a strong democracy, the Constitution should be kept at the centre and third phase of voting is taking place, it should be done peacefully."

Maharashtra Election 2024 Phase 3 Live Updates: Parliamentary constituencies voter turnout at 9.30 am

Latur----------7.91%

Sangli-------5.81%

Baramati-------5.77%

Hatkanangale--7.55%

Kolhapur----8.04%

Madha-----4.99%

Osmanabad----5.79%

Raigad-------6.84%

Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg-----8.17%

Satara----7%

Solapur------5.92%

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: 11 parliamentary constituencies records average voter turnout at 6.64%

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Maharashtra records lowest voter turnout at 6.64%, till 9 am for phase 3 polls

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Union minister and BJP candidate from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency, Narayan Rane offers prayers at a temple in his village, in Sindhudurg district.

Maharashtra Election 2024: Dark clouds sweep across Mumbai's Mulund and Nahur, bringing relief from the blistering heat

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar casts his vote from a polling booth in Baramati

NCP-SCP has fielded Supriya Sule from the Baramati seat. NCP has fielded Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar from Baramati

Ajit Pawar's mother Asha Pawar casts her vote

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, his mother Asha Pawar, and his wife-NCP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency Sunetra Pawar cast their votes at a polling booth in the constituency, earlier this morning.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj votes along with family

Accompanied by members of the royal family, Chhatrapati Maharaj came to vote along with his family at the polling station in Kolhapur, where he is contesting as a united Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate.

Maharashtra Election 2024: Actor Riteish Deshmukh and his wife Genelia Deshmukh cast votes at a polling booth in Latur

Riteish Deshmukh says, "I came to Latur from Mumbai to cast my vote. Everyone should come out of their houses and cast votes. Today is an important day. Everyone should definitely vote."

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Pawar, Shinde among early voters in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Ajit Pawar and Congress' Solapur candidate Praniti Shinde among the early voters in Baramati seat.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Solapur Praniti Shinde says, "I have been roaming around in the constituency for the last 2 months. The people have anger towards the BJP because they have not delivered the promises they made... These are my first Lok Sabha elections... People have supported me because they had faith in my work."

Solapur: Congress Solapur Lok Sabha candidate Praniti Shinde and Former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde cast their votes at a polling booth in Solapur

BJP has fielded Ram Vitthal Satpute from Solapur. BJP's Dr.Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji is the sitting MP from here.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live:14 MLAs, 2 MLCs from state eye national foray with Lok Sabha polls

Fourteen MLAs and two MLCs from Maharashtra have thrown their hats in the Lok Sabha poll ring for a bigger national role. Of these, seven each belong to MVA and Mahayuti alliances, while one is from Prakash Ambedkar-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: Maharashtra farmers fight water scarcity in villages near Baramati with smile

Barely 22km from Pawars' hometown Baramati, water is wealth at Jalgaon Supe or Karhati village. Acres of barren land dots the metallic road leading to these villages a kilometre apart as one crosses the dry Karha river after turning right from Baramati-Jejuri road. Containers to store tanker water on the roadside mirror the plight of villagers this summer.

Torn between the party and the patriarch, residents of the Pawars' town headed either to the Christian Colony ground or the field at Kasba on a scorching Sunday afternoon after days of soul-searching.

As the clock ticked, the gathering grew for the final rally of NCP's Baramati Lok Sabha seat candidate Sunetra Pawar at the Christian Colony ground. Barely 2.5km away, supporters of NCP (SCP) candidate Supriya Sule huddled at Kasba ground to hear veteran politician Sharad Pawar and entourage on the last day of campaigning before the election on Tuesday.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: Senas face off in 13 Maharashtra seats, BJP vs Congress in 15

They are also squaring off against each other in the CM strongholds of Thane and Kalyan. For Shinde's party, nearly 90% of the contests are against Thackeray's nominees. Their national partners, BJP and Congress, are in a direct contest in 15 of the 48 LS seats in the state. In Mumbai, they face off in North Central and North, where BJP has replaced its sitting MPs.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Ajit Pawar's son met Jarange ahead of voting on 11 seats

Jay Pawar, son of deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, met Manoj Jarange at the quota activist's home in Jalna's Antarwali Sarati on Sunday, raising many eyebrows. The visit came ahead of polling in 11 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra, including Baramati from where Ajit Pawar's wife, Sunetra, is contesting.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde targets Uddhav Thackeray, accuses him of snatching his work credit

Chief minister Eknath Shinde accused his former boss Uddhav Thackeray of snatching credit for his previous efforts and works. Shinde was addressing supporters during the road show in Thane, Friday, before the Mahayuti candidate from Thane Naresh Mhaske filed his nomination.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Vishal Patil is lying, MVA fighting Sangli LS seat unitedly, says Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray took a dig at independent candidate Vishal Patil on Sunday, who is contesting against UBT candidate Chandrahar Patil in Sangli. Patil had claimed that he had the support of senior Congress leaders.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: Vishal Patil is lying, MVA fighting Sangli LS seat unitedly, says Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray took a dig at independent candidate Vishal Patil on Sunday, who is contesting against UBT candidate Chandrahar Patil in Sangli. Patil had claimed that he had the support of senior Congress leaders.

Till last week, the South Mumbai Lok Sabha seat was a five-way fight as four candidates, MLA Yamini Jadhav and MP Milind Deora from the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, Speaker Rahul Narwekar and minister Mangal Prabhat from the BJP were campaigning against Sena's (UBT) sitting two-time MP Arvind Sawant. But with the Shinde-led Sena managing to wrest the seat from BJP with some hard bargaining, the South Mumbai Lok Sabha, one of the country's most prestigious seats, is now a high-stakes Sena versus Sena battle.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: Now, Mumbai South seat has four contenders of BJP, Sena

It's almost a month since the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its candidate for South Mumbai-Arvind Sawant- but a rival candidate is yet to emerge. There are at least four contenders in the fray: assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar and minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha from the BJP and MP Milind Deora and former corporator Yashwant Jadhav.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Centre lifts onion export ban as Maha readies for LS polls

Govt on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports after five months, in a move that is likely to bring huge relief to farmers and traders in Maharashtra ahead of the remaining phases of Lok Sabha polls in this key producing state.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Updates: BJP's Maha poll in-charge says party will win 13 seats

Former Uttar Pradesh deputy CM and Maharashtra polls in-charge, Dinesh Sharma, claimed in the first two phases of polls in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti will win all 13 seats. Sharma is on a tour of Maharashtra. On Thursday, he conducted a meeting of BJP office-bearers of Nashik and Dindori Lok Sabha constituencies and later addressed the media.

Maharashtra Election 2024 Live: Collectors take initiatives to boost turnout in Maharashtra's Jalgaon, reach out to elderly voters

Alarmed by the poor turnout in the first two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Jalgaon Collector Ayush Prasad, an IAS officer of the 2015 batch, has embarked on a new mission. Says Prasad, it is the responsibility of the administration as well as political parties to create awareness among voters and ensure that the maximum number of people exercise their franchise.

Maharashtra election live: Sharad Pawar to vote from Baramati after 10 years

A decade after he changed his address to Mumbai and has been voting there, NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar will cast his vote in Baramati on Tuesday. Party workers said the change in constituency is significant. Pawar's daughter and sitting MP Supriya Sule has been pitted against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar from Baramati and it is a matter of pride for the party, they said.