Mumbai Lok Sabha Election voting Updates: Average turnout in city constituencies breaches 50 percent mark at 6 pm
Mumbai Lok Sabha Election voting LIVE Updates: Polling appears to have picked up towards latter part of the day in Mumbai.
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Here is the voter turnout as it progressed through the day.
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108-year-old woman casts vote in Thane district
Braving the April heat, a 108-year-old woman came out to cast her vote in the neighbouring Thane district of Maharashtra.
Vithabai Damodar Patil, perhaps among the oldest voters in the state, exercised her franchise at a polling booth in Kopri village, which is part of the Thane Lok Sabha constituency.
Talking to reporters after coming out of the polling station, the centenarian said she voted for a “good” candidate and keeping in mind development of her village.
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Average turnout in Mumbai crosses 50 percent mark
Polling appears to have picked up towards latter part of the day. At 6 pm, the voting percentage in Mumbai, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South Central, Mumbai South is 54.72 percent, 50.37 percent, 51.59 percent, 47.11 percent, 51.45 percent and 46.90 percent respectively.
In 2014, Mumbai registered a turnout of 51.6 percent, which was an improvement from a low of 41.4 percent in the 2009 general election.
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Mumbai’s first-time voters seek to make “indelible” mark
A large number of first-time voters came out to cast their ballots Monday in Mumbai, marking their formal participation in choosing the next government in the world’s largest democracy.
According to the Election Commission (EC) data, Maharashtra has over 1.19 crore voters who fall in the age group of 18-19 years and are eligible to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls for the first time.
Enthusiasm was palpable among first-time electors, who openly expressed their views about candidates in the fray and whom they voted for.
An 18-year-old, who cast his vote in Dindoshi, which falls under the Mumbai North-West parliamentary constituency, said he had voted keeping in mind issues like good governance and development.
“The Congress-led opposition is not strong and convincing. The opposition party is contesting the lowest number of seats ever.
“I felt there is no harm is giving the BJP-led NDA another chance,” he said.
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Mumbai North sees highest turnout in city till 5 pm
At 5 pm, the voting percentage in Mumbai, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South Central, Mumbai South is 44.66 percent, 40.52 percent, 41.05 percent, 38.17 percent, 42.25 percent and 38.9 percent respectively
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Following is the voter turnout for constituencies in Mumbai as it progressed through the day:
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Shah Rukh Khan casts his vote at Bandra
Actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri cast their votes at Mount Mary Convent High school, Bandra West.
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Poll day brings SoBo elites, pavement dwellers together
The KC College polling centre in South Mumbai is where many of the `SoBo’ (South Bombay) elites, including serving and retired IAS and IPS officials, cast their votes.
On Monday, a sizable group of pavement dwellers rubbed shoulders with them.
These homeless people, who have made pavements around the Mantralaya, the state government’s headquarters, their home, turned out armed with voter ID and Aadhaar cards.
Shantabai Laxman Kale, 70, said she was among some 300 people who have been living on pavements near the Mantralaya for decades.
“We hail from Solapur, and live in Mumbai to eke out a living. We still yearn to have a house of our own,” she said, adding that eviction by civic officials or police is a constant fear in their lives.
“But we come back even when we are evicted and sent outside the city,” she said.
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Kirit Somaiyya’s mother casts vote at Mulund; she has been voting since first LS election
In suburban Mulund in Mumbai, 86-year-old Gunanwantiben Somaiya, mother of outgoing BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, cast vote along with her family members
She has been voting since 1952, the first general elections held after Independence.
In his tweet, Kirit Somaiya said, “I Voted at Gavanpada Mulund, with Family including Son Neil & also Mother who has been voting since 1st Lok Sabha election.”
Former top cop Julio Rebeiro also exercised his franchise along with his wife in Mumbai.
Around 200 residents of Gamdevi area, which is part of Mumbai South parliamentary constituency, boycotted voting to protest against what they claimed a bid by a builder to evict them without entering any agreement for redevelopment of their residential building. They are residents of J K Building in Gamdevi.
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Long queues at Powai, Chandivli due to slow polling process
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Earlier, long queues were seen in some areas of Mumbai like Powai and Chandivli as voting was being recorded slowly.
The situation was different outside Mumbai where turnout has been high.
However, local election officers had to issue clarifications on rumours ranging from withdrawal of a candidate to technical glitches, said an ECI official.
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Mumbai North sees highest turnout within metropolis at 44.66 percent till 4 pm
At 4 pm, the voting percentage in Mumbai, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South Central, Mumbai South is 44.66 percent, 40.78 percent, 39.95 percent 38.17 percent, 39.84 percent and 38.22 percent respectively.
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Uddhav Thackeray casts his vote at Mumbai’s Bandra East
IN PICS: #Shivsena party president #UddhavThackeray with wife Rashmi Thackeray and son @AUThackeray cast their votes at Bandra East in #Mumbai.
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Ramdas Athavale casts his vote
Ramdas Athavale with his family casts his vote at Navjivan Vidya Mandir, Bandra East, near Gandhi Nagar.
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Uddhav Thackeray casts his vote
Shiv Sena party president Uddhav Thackeray with his wife and son cast their votes at Bandra East near MIG club. While the Shiv Sena had regularly criticised the BJP, its alliance partner, in the recent past, the two parties are now fighting the Lok Sabha Election together.
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NCP Mumbai chief Sachin Ahir casts his vote
#NCP Mumbai president Sachin Ahir and wife Sangeeta cast their votes.
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Sharad Pawar pitches for a ‘stable government’
NCP chief Sharad Pawar pitched for a stable government at the Centre and urged citizens to come out in large numbers to cast their votes as he exercised his democratic right here on Monday.
“Today is an important day for the country. It is required that a stable government is formed. It is expected that Mumbaikars will not lag behind, and will exercise their voting right by coming out in large numbers and voting decisively,” Pawar, the former Union minister, tweeted in Marathi.
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Preity Zinta, Isha Koppikar step out to vote
Actor @realpreityzinta and #BJP member @ishakonnects cast their vote at St. Annes school in Bandra West, #Mumbai.
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Mumbai election sees several Bollywood starts turn up to vote
Several Bollywood stars, including Rekha, Madhuri Dixit, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor Khan, cast their vote as Mumbai went to polls in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.
Polling is underway for 17 seats in the state, including six in Mumbai.
Aamir, Priyanka and Rekha were among the early voters. Veteran singer Asha Bhosle, actors Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt and wife Manyata, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, filmmaker Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra and Prem Chopra also voted.
So did actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal, who voted in suburban Vile-Parle. After casting her vote, Ranaut told reporters, “It is a very important day, which comes once in five years. So please make use of it.
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Javed Akhtar, Ranbir Kapoor cast their votes
IN PICS: @Javedakhtarjadu and wife @shabanaAzmi cast their votes at Gandhigram school, Juhu and actor #RanbirKapoor casts his vote at St Annes school in Bandra West, #Mumbai.
— Firstpost (@firstpost) April 29, 2019
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VOTER TURNOUT TILL 3 PM
Mumbai North: 32.92 percent
Mumbai North-Central: 28.7 percent
Mumbai North-West: 30.00 percent
Mumbai North-East: 31.48 percent
Mumbai South: 28.36 percent
Mumbai South-Central: 30.03 percent
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Anand Mahindra casts vote, says new govt should ‘work toward progress’
Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, caste his vote in Malabar Hill. He said, “We all have been infected by the virus of progress and growth. Even if a coalition government comes, it should work towards progress and growth of the country.”
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Insufficient infrastructure a major concern as Mumbai votes
Mumbai, which has six seats, is India’s wealthiest city but ageing and insufficient infrastructure is a major concern, reports said.
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RECAP: Anil Ambani, Uday Kotak endorsed Congress
Mumbai is home to the massive Hindi film industry, as well as Asia’s wealthiest man, Mukesh Ambani, and India’s richest banker, Uday Kotak.
Ambani, who heads Reliance Industries, and Kotak, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, created a stir this month by publicly endorsing an opposition Congress party candidate from their upscale South Mumbai constituency.
(Reuters)
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Visuals of celebrities who voted today
IN PICS: Actor @BeingSalmanKhan casts his vote at Mount Mary Convent High school in Bandra West, #Mumbai. He was joined by his father Salim Khan and mother Salma Khan.
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Visuals of celebrities who voted today
IN PICS: Actors @vidya_balan , @emraanhashmi and lyricist #Gulzar cast their votes in Mumbai.
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Ranveer Singh casts vote
Ranveer Singh cast his vote at the St Petit school in Bandra on Monday morning.
IN PICS: Actor @RanveerOfficial interacts with fans after casting his vote at St. Petit school in Bandra, #Mumbai.
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Polling booth volunteer urges people to prioritise voting
Input by Priyamvada Mangal
Namdev Hiwade, a volunteer at a polling booth in Tilak Nagar colony under #Mumbai North Central, urges people to go vote. He says, “We are telling everyone that they should complete their duty as Indians to cast their ‘invaluable’ vote.“
— Firstpost (@firstpost) April 29, 2019
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VOTER TURNOUT IN MAHARASHTRA TILL 2 PM
| MAHARASHTRA | 5.87% | 6.39% | 6.77% | 16.47% | 18.60% | 29.94% | |
| Nandurbar | 6.81% | 7.13% | 9.62% | 21.93% | 21.93% | 39.55% | |
| Dhule | 5.76% | 6.07% | 6.07% | 18.12% | 18.33% | 30.43% | |
| Dindori | 5.69% | 7.38% | 7.70% | 19.70% | 21.23% | 35.23% | |
| Nashik | 5.21% | 6.47% | 6.62% | 14.45% | 17.52% | 27.15% | |
| Palghar | 7.21% | 7.90% | 7.88% | 20.22% | 20.22% | 35.61% | |
| Bhiwandi | 5.92% | 6.01% | 8.65% | 14.09% | 18.52% | 25.38% | |
| Kalyan | 4.24% | 4.28% | 4.28% | 8.12% | 16.88% | 19.00% | |
| Thane | 5.98% | 5.98% | 5.98% | 12.94% | 12.94% | 23.56% | |
| Mumbai North | 4.44% | 7.85% | 7.85% | 19.11% | 19.47% | 32.92% | |
| Mumbai North West | 6.76% | 6.19% | 6.19% | 17.21% | 17.21% | 29.89% | |
| Mumbai North East | 4.28% | 7.37% | 7.37% | 18.14% | 18.14% | 30.59% | |
| Mumbai North Central | 5.43% | 4.97% | 4.97% | 12.23% | 16.27% | 28.35% | |
| Mumbai South Central | 6.44% | 6.44% | 6.44% | 17.05% | 16.83% | 28.42% | |
| Mumbai South | 5.59% | 5.89% | 5.89% | 15.06% | 15.75% | 27.13% | |
| Maval | 5.69% | 5.69% | 5.69% | 18.04% | 21.51% | 31.85% | |
| Shirur | 6.32% | 6.59% | 10.08% | 16.21% | 23.92% | 31.37% | |
| Shirdi | 7.43% | 7.43% | 7.43% | 19.82% | 19.82% | 34.79% |
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First-time voters vote for ’economic development’
First-time voter Ankita Bhavke, a college student in Mumbai, was quoted by Reuters as saying that she had voted for economic development. “I want the country to be at par with the best in the world,” she said. “There’s been some progress in the last five years.”
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Sharad Pawar casts vote in Mumbai South constituency
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar cast his vote in the Mumbai South constituency on Monday. NCP has allied with the Congress in Maharashtra.
Input by Murtaza Merchant
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Sachin Tendulkar casts vote in Bandra
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar cast his vote as Mumbai averaged a voter turnout of 17 percent till 1 pm on Monday.
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Salman Khan casts vote
Salman Khan cast his vote in Bandra on Monday.
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Varun Dhawan plays ‘good samaritan’
Varun Dhawan helped an old woman at the voting booth when he was there to cast his vote on Monday morning.
.@Varun_dvn plays a good Samaritan, helps a senior citizen who came to cast her vote.#VotingRound4 #ElectionsWithNews18 #LokSabhaElections2019
— News18.com (@news18dotcom) April 29, 2019
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VOTER TURNOUT IN MUMBAI
Here is the voter turnout till 1 pm:
Mumbai North: 19.47 percent
Mumbai North-Central: 16.27 percent
Mumbai North-West: 17.21 percent
Mumbai North-East: 18.14 percent
Mumbai South: 15.75 percent
Mumbai South-Central: 16.83 percent
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Piyush Goyal casts vote, says this is ’tsunami election’
Union minister and BJP leader Piyush Goyal cast his vote at the Walsingham School, Malabar Hill in Mumbai. After casting his vote, he said , “This election is now a tsunami election. In the North, South, East, and West, the Modi wave has overtaken the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the tallest leader today in the country.”
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Amitabh Bachchan casts vote in Juhu
Actor Amitabh Bachchan cast his vote in Mumbai’s Juhu.
#ElectionsWithNews18 | The Bachchan family arrives at a polling booth to cast vote. @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan#VotingRound4 #ElectionsWithNews18 #LokSabhaElections2019
— News18.com (@news18dotcom) April 29, 2019
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Long queue reported in Kandivali West
Voters wait in a long line at a polling booth in Mahavir Nagar in Kandivali West.
Long queue of voters at a polling booth in Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West in #Mumbai. | @101reporters
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RECAP: Sanjay Dutt campaigned for Congress candidate Priya Dutt
Actor Sanjay Dutt campaigned for his sister, Congress’ Mumbai North-Central candidate Priya Dutt on Sunday, a day before the city went to polls in the fourth phase of the General Election.
VOTER TURNOUT IN MUMBAI
Here is the voter turnout in Mumbai till 12 pm:
Mumbai North: 19.11 percent
Mumbai North-Central: 12.23 percent
Mumbai North-West: 17.21 percent
Mumbai North-East: 18.14 percent
Mumbai South: 15.06 percent
Mumbai South-Central: 17.05 percent
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Radcliffe school in Mumbai decorated to resemble a festival
Radcliffe school in Mumbai has been decorated to resemble a festival, complete with a photo booth, in a bid to encourage voters to vote on Monday.
Input by Riddhi Doshi
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Raj Thackeray casts vote in Dadar
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray cast his vote on Monday in the Balmohan Vidya Mandir school in Dadar’s Shivaji Park area.
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Voters ask for computerised system after 40 minutes delay
Sachin Sulakhe, who voted in Mumbai’s Tilak Nagar in the North-Central constituency, had to wait a long time in line to get his name verified in the voter list. He said a computerised system would “save time” on polling days.
Input by Priyamvada Mangal
Sachin Sulakhe, from Tilak Nagar, #Mumbai North Central constituency, had to wait for a long time in the queue to get his voter name verified from the documents. He wants a computerised system so that the time is saved on polling days.
— Firstpost (@firstpost) April 29, 2019
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First-time voters hope for better infrastructure
Several first-time voters are exercising their franchise in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election being conducted in Mumbai. Ranjani Narayan, first time voter from Chembur, talks about wanting better infrastructure in her area.
Input by Priyamvada Mangal
Ranjani Narayan, first time voter from Chembur in #Mumbai talks about her expectations of getting better infrastructure in her area. #MumbaikarVoteKar
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Kareena Kapoor casts vote in Bandra
Actor Kareena Kapoor cast her vote in Mumbai in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election. She took her son Taimur along with her to the polling booth in Bandra West.
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Priya Dutt casts vote in Bandra
Congress candidate from the North-Central constituency, Priya Dutt cast her vote at a polling booth at the St Anne’s High School in Bandra for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Dutt is facing off against BJP’s Poonam Mahajan.
Mumbai: Priya Dutt after casting her vote at a polling booth at St. Anne's High School in Bandra for the 4th phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 She is the Congress candidate from the Mumbai North Central LS seat, Poonam Mahajan is the BJP candidate from the constituency. pic.twitter.com/3Ac7qg9bab
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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HDFC chairman casts vote at Peddar Road
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh cast his vote at a polling booth Peddar Road on Monday.
#Mumbai: HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh after casting his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/3YmtQULgNb
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Anupam Kher casts his vote in Juhu
Actor Anupam Kher, who starred in the much-debated biopic on former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s life, cast his vote in Mumbai’s Juhu on Monday. The six constituencies of Mumbai voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election.
#Mumbai: Actor Anupam Kher casts his votes at polling booth no.235-240 in Juhu. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/o7ZGITSzrF
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Woman carried to polling booth in Mahim by family members
A special arrangement of a chair was made for a woman who was carried to a polling booth in Mahim to cast her vote. She was helped by her family member and polling staff.
Mumbai: A woman being carried to cast her vote at polling booth number 181 in Mahim by her family member and polling staff. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/V7loyU0CWJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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VOTER TURNOUT TILL 11 AM
| MAHARASHTRA | 5.87% | 6.39% | 6.77% | |
| Nandurbar | 6.81% | 7.13% | 9.62% | |
| Dhule | 5.76% | 6.07% | 6.07% | |
| Dindori | 5.69% | 7.38% | 7.70% | |
| Nashik | 5.21% | 6.47% | 6.62% | |
| Palghar | 7.21% | 7.90% | 7.88% | |
| Bhiwandi | 5.92% | 6.01% | 8.65% | |
| Kalyan | 4.24% | 4.28% | 4.28% | |
| Thane | 5.98% | 5.98% | 5.98% | |
| Mumbai North | 4.44% | 7.85% | 7.85% | |
| Mumbai North West | 6.76% | 6.19% | 6.19% | |
| Mumbai North East | 4.28% | 7.37% | 7.37% | |
| Mumbai North Central | 5.43% | 4.97% | 4.97% | |
| Mumbai South Central | 6.44% | 6.44% | 6.44% | |
| Mumbai South | 5.59% | 5.89% | 5.89% | |
| Maval | 5.69% | 5.69% | 5.69% | |
| Shirur | 6.32% | 6.59% | 10.08% | |
| Shirdi | 7.43% | 7.43% | 7.43% |
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BJP leader from Ghatkopar casts vote
Senior BJP leader Prakash Mehta cast his vote in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar. He is the current incumbent from the seat. Ghatkopar comes under Mumbai North East. Mehta is the MLA from Ghatkopar.
Sonali Bendre with husband Goldie Behl casts vote
Shirur in Maharashtra records highest voter turnout till 10 am
Among all constituencies in the fray in Maharashtra, Shirur has so far recorded the highest voter turnout at 10.00 percent till 10 am. According to official Election Commission data, Nandurbar recorded 7.13 percent, Dhule recorded 6.07 percent, Dindori 7.70 percent, Nashik 6.62 percent, Palghar 7.88 percent, Bhiwandi 7.53 percent, Kalyan 4.28 percent and Thane 5.98 percent.
Other constituencies
Mumbai North: 7.85 percent
Mumbai North West: 6.19 percent
Mumbai North East: 7.37 percent
Mumbai North Central: 4.97 percent
Mumbai South Central: 6.44 percent
Mumbai South: 5.89 percent
Maval: 5.69 percent
Shirur: 10.08 percent
Shirdi: 7.43 percent
IN PICS: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao vote in Bandra West
IN PICS: Film producer Kiran Rao casts her vote along with husband @aamir_khan at St Annes school in Bandra, #Mumbai.
— Firstpost (@firstpost) April 29, 2019
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IN PICS: Celebrities made a beeline to polling booths
Actors, like Kajol with husband Ajay Devgn, Rekha, Priyanka Chopra, Aamir Khan with his wife Kiran Rao, Dia Mirza, made a beeline for their polling booths on Monday morning.
Images by Sachin Gokhale
Actors @KajolAtUN, @ajaydevgn and @deespeak, celebrity chef @SanjeevKapoor, and Congress candidate @OfficialUrmila cast their votes in #Mumbai.
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Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao cast vote from Bandra
Actor Aamir Khan, with his wife Kiran Rao, cast their vote at St Annes School in Bandra West on Monday morning.
Image by Sachin Gokhale
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First voter from Mumbai’s Sion East says EVM glitches shouldn’t deter one from voting
Retired businessman Kamlesh Doshi, 65, was the first person to vote in booth number 30, constituency number 179 in Mumbai’s Sion East. He arrived at 6.45 am to cast his vote. He says, “I wanted to finish my duty first thing in the morning, but was slightly disappointed with the glitch in the machine. I understand that getting a country as large as us to vote isn’t easy. One will have to and must have some patience at least once in five years. It made me happy when fellow voters congratulated me for being the first voter.”
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Till 10 am, Mumbai North records 7.85%, Nashik 6.67% and Thane 5.98%
According to official Election Commission data, the estimated percentage of votes polled in Maharashtra till 10 am was 6.40 percent. According to the EC’s official app Voter Turnout, Nandurbar recorded 7.13 percent, Palghar 7.77 percent, Nashik 6.58 percent and Bhiwandi 5.92 percent. Other constituencies like Mumbai North recorded 7.85 percent, Mumbai North West 6.19 percent, Mumbai North East 7.37 percent and Mumbai North Central 4.97 percent, Mumbai South central 6.44 percent and Mumbai South 5.89 percent.
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Mumbai Police tweets
Mumbai Police has deployed several of its officials across the city to ensure smooth polling. Their official Twitter handle, which is known for its witty tweets, shared photos of cops helping out the elderly who came out to vote.
Phone allowed, but no selfies, says polling officer in Mumbai
According to voters in Mumbai, phones were allowed inside polling booths but had to be switched off. According to one voter , the polling officer specifically announced that no one was allowed to click selfies inside the booth.
VOTER TURNOUT TILL 9 AM
| MAHARASHTRA | ||
| Nandurbar | 6.81% | |
| Dhule | 5.76% | |
| Dindori | 5.69% | |
| Nashik | 5.21% | |
| Palghar | 7.21% | |
| Bhiwandi | 5.92% | |
| Kalyan | 4.24% | |
| Thane | 5.98% | |
| Mumbai North | 4.44% | |
| Mumbai North West | 6.76% | |
| Mumbai North East | 4.28% | |
| Mumbai North Central | 5.43% | |
| Mumbai South Central | 6.44% | |
| Mumbai South | 5.59% | |
| Maval | 5.69% | |
| Shirur | 2.56% | 6.32% |
| Shirdi | 7.43% |
VOTER TURNOUT
Maharashtra records 5.87 percent till 9 am
According to official Election Commission data, the estimated percentage of votes polled in Maharashtra till 9 am was 5.87 percent. According to the EC’s official app Voter Turnout, Nandurbar recorded 7.13 percent, Palghar 7.21 percent, Bhiwandi 5.92 percent and Kalyan 4.28 percent. Other constituencies like Mumbai North recorded 4.44 percent, Mumbai North West 6.19 percent, Mumbai North East 4.28 percent and Mumbai North Central 5.51 percent, Mumbai South central 6.44 percent and Mumbai South 5.87 percent.
Mumbai North East election voting latest updates
BJP candidate from Mumbai North East Manoj Kotak casts his vote.
Photo by: Ashwin Aghor/101Reporters
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Mumbaikar votes: Shares experience on Twitter
A very descriptive Twitter thread by a voter is worth a read. Voting from Andheri West, the voter went as early as 7 am to cast his vote. Youngsters and women were one of the early voters who queued up outside the polling booth.
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Urmila Matondkar, Milind Deora, Priya Dutt cast their votes
Congress candidate from Mumbai North Urmila Matondkar, party’s candidate from Mumbai South Milind Deora and Mumbai North-Central candidate Priya Dutt cast their vote.
#Mumbai: Congress MP candidate from Mumbai North, Urmila Mataondkar casts her vote at polling booth number 190 in Bandra. pic.twitter.com/caqMEX9Njk
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
Voting yet to begin in Malad West, claims report
ANI reports that voting at booth number 162 of Malad West in Mumbai is yet to begin after a glitch in EVM was detected.
#LokSabhaElections2019 : Voting is yet to begin at booth number 162 of Malad West in Mumbai after a glitch in EVM was detected. #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Vote Kar Mumbai trends on Twitter
Trends like #VoteKarMumbai, #MumbaiVotesForNation and ‘Dear Mumbaikars’ were the top Mumbai and India trends on Twitter. Early voters, which included several celebrities like Rekha and Priyanka Chopra, industrialist Anil Ambani and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, shared images of their inked fingers on social media.
Politicians, includinng BJP’s Ravi Kishan and Poonam Mahajan, also cast their votes early.
Mumbaikars tweeted out images from their polling booths after casting their votes.
Cast my vote today morning. Hope Mumbai has a decent voter turnout today #MumbaiVotesForNation pic.twitter.com/W0CPJKmdv6
— Sumedh Gadgil (@GadgilSumedh) April 29, 2019
Exercised my right in world's largest democracy #VoteForIndia #VoteKarMumbai pic.twitter.com/wMMHrWPhoX
— ViVen (@VforMumbai) April 29, 2019
Priyanka Chopra tweets her inked photo
This is the moment that matters.... Every vote is a voice that counts. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/L0AHJLL4uY
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 29, 2019
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Paresh Rawal, wife Swaroop Sampat cast their vote
#Mumbai : BJP sitting MP Paresh Rawal & his wife Swaroop Sampat cast their vote at polling booth number 250-256 at Jamna Bai School in Vile Parle. pic.twitter.com/V4iXvzhD9D
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Gopal Shetty won against Sanjay Nirupam in 2014
Maharashtrian candidate of Congress Urmila is going up against BJP’s Jain candidate Gopal Shetty who had defeated Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam by a margin of 4.46 lakh votes in 2014. There are over 18 lakh eligible voters in the Mumbai North constituency.
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 4: How to vote in India
You can vote only if your name appears in the Voter List (also known as Electoral Roll). Voters can find information on polling booths, contesting candidates, election dates and timings, identity cards and electronic voting machines (EVM). The polling official will check your name on the voter list and check your ID proof. The official will ink your finger, give you a slip and take your signature on a register (Form 17A). You will have to deposit the slip at the third polling official and show your inked finger and then proceed to the polling booth. Mobile phones, cameras or any other gadget is not allowed inside a polling booth.
Mumbai commissioner of police tweets
The date has finally arrived! Exercise your power to choose. #GoOutAndVote pic.twitter.com/nuKoc61yEs
— पोलीस आयुक्त, बृहन्मुंबई - CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) April 28, 2019
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IN PICS: Ravi Kishan, Shaktikanta Das are inked
#Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das casts his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/i2TFjtuJxP
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
#Mumbai: BJP MP candidate from UP's Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan casts his vote at a polling booth in Goregaon. pic.twitter.com/s9mH0pHLey
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Actor-turned-politician Ravi Kishen casts his vote
BJP’s MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur casts his vote in Mumbai’s Goregaon.
#Mumbai: BJP MP candidate from UP's Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan waits in queue to cast his vote at a polling booth in Goregaon pic.twitter.com/Ji85dcyKNt
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Rekha, Anil Ambani, Shaktikanta Das among early voters
Actress Rekha, industrialist Anil Ambani, Mumbai North Central candidate of BJP Poonam Mahajan and Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das were a few of the known faces seen in early morning queues outside their polling booths.
#Mumbai: BJP MP Candidate from Mumbai North Central, Poonam Mahajan casts her vote at polling booth number 48 in Worli. pic.twitter.com/muecE30tIC
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
#Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das waits in queue to cast his vote at polling booth number 40 & 41 at Peddar Road. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/OGJMvQUE6A
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
#Mumbai: Veteran actor Rekha casts her vote at polling booth number 283 in Bandra. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/z14VraA06W
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
Mumbai: Anil Ambani casts his vote at voting centre number 216 at GD Somani School in Cuffe Parade. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/II9VZJvjmV
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
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Early voters queue up
#MumbaiVotesForNation started trending very early Twitter as citizens shared polling images on social media.
Early morning queues out side polling booth in mumbai , hope it remiains like this #IndiaElects #MumbaiVotesForNation pic.twitter.com/NcFoFpjWvR
— Sahil Joshi (@sahiljoshii) April 29, 2019
Not 7 yet but the queue is increasing!!! #Election2019 #MumbaiVotesForNation pic.twitter.com/VX5n7HubDI
— पाटलीण बाई (@PradnyaLotlikar) April 29, 2019
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Narendra Modi tweets
The prime minister tweeted out Monday morning and said that he hoped “those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases.”
“A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise.”
Another phase of the General Elections begins today. I hope those voting today do so in large numbers and break the voting records of the previous three phases.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 29, 2019
A special appeal to young voters to head to the polling booth and exercise their franchise.
MUMBAI election voting latest updates
How to vote
Here are easy steps to know how to cast your vote in the Lok Sabha election 2019. You can vote only if your name appears in the Voter List (also known as Electoral Roll). Voters can also find information on Polling Booths, Contesting candidates, Election Dates & Timings, Identity cards and EVM.
MUMBAI election voting latest updates
Mumbai election voting latest updates
The city has six Lok Sabha seats — Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South-Central and Mumbai South — and close to 96 lakh registered voters.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in alliance with the Shiv Sena in the city, while the Congress has tied up with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Mumbai election voting latest updates
Mumbai is set for several high-profile contests
The BJP’s Poonam Mahajan versus Congress’ Priya Dutt Mumbai North-Central; in Mumbai North, it is Congress’s Urmila Matondkar versus sitting lawmaker Gopal Shetty. Congress leader Milind Deora is contesting from Mumbai South against Shiv Sena’s sitting lawmaker Arvind Sawant.
Mumbai North likely to be most-watched battle with Urmila making her debut against BJP’s Gopal Shetty
Mumbai’s most-watched battle is likely to be in Mumbai North, with actor Urmila Matondkar making her political debut by taking on BJP sitting parliamentarian Gopal Shetty.
Matondkar, who joined the Congress in March, insists that she is serious about her new career. “I know that when film stars enter politics, they are expected to pull in voters because of their glamour. I would request you to keep such thoughts away when it comes to me,” the 45-year-old actor told reporters soon after taking the plunge.
All Eyes On Celebrity Contests
The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will see a veritable battle of giants in three of Mumbai’s six parliamentary constituencies today, with high-profile candidates such as Priya Dutt, Urmila Matondkar, Milind Deora and Poonam Mahajan competing for the favour of 96 lakh registered voters.
Mumbai votes today
Mumbai is voting today in Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha election 2019. In Mumbai, the Congress and its ally, Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress party (NCP), are trying to wrest the six seats from the BJP-Shiv Sena combine. Last time, the Sena and the BJP won three seats each.
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