Updated On: 21 November, 2024 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Maharashtra records 64.36 per cent turnout, with Kolhapur leading at 75 per cent and Mumbai City trailing at 51.27per cent; all eyes on key players as results near

People standing in queue to vote in Malad West. Pic/Nimesh Dave
Having 9.7 crore registered voters, Maharashtra registered a turnout of 64.36 per cent in the Assembly elections on Wednesday till press time. The approximate trends provided officially by the Election Commission were being updated till late at night.
Kolhapur polled the highest at 75 per cent, while Mumbai City district registered 51.27 per cent. In the 2019 elections, the state had polled 61.4 per cent.
Maharashtra has overachieved the figuers of the previous Assembly election in 2019. Observers expected a match if not an increase, because the polling was held mid-week.