LIVE| Assembly Election Polling 2019: Voting ends in Maharashtra, Haryana; BJP confident it will retain both
Assembly Election Polling 2019 Live Updates: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to extend their electoral dominance as Maharashtra and Haryana polled today. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar are looking forward to a second straight term as Congress, NCP, JJP and other regional parties look to upset BJP's dominance.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani casts her vote
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Haryana sees 33.46% turnout at 1 PM, Maharashtra turnout at 22.79%
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Ulhasnagar citizens' battle against rains to vote
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INLD's Abhay Chautala casts his vote
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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar casts his vote
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari confident of a mega BJP victory in Maharashtra
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Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar casts his vote
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Former CM and Senior Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda casts vote
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Voters in Badkhal queue up to cast their vote
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Haryana's Fatehabad records most number of voters
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Voter turnout at 12 PM
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Actor Aamir Khan casts his vote at Bandra
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In Lalbag, you can get a 1/2 a kilo cake if you vote
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Actor Ritesh Deshmukh cast his vote earlier today
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Complaints of missing names from voter's lists crop up across Maharashtra
Assembly Election Polling 2019 Live Updates: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance are fighting to win all of Maharashtra's 288 Assembly seats, where for the first time, BJP is contesting on more number of seats than the Shiv Sena. Congress and NCP will look to turn the tide despite defections unsettling both the parties. BJP has set a target of 75+ plus seats in Haryana where BJP, Congress, INLD, and JJP will fight to dominate 90 assembly constituencies. Congress, despite defections and resignations of high profile leaders, will look to seek advantage of the high unemployment rates and lack of women safety in Haryana to upset BJP's Haryana ambitions. BJP has used the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in their campaigns but as the nation goes through an economic slowdown and high unemployment the Assembly elections will indicate if the Opposition revival has begun following BJP's mega win in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
Union Minister Smriti Irani casts her vote
Union Minister Smriti Irani after casting her vote at a polling booth in Mumbai.
Haryana sees 33.46% turnout at 1 PM, Maharashtra turnout at 22.79%
As of 1 PM, according to ECI, Haryana has higher turnout compared to Maharashtra.
Ulhasnagar citizens' battle against rains to vote
Ulhasnagar residents come to vote despite rains and minor waterlogging issues.
INLD's Abhay Chautala casts his vote
INLD leader Abhay Chautala casts his vote at Ellenabad constituency. He faces challenge from BJP's Pawan Beniwal and Congress' Bharat Singh Beniwal.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar casts his vote
Prakash Javadekar, minister of environment, forest and climate change and minister of information and broadcasting, speaks to media after he casts his vote at P. Jog School, Pune, along side his family.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari confident of a mega BJP victory in Maharashtra
Union roadways minister Nitin Gadkari told ANI, that Maharashtra CM's developmental approach towards Maharashtra will ensure a record breaking victory for the BJP.
Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar casts his vote
India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar cast his vote at a polling booth in Bandra with Anjali Tendulkar and son Arjun Tendulkar.
Former CM and Senior Congress leader Bhupinder S Hooda casts vote
Senior Congress leader reached his polling booth at Rohtak to cast his vote.
Voters in Badkhal queue up to cast their vote
Badkhal constituency will see a fight between BJP MLA Seema Trikha and Congress candidate Vijay Pratap Singh.
Haryana's Fatehabad records most number of voters
With a turnout of 27.12%, Fatehabad stands out in Haryana with highest turnout.
Voter turnout at 12 PM
As per ECI, voter turnout at 12 PM:
Maharashtra Assembly Elections - 17.5%
Haryana Assembly Elections - 23.12%
Actor Aamir Khan casts his vote at Bandra
Actor Aamir Khan holds up his inked finger after he cast his vote at St. Anne's school, Bandra.
In Lalbag, you can get a 1/2 a kilo cake if you vote
A confectionery shop in Lalbag has an exclusive offer for people who have voted today. They have asked voters to show their voter ID card and their inked finger, following which they can get the cake for ₹99
Actor Ritesh Deshmukh cast his vote earlier today
Actor Ritesh Deshmukh cast his vote at a Latur polling both. His two brothers - Amit Deshmukh and DhirajDeshmukh - are in the fray from constituencies in Latur City and Latur Rural. Ritesh's father was also a former CM of Maharashtra.
Complaints of missing names from voter's lists crop up across Maharashtra
Some of the voters at Cheetah Camp (Anushakti Nagar assembly) area have complained of their names missing from the voters list. Minhajuddin Khan (62), Cheetah Camp resident, said, "I have been voting here since the past 20 years. This year, my name was missing from the list during the Lok Sabha elections as well. I had complained about this to the polling officer that time, however, they have not done anything about it."
First published: Oct 21, 2019 05:15 IST