Mumbai, Nov 20 (PTI) Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 58.22 per cent till 5 pm on Wednesday in the elections to the 288-member state legislative assembly, with Gadchiroli district logging more than 69 per cent voting, poll officials said.

The voting booths in the state will allow voters to vote till 6 pm on Wednesday, November 20. This means that barring exceptions made locally, the voting would conclude by 6 pm. The exit polls will be released after 6 pm. All major news outlets including The Free Press Journal, will carry updates about exit polls.

Maharashtra saw 45.53% voter turnout by 3 pm in its 288-member state legislative assembly elections, with Gadchiroli leading at 62.99%. In the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll, 41.58% participated. Key political players include the BJP-led Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 45.53 per cent till 3 pm on Wednesday in the elections to the 288-member state legislative assembly, election officials said. In the bypoll to the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency held simultaneously,

Mumbai City's voter turnout stood lowest in Maharashtra at 49.07%, while Mumbai Suburban recorded 51.76% as of 5:00 p.m. Thane district saw the second lowest voting in all of Maharashtra so far, with just 49.76% turnout as of 5:00 p.m. Maharashtra's voter turnout stood 58.22% as of 5:00 p.m., while Jharkhand's voter turnout was at 67.59%.

Jharkhand recorded 67.59 per cent voting till 5 p.m., surpassing 67.04 per cent voting in the 2019 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India said here on Wednesday.

Mumbai: The exit poll results for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 will be predicted after the voting ends for the 288 assembly seats at 6 PM today. The exit poll results will predict which party will form the government in the state,

In addition to the Maharashtra and Jharkhand legislative assembly elections, by-elections are being held for 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.