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21Nov

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Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 Sees Highest Turnout Since 1995

Voter turnout in Maharashtra during the recent assembly elections was the highest ever in 30 years. Over 65.1% of the eligible voters turned out to cast their ballots, as per the figures at 11:45 PM on Wednesday. This marks a significant increase compared to previous elections, including the 61.39% recorded during this year's Lok Sabha polls and the 61.4% from the 2019 assembly elections. Notably, this is the highest turnout since 1995, when it reached 71.69%. The high-octane campaigning and reservation issues, combined with the allegations of corruption, in all likelihood, boosted the voter turnout. Moreover, this is the first time a divided Shiv Sena and a divided NCP are going to assembly polls opposing one another. The increase in Maharashtra's voter turnout is largely attributed to th...

20Nov

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Jharkhand Exit Polls: Will BJP-Led NDA Wrest Power From JMM? Here’s What Surveys Predict

Jharkhand Exit Polls: The second and final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election to decide the electoral fate of 528 candidates concluded on Wednesday, November 20. The first phase of which was held on November 13. Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren both (both JMM) and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) were contesting in the final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly polls today. According to the Election Commission of India, Jharkhand recorded 67.63 percent in the second phase of polling, with the highest outcome in Jamtara and lowest in Bokaro. The exit polls started surfacing soon after the conclusion of the polls, hinting a victory on the cards for the Bharatiya Janata Party and its NDA allies. The Matrize survey has predicted that the BJP-led alliance will ...

20Nov

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Did Exit Polls Get 2019 Maharashtra & Jharkhand Verdicts Right? A Recap As 2024 Polls End Today

Elections 2024: Exit polls in India are facing something of a credibility crisis after getting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and Haryana assembly poll predictions terribly wrong. With Maharashtra and Jharkhand voting Wednesday, all eyes are on the exit polls in the evening to see if they get it right this time. The final verdict will be out on Saturday, November 23. In 2019, the exit polls were largely right in predicting the outcome of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, even if not entirely accurate with respect to the final seat tallies. Maharashtra is currently led by the Mahayuti, a coalition comprising the BJP and breakaway factions of the Shiv Sena (led by CM Eknath Shinde) and the Nationalist Congress Party (led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar). The state has 288 assembly cons...

19Nov

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Supriya Sule Files Cyber Fraud Complaint Against Ex-IPS Officer Over Crypto Misappropriation Cl

Just hours ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule on Tuesday filed a cyber fraud complaint with the Election Commission against former IPS officer Ravindranath Patil after he accused her of being involved in a cryptocurrency scam. He had also alleged State Congress President Nana Patole's involvement in the alleged scam. The Bharatiya Janata Party had also levelled scam allegations against Sule and Patole after the former IPS officer accused the MVA leaders of using misappropriated bitcoins from an alleged 2018 cryptocurrency fraud case to fund the ongoing Maharashtra polls. Patil had also hinted to assist with the probe. However, Sule denied the allegations calling them "false" and said that such information was be...

19Nov

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Stage Set For Mahayuti Vs MVA Battle In Maharashtra, Polling For Final Phase In Jharkhand Tomor

The Maharashtra Assembly polls will be held on November 20, with the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance vying to retain power, while the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) hopes for a strong comeback. Voting for the 288 seats will begin at 7 AM and end at 6 PM. The counting of votes will be done on November 23. Simultaneously, polls will also be held in 38 remaining Assembly seats in Jharkhand in its second and final phase. The polling will begin at 7 AM and will continue till 5 PM barring 31 booths where it will end at 4 PM. On Wednesday, bypolls will also be held in 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala and Uttarakhand. 90 candidates are in the fray in these seats with the maximum of 14 in Ghaziabad. Votes will be counted on November 23. Maharashtra Polls: Key Pa...