Election officials said Akkalkuwa constituency in north Maharashtra recorded 41.32 per cent voting till 1 pm, while Magathane in north Mumbai recorded 30.43 per cent polling during the same period. Tribal Dahanu in Palghar district recorded 39.75 per cent voting in the first six hours, the officials said. Prominent personalities who voted include RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and MNS chief Raj Thackeray. Several Bollywood celebrities, including Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Lara Dutta, stepped out to vote for in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Maharashtra recorded 63.38 per cent turnout in 2014 Assembly elections.

Source: The Telegraph October 21, 2019 09:45 UTC