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The Election Commission filed an FIR against Maharashtra's BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde after he was accused of distributing cash for votes in Palghar district by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA). This comes just one day ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
The party accused Tawde of carrying Rs 5 crore in his bag. In a video, BVA workers can be seen storming into the Vivanta Hotel in Nalasopara during a meeting between the BJP leader and the BJP's candidate from Nalasopara Rajan Naik.
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The Andheri West seat will see a contest between two-time sitting MLA Ameet Satam of the BJP and Ashok Jadhav of the Congress.
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In the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, Colaba is set to witness a tense fight between BJP's Rahul Narvekar, who is also the speaker of the Maharashtra assembly, and Heera Dewasi from Congress.
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Ajit Pawar is often described by various labels: a strong leader, a skilled administrator, a rebel, an opportunist, and even a corrupt individual.
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Once a Shiv Sena bastion, Thane seat is now held by BJP since 2014.
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Mahayuti candidate Yogesh Kadam, who secured a victory from the Dapoli seat in 2019 Assembly polls, is once again in fray against Uddhav Thackeray’s candidate Sanjay Kadam
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Jharkhand is voting in two phases and the results of the assembly elections will be declared on November 23, along with that of Maharashtra. The first phase of which was held on November 13.
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As per poll officials, a total of 2.91 lakh voters, including 53,372 in the island city and 2,37,715 in the suburban district, were added after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Besides, names of 43,020 voters were deleted, comprising 26,429 from the city and 16,591 from the suburbs, after the general elections.
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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: The campaign concluded on Monday for the Maharashtra assembly elections, the second phase of the Jharkhand assembly polls, and 15 assembly bypolls, with voting scheduled for November 20.
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Maharashtra is a state of striking contrasts, with issues animating Mumbai-Pune industrial belt a world apart from the agrarian challenges confronting the eastern parts of the state. Vidarbha, with 20 percent of the population, often determines the political tide. A granular analysis of the region shows why Maharashtra’s poll story is not about one grand narrative. Instead, it’s about 288 elections
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According to observers, scarcity of basic amenities, shortage of housing, slum redevelopment curbs due to CRZ, especially in congested areas like Khar Danda that is home to slums and fisherfolk settlements, are issues facing the electorate.
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Part of the Raver Lok Sabha constituency, Muktainagar is grouped with five other assembly segments: Chopda, Raver, Bhusawal, Jamner, and Malkapur.
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Constituency number 261, Patan was established in 1951 and is currently represented by Shambhuraj Desai.
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The Karad South Assembly constituency is set to see a tight contest between two traditional rivals -- former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan of the Congress and Atul Bhosale of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Both parties published hard-hitting newspaper ads targetting each other on the final day of campaigning.
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Sangli Election 2024: In 2019, the Sangli seat was won by BJP candidate Sudhir Dada Gadgil with a margin of 6,939 votes. The constituency witnessed a turnout of 58 % in the last assembly elections.
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In the Pune Cantonment assembly constituency, the fight will be between sitting MLA Sunil Kamble of the BJP against Ramesh Bagwe of Congress.
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The PIL had urged the HC to direct the ECI and the State Election Commission to allow voters to carry phones and to show their identity proof through the DigiLocker app introduced by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
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Amravati Assembly constituency is among the 288 seats up for grabs in the Maharashtra elections 2024. Voting in Amravati will be held on Nov 20 and the result will be declared on Nov 23.
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The constituency will have 311 polling stations, with over 1 lakh polling stations set up across the state for the 2024 elections, according to the State Chief Election Commissioner.
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Jharkhand, which was once on the path to progress under the NDA, is now struggling with corruption, inefficiency, and lack of vision.
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It is going to be a Pawar vs Pawar battle as NCP's incumbent Aditi Tatkare will be pitted against NCP (SP)'s Anil Dattaram Navgane. Third candidate is Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's Faizal Abdul Ajij Popere
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Over the years, Uddhav has carved out a distinct identity, navigating challenges that have tested his resilience and vision.
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The Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly seat, seen as a stronghold of CM Eknath Shinde, faces concerns around the rapidly-vanishing manufacturing units even as the government lays down a red carpet for the IT industry.
