Maharashtra-Jharkhand Assembly polls: Politicians, Bollywood actors among people queueing up to cast votes today

In Jharkhand, voters headed to the polls for the second phase of elections, covering the remaining 38 seats of the 81-seat assembly, whereas voting for all 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra will take place in a single day.

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   With voting set to be completed on Wednesday across all 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra and the 38 remaining of Jharkhand’s total 81 seats, all eyes are now on the forthcoming exit polls. (PTI Photo)

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   Around 1.5 lakh booth level agents (BLAs) have been appointed by political parties in Bihar (Representational Image/PTI)

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   Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a polling station at Kodaibank during the final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Giridih district. (PTI Photo)

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   The focus is on the ruling JMM-led INDIA which is seeking to retain power . Its leader Kalpana Soren was with voters at a polling booth in Ranchi. (PTI Photo)

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   Meanwhile in Maharashtra, voting across all 288 Assembly seats is being conducted in a single phase on Wednesday. The BJP suffered setbacks in 2019, forming a short-lived government with Ajit Pawar, who cast his vote at a polling station at Katewadi. (Express photograph by Arul Horizon)

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   Opposition MVA member, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar cast his vote in Malegaon polling station with his wife on Wednesday. Supriya Sule and her family too joined him. (Express photograph by Arul Horizon.)

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   The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition is expected to fall behind, with forecasts suggesting a total of 126 to 146 seats. Here, MVA member Uddhav Thackeray and his family cast there votes at Sahitya Sahabus CHSL ,Bandra East on Wednesday. (Express photo by Pradip Das)

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   After death threats by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Salman Khan was also seen casting his vote in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

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   Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan with wife Gauri Khan and daughter Suhana Khan at a polling booth during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo)

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   N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons also cast his vote in Mumbai. (Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

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   Veteran actor Mohan Agashe also cast his vote at Bal Shikshan mandir on Bhandarkar road for Shivajinagar constituency (Express photo by Pavan Khengre)

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   Reliance family's Mukesh and Anant Ambani along with Neeta Ambani also participated in voting today. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)

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   Members of the LGBTQ+ community show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes during the Maharashtra Assembly elections after a section of Pune’s transgender community Wednesday boycotted the elections in protest against lack of representation of their demands. (PTI Photo)

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   Centenarian Phulmati Binod Sarkar being felicitated after she cast her vote at a polling booth during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)

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   The Ladki Bahin Yojna, which offers a Rs 1,500 monthly allowance to women, has become a focal point in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, with over 2.22 crore women voters receiving this benefit, its impact on voter sentiment is being closely observed. (PTI photo)