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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: State Records 18.14% Voter Turnout Till 11 AM; Shinde, Fadnavis Cast Vote

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: State Records 18.14% Voter Turnout Till 11 AM; Shinde, Fadnavis Cast Vote

Mumbai: Voting began in 288 seats for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 on Wednesday morning, sounding the bugle for an intense electoral battle between the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

The Mahayuti comprises of parties such as the BJP, NCP led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. On the other hand, the Maha Vikas Aghadi comprises of Congress, NCP-SP led by Sharad Pawar and the Shiv Sena UBT led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray.

The BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) 81, and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) 59. Meanwhile, Congress has fielded candidates in 101 constituencies, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) 86. BSP has also entered the fray, contesting 237 seats. The state has a huge voter base of approximately 9.7 crore.

At 11:40 AM

Maharashtra Voter Turnout As Of 11 AM

Maharashtra– 18.14%
Mumbai City – 15.78%
Mumbai Suburban – 17.99%

At 11:25 AM

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Casts His Vote

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde cast his vote at a polling booth in Thane for Maharashtra Elections 2024.

At 11:00 AM

Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis Cast His Vote Along With Family

Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole and party candidate from Mumbai’s Mumbadevi seat, Amin Patel cast their votes for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.

At 10:30 AM

Sharad Pawar Defends Supriya Sule On ‘Bitcoin Scam’ Allegations

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) chief and veteran leader Sharad Pawar has defended Supriya Sule over allegations of ‘bicoin scam’ against her.

“The person who made the allegations was in jail for several months and taking that person along and making false allegations, only BJP can do this,” said Pawar.

Former IPS officer ravindra Patil has accused Sule of ‘bitcoin scam’. The allegation is being played up by leaders from the Mahayuti.

At 10:20 AM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Casts Vote

Union minister Piyush Goyal exercised his franchise in Mumbai along with his family.

At 9:50 AM

Actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza cast their votes in Latur. Riteish Deshmukh is son of former Maharashtra CM Late Vilasrao Deshmukh. Riteish’s brothers Amit Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh are active in politics.

At 9:35 AM

Maharashtra Voter Turnout As Of 9 AM

Maharashtra– 6.61%
Mumbai City – 6.25%
Mumbai Suburban – 7.88%

At 9:20 AM

Sharad Pawar Casts His Vote

NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar cast his vote at a polling station in Baramati for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.

At 9:00 AM

Nawab Malik Casts Vote In Mumbai, Urges People To Step Out & Vote

NCP leader and candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Nawab Malik cast his vote today morning. Malik then urged people to step out and vote saying, “I exercised my franchise today. My family is also voting. I urge people to step out of their houses in large numbers and vote, and elect an MLA of their choice.”

NCP (SP) candidate from Baramati constituency Yugendra Pawar cast his vote earlier today morning.

At 8:55 AM

Sachin Tendulkar Casts Vote In Mumbai

Former Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, his wife and their daughter cast their votes at a polling station in Mumbai

At 8:30 AM

NCP candidate from Vandre East constituency Zeeshan Siddiqui cast his vote in Mumbai.

Supriya Sule Casts Vote With Family

NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule along with her family showed their inked fingers after casting a vote for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024. NCP has fielded Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and NCP-SCP has fielded Yugendra Pawar from the Baramati Assembly constituency.

At 8:25 AM

Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra Casts His Vote In Colaba

Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra, S. Chockalingam cast his vote for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, at the polling booth in Sachivalay Gymkhana, under Colaba constituency.

At 8:15 AM

Shiv Sena’s Shaina NC Casts Her Vote In Mumbai

Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbadevi seat, Shaina NC and her daughter Shanaya Munot showed their inked fingers after casting their votes for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.

She then urged Mumbaikars to vote and said, “I want to appeal to my Mumbaikars to come out and cast their votes. You can raise if you cast your votes, you can criticise if you cast your votes. I have the blessings of Maa Mumba Devi. I hope people will give me a chance to work for the truth with full accountability and transparency…”

At 8:00AM

BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani Casts His Vote

BMC Commissioner and District Election Officer Bhushan Gagrani showed his inked finger after casting his vote for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.

At 7:55 AM

Actor Akshay Kumar Casts His Vote In Mumbai

Actor Akshay Kumar cast his vote at a polling station in Mumbai earlier today. He also praised the arrangements at the polling station and urged everyone to vote. “The best thing is that the arrangements are very good. I can see that arrangements for senior citizens are very good and cleanliness has been maintained. Everyone should come and vote because that is the most important thing,” said Kumar.

At 7:50 AM

Mumbai Suburban Collector Rajendra Kshirsagar Casts His Vote

Mumbai Suburban Collector Rajendra Kshirsagar cast his vote today morning. After casting his vote, Kshirsagar said, “I have cast my vote, and I appeal to everyone to vote as well. Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra”

At 7:35 AM

PM Modi Urges Voters To Participate In Polling With Full Enthusiasm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters in Maharashtra to participate in the polls with full enthusiasm and enhance the splendour of the festival of democracy.

In a post on X, he appealed to the women and young voters to poll in large numbers.

At 7:30 AM

AJit Pawar Hopes People Of Baramati Will Make Him Victorious

Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP candidate from Baramati Assembly constituency Ajit Pawar cast his vote today morning. While speaking to the media outside the polling booth, Pawar said, “Even during Lok Sabha, members of our family were contesting against each other and everyone has seen that. I tried to meet everyone in Baramati. I am hopeful that this time the people of Baramati will make me victorious…”

When asked about money distribution allegations against Vinod Tawde, he said, “The people of Baramati will think about it…”

At 7:25 AM

Mumbai BJP president and candidate from Bandra West assembly constituency, Ashish Shelar cast his vote at a polling station in St. Stanislaus High School of Bandra in Mumbai.

At 7:15 AM

Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan Casts His Vote

Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan cast his vote at the polling booth at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, under Colaba Assembly constituency.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Casts Vote In Nagpur

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat showed his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Nagpur for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.

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Impact of Maharashtra Bandh: Student protests intensify in Mumbai, road blockades in Chembur and Kurla, police alert, Chief Minister orders action

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Mumbai: Due to the Maharashtra bandh in Mumbai Shivaji Park, Kurla, Chambor, Chunabhatti, Mankhurd and other suburban areas, the VBA took out a protest demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Meanwhile, the police detained protesters from Chembor, Kurla and other areas and later released the protesters. The normal system in Mumbai remained affected due to the Maharashtra bandh, but schools, colleges and public transport were running as usual. Along with this, in the Kurla area of ​​Mumbai, women protesters took to the streets and blocked the road in protest against the Net Paper Leak issue, due to which the traffic system was affected. Later, the police removed the women from the road and normal life returned to normal. The Maharashtra bandh has affected normal order in various areas of Mumbai. The Thackeray brothers and Amit and Aaditya Thackeray have also supported the protesters in Shivaji Park. Now the Thackeray brothers have made it clear in the press conference that they will march on July 26. If anyone tries to create chaos or stone pelting or violence like Delhi, they will not be tolerated and the MNS will respond to it. Along with this, Raj Thackeray has announced a peaceful protest and has threatened the government that if any attempt is made to create unrest in this protest, it will be responded to. Today, several protesters and leaders were detained during the protest.

Police driver threatens to implicate students in drug case
After the video of Shivaji Park threatening to implicate students in drug case went viral, an inquiry has been started against the constable in this matter and in this matter, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the inquiry of the constable is going on and he has been removed from here. It is unfortunate that the video has gone viral in this matter. Devendra Fadnavis said that under the guise of this protest, Uddhav Thackeray is trying to save his existence. He said that in Maharashtra too, the paper has been leaked in the Uddhav Thackeray government.

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A public movement in Mumbai warns against UP government’s action on Jauhar University! Meeting of scholars and intellectuals at Islam Gymkhana, appeal to the state governor to intervene

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Mumbai: The Uttar Pradesh government’s order to demolish parts of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur has drawn strong reactions in Mumbai. An important meeting was held today at the famous ‘Islam Gymkhana’ in Mumbai against this action. The participants made serious allegations and said that instead of establishing new centers for higher education, the government is destroying an institution that shapes the future of thousands of students. The speakers in the meeting stressed that this issue is not limited to a single building but is related to the educational future of thousands of students, the education system and the rights of minorities. They were of the view that if there were any technical irregularities in the operations or construction of the university, the government should have tried to correct them within the legal framework and save the institution. Instead of finding any constructive solution, this action is being taken only in the spirit of political revenge. The meeting unanimously condemned this unfair policy in the strongest terms. Important resolutions were passed in the meeting to determine the future course of action. It was decided that a delegation would immediately meet the Governor of Maharashtra and submit a memorandum, urging him to direct the Uttar Pradesh government to intervene in the matter. A warning was also issued that if the government took further action against Jauhar University, a massive public movement would be launched in Mumbai. This important meeting was attended by a large number of prominent scholars, social workers, and intellectuals of Mumbai, including MLAs Abu Asim Azmi, Yousuf Abrahani, Meraj Siddiqui, Maulana Anis Ashrafi, Aamir Idrisi, Saleem Alwar, Saeed Hamid, Sarfaraz Arzoo, and Dr. Zeba Malik.

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Modak Sagar Lake, which supplies water to Mumbai, also overflowed, with the total water storage in all 7 lakes at 69.74% capacity.

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Mumbai: Modak Sagar Lake, one of the seven lakes supplying water to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, started flowing at 2:07 am today (July 23, 2026). The BMC’s Hydraulic Engineering Department said that a gate of the lake has been opened. The water level in the reservoir has increased rapidly due to continuous, heavy rainfall in the areas occupied by the lakes over the past few days. The maximum water storage capacity of Modak Sagar Lake, which started flowing from tonight, is 12,892.5 crore litres (128,925 million litres). In previous years, Modak Sagar Lake started flowing on July 9, 2025, July 25, 2024 and July 27, 2023.

The total maximum water storage capacity of the seven dams supplying water to Mumbai is about 1,44,736.3 crore litres (1,447,363 million litres). As of 6:00 AM today, the total water storage in all seven lakes is 1,00,943.2 crore litres (1,009,432 million litres). This water storage is 69.74% of the maximum water storage capacity of the lakes, which is 1,447,363 million litres.

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1) The Modak Sagar Project, built on the Vetarna River in Shahpur taluka of Thane district, is a key water source meeting the drinking water needs of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

2) The construction of the project was completed in 1954, and it is managed by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

3) Located 120 km from Mumbai, the project has a structure length of 548.64 metres and a height of 82.296 metres.

4) The total catchment area is 450.625 sq km, and it contributes 11.22% to the total water supply provided to Mumbai.

5) Out of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area, Modak Sagar Lake has started flowing from today. Ahead of this monsoon season, Tansa Lake started flowing at 8:51 am on July 22, 2026. ‘Vihar’ Lake started overflowing at 9:00 pm on July 7, 2026, and ‘Tulsi’ Lake also started flowing at 11:43 pm on the same day (2026). Thus, as of July 23, 2026, four of the seven lakes supplying water to the BMC area have filled and overflowed.

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