Voting for Maharashtra's 48 Lok Sabha seats began on April 19, 2024, spanning five phases and concluding on May 20, 2024. The earlier phases took place on April 19, April 26, May 7, and May 13. Maharashtra, with the second-highest number of Lok Sabha seats after Uttar Pradesh, witnessed an intense electoral battle.
Key Alliances & Candidates
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SCP), faced off against the Mahayuti alliance, which includes BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar?s NCP. Prominent candidates in this electoral contest included:
- Nitin Gadkari (BJP) from Nagpur
- Piyush Goyal (BJP) from Mumbai North
- Supriya Sule (NCP-SP) from Baramati
- Shrikant Shinde (Shiv Sena) from Kalyan
Voter Turnout
Maharashtra recorded an overall voter turnout of 61.33% across all five phases. The Gadchiroli?Chimur constituency saw the highest voter turnout at 71.88%, while the fifth phase experienced the lowest turnout at 56.89%.
Maharashtra Exit Polls Results 2024
Major exit polls project a closely contested race between the two key alliances in Maharashtra. Here are the projections from ABP-C-Voter:
Seat Projections:
- Mahayuti: 22-26 seats
- MVA: 23-24 seats
- Others: Not specified
Party-wise Seat Share:
- BJP: 17 seats
- Shiv Sena: 6 seats
- Shiv Sena UBT: 9 seats
- INC: 8 seats
- NCP: 1 seat
- NCP (SP): 9 seats
- Others: 1 seat
