04 June,2024 11:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Uddhav Thackeray. File Pic
The Shiv Sena (UBT) was leading in three Lok Sabha seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in two seats in Mumbai, while the Shiv Sena was ahead in one seat, as per the latest trends of counting underway for 48 constituencies in the state.
Mumbai Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Shiv Sena (UBT) leading in 3 seats
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in three seats. Candidate Sanjay Dina Patil leading by 13,266 votes in Mumbai North East, while Arvind Sawant is leading by 20,042 votes in Mumbai South; and Anil Yeshwant Desai is leading by 16,137 votes from Mumbai South Central.
Mumbai Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP leading in 2 seats
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As per early vote counts, BJP candidate and Union Minister Piyush Goyal is leading in Mumbai North seat by 49,711 votes against the Congress candidate. Further, BJP's Advovate Ujjwal Nikam is also leading by 34,974 votes in Mumbai North Central; and ally Shiv Sena's (Eknath Shinde faction) Ravindra Dattaram Waikar leading by 5,131 votes from the Mumbai North West seat.
Mumbai Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Counting began at 8 am
The counting of votes began Tuesday morning for the 48 Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra where Shiv Sena and NCP factions and the ruling BJP and opposition Congress are jockeying for political supremacy. Counting began at 8 am.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 61.33 per cent in the general elections, held in five phases from April 19 to May 20.
A total of 5,70,06,778 voters out of 9,29,43,890 exercised their franchise in the five phases.
At 71.88 per cent, polling in the Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency was the highest, while Mumbai South registered the lowest turnout at 50.06 per cent.
The counting of votes in Maharashtra is being held at 289 counting halls and 4,309 counting tables by 14,507 personnel.
The results are crucial for both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as the western state sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh, which elects 80 MPs.
The Mahayuti includes the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and NCP headed by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
The MVA constituents include the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar).
