As Maharashtra votes today to elect its legislators and Chief Minister, we bring you some vibrant scenes from polling booths across the state (PICS/PTI, X)
Updated On: 2024-11-20 03:48 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Phulmati Binod Sarkar, aged 111, was felicitated by the administration at the voting centre in Govindpur, Gadchiroli. If Sarkar can cast her vote despite her ripe age, what is stopping you from exercising your franchise? There are two more hours left before polling closes
A voter is brought to the voting centre in Sindhudurg
The Election Commission has applauded 67-year-old Indumati Shirsat, a resident of Kamgar Nagar, Kurla, for casting her vote in the midst of her battle with cancer. Shirsat, using a walker, was the first to vote at her polling station
A paramilitary personnel posted in Gadchiroli assists an elderly man with crutches at the polling centre
Polling officials set up a nursery at a voting centre in Pune, where children are engrossed in playing with toys while their mothers exercise their democratic right
A long queue of voters wait outside a classroom in Raigad
Members of the transgender community exercise their democratic right in Dhule
Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Nagpur
A 'green' polling camp set up in Bhandara
Another elderly man is assisted by a polling duty personnel in Gadchiroli. Tight security has been deployed at voting centres across Gadchiroli to prevent any untoward incidents
An elderly man receives assistance from polling officials in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli
Centenarian freedom fighter GG Parikh shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections
Voters wait to perform their democratic duty in Ghatkopar
Although they are too young to vote, these school students urge their fellow Mumbaikars to step out and cast their ballots in Lalbaug
Personnel deployed on poll duty make their way through a rough terrain in Pune to set up voting machines on Tuesday
Voters check their names on the electoral list in Nagpur
Ninety-three-year-old Aruna Chitale shows her inked finger after casting her vote in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections in Nagpur. Chitale was jailed for a month during the Emergency in 1975, when citizens lost their fundamental rights
Transgenders show their voting IDs in Nagpur
An elderly lady casts her vote in Mumbai
Personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri assist a voter on a wheelchair
First-time voters pose for a picture in Amravati
An elderly voter in Nashik shows her inked finger after casting the ballot. Nashik district recorded 60.11 per cent turnout till 5 pm
A person with disability is assisted by the personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri