The Andheri bypoll on Thursday saw very little turnout as only 31.74 per cent of voters cast their votes. It was a working day, the Diwali vacation was still on for some, and a one-sided by-poll were being cited as the reasons behind the low count. In the 2019 election for the same seat, the voter turnout was 53.45 per cent and in 2009 the voting percentage was 49.70.

The by-election for the Andheri assembly constituency seat after the death of MLA Ramesh Latke was in the limelight since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded a candidate — Murji Patel — against Rutuja Latke, wife of Ramesh Latke. The Shiv Sena (Thackeray-led) was to fight with a new symbol for the first time. But after the BJP withdrew from the election it seemed one-sided and this reflected in voters’ turnout.