Updated On: 20 November, 2024 04:18 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, along with his sons Anant Ambani and Akash Ambani, and daughter-in-law Shloka Mehta on Wednesday visited a polling station in south Mumbai to cast their vote. Pics/Shadab Khan

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Polling began Wednesday morning in the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024, where the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is vying to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine is hoping for a strong comeback
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Voting began in all the 288 assembly seats at 7 am and will end at 6 pm, an election official said. The votes will be counted on November 23

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Over 9.7 crore voters will be choosing from among the 4,136 candidates in the fray, the official said
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The number of candidates this time has increased by 28 per cent compared to the 2019 state assembly elections. This year, 4,136 candidates are contesting, up from 3,239 in 2019

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Among these candidates, 2,086 are independents. Rebels are in the fray in over 150 constituencies, with candidates from the Mahayuti and MVA contesting against their party`s official nominees
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