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Election day in pictures: Vibrant scenes from polling booths across Maharashtra

Updated On: 20 November, 2024 03:48 PM IST | Divya Nair

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)

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)

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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)
<p>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</p>

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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

<p>A voter is brought to the voting centre in Sindhudurg</p>

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A voter is brought to the voting centre in Sindhudurg

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>A paramilitary personnel posted in Gadchiroli assists an elderly man with crutches at the polling centre</p>

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A paramilitary personnel posted in Gadchiroli assists an elderly man with crutches at the polling centre

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>A long queue of voters wait outside a classroom in Raigad</p>

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A long queue of voters wait outside a classroom in Raigad

<p>Members of the transgender community exercise their democratic right in Dhule&nbsp;</p>

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Members of the transgender community exercise their democratic right in Dhule 

<p>Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Nagpur</p>

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Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Nagpur

<p>A `green` polling camp set up in Bhandara</p>

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A `green` polling camp set up in Bhandara

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>An elderly man receives assistance from polling officials in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli&nbsp;</p>

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An elderly man receives assistance from polling officials in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli 

<p>Centenarian freedom fighter GG Parikh shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections</p>

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Centenarian freedom fighter GG Parikh shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections

<p>Voters wait to perform their democratic duty in Ghatkopar</p>

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Voters wait to perform their democratic duty in Ghatkopar

<p>Although they are too young to vote, these school students urge their fellow Mumbaikars to step out and cast their ballots in Lalbaug</p>

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Although they are too young to vote, these school students urge their fellow Mumbaikars to step out and cast their ballots in Lalbaug

<p>Personnel deployed on poll duty make their way through a rough terrain in Pune to set up voting machines on Tuesday &nbsp;</p>

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Personnel deployed on poll duty make their way through a rough terrain in Pune to set up voting machines on Tuesday  

<p>Voters check their names on the electoral list in Nagpur</p>

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Voters check their names on the electoral list in Nagpur

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>Transgenders show their voting IDs in Nagpur&nbsp;</p>

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Transgenders show their voting IDs in Nagpur 

<p>An elderly lady casts her vote in Mumbai</p>

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An elderly lady casts her vote in Mumbai

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<p>Personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri assist a voter on a wheelchair&nbsp;</p>

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Personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri assist a voter on a wheelchair 

<p>First-time voters pose for a picture in Amravati</p>

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First-time voters pose for a picture in Amravati

<p>An elderly voter in Nashik shows her inked finger after casting the ballot. Nashik district recorded 60.11 per cent turnout till 5 pm</p>

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An elderly voter in Nashik shows her inked finger after casting the ballot. Nashik district recorded 60.11 per cent turnout till 5 pm

<p>A person with disability is assisted by the personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri</p>

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A person with disability is assisted by the personnel deployed at a polling centre in Ratnagiri

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