MUMBAI: The Nanded North seat in Maharashtra has the highest number of 33 candidates in the fray, while Shahada in Nandurbar district has the lowest, with just three contestants, according to figures provided by the Election Commission.
A total of 4,140 candidates are contesting for the 288 Maharashtra assembly seats, which will go to the polls on November 20, the Commission stated.
Maharashtra has more than 9.7 crore voters, of which 22,22,704 are in the age group of 18-19 years, an Election Commission (EC) official said on Tuesday, citing updated electoral rolls. As per the electoral rolls updated on October 30, the state has 9,70,25,119 voters, including 5,00,22,739 men and 4,49,96,279 women.
The state also has 6,101 transgender voters, 6.41 lakh divyang (persons with disabilities), and 1.16 lakh service electors, said Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S. Chockalingam.
To boost voter turnout, the poll body will set up 1,181 polling stations in high-rises and residential complexes in Mumbai, Thane, and Pune, the CEO said. Additionally, 210 polling stations will be established in slums. The state has an adequate number of EVMs, with 2,21,600 ballot units, 1,21,886 control units, and 1,32,094 VVPATs available for the 1,00,186 polling stations.
For the state’s 288 assembly seats, there are 142 general observers, 41 police observers, and 71 expenditure supervisors, the CEO said.
The counting of votes will take place on November 23.
