ET Graphics: Maharashtra assembly elections turnout stays flat; Jharkhand beats 2019 record

The high stake assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand wrapped up on Wednesday with a turnout of 61.99% and 68.01% (phase 2), respectively, as of 9:45 pm. The results for both the assembly polls as well as the several by-polls across states will be out on November 23. While Jharkhand is set to surpass the 2019 assembly poll turnout of 67.04%, Maharashtra turnout too was a shade better than the 61.4% of 2019.

In Maharashtra, urban apathy was apparent once again with districts like Mumbai city which posted a 50.36% turnout while Mumbai suburban was only marginally better with a 53.94% turnout. Thane was just as dismal with a voter turnout of 52.53%. Urban centres such as Pune recorded no more than 54.92% turnout, while Nagpur and Nanded were at 56.42% and 56.69%, respectively.

Overall, very few of the 288 constituencies in Maharashtra registered a healthy turnout in the 65%-70% range.


In contrast, all 12 districts of Jharkhand that went to poll on Wednesday reported a turnout of over 65%, except Bokaro, which was at 61.62% as of 9:45 pm.