Maharashtra has recorded 45.53% voting in 288 Assembly constituencies up to 3 pm. The Naxal-infested Gadchiroli topped the list with a record 62.99% turnout.

In Parli Assembly constituency, a polling station was vandalized in Ghatnandur after an NCP-SP leader was attacked. Due to this incident, tension prevailed in the area and a large police force was deployed in the village.

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Madhav Jadhav was beaten up in Parli where the party nominee Rajesaheb Deshmukh is contesting against NCP minister Dhananjay Munde. After the video of the beating went viral on social media, the party workers gathered there and condemned the incident.

Jadhav’s supporters entered the polling booth in the village and vandalized it. The voting machine was damaged which halted voting for some time. A large contingent of police and state reserve police personnel were deployed to maintain law and order. Police sources said that the situation is under control.

NCP minister Dhananjay Munde has demanded action in this case. He appealed to the Election Commission to take note of the incident and initiate action against those who are engaged in defaming Parli. He also suggested that police protection be provided to the candidates of all parties.

Voting at Rohkal centre in Paranda taluka was disrupted after a technical snag in the voting machine that was reported at 1.35 pm. However, it later resumed at 2.20 pm.

Meanwhile, the police have registered a case against Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena nominee Kedar Dighe from Kapri Pachpakhadi in connection with the distribution of liquor and money. Dighe is locked in a direct fight against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The Leader of Opposition in the state council and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve uploaded a video where Shiv Sena nominee Sanjay Shirsat is reportedly abusing the party leaders.

—IANS

District	Turnout (%)	District	Turnout
Ahmednagar	47.85%	Latur	48.34%
Akola	44.45%	Mumbai City	39.34%
Amravati	45.13%	Mumbai Suburbs	40.89%
Aurangabad	47.05%	Nagpur	44.45%
Beed	46.15%	Nanded	42.87%
Bhandara	51.32%	Nandurbar	51.16%
Buldhana	47.48%	Nashik	46.86%
Chandrapur	49.87%	Osmanabad	45.81%
Dhule	47.62%	Palghar	46.82%
Gadchiroli	62.99%	Parbhani	48.84%
Gondia	53.88%	Pune	41.70%
Hingoli	49.64%	Raigad	48.13%
Jalgaon	40.62%	Ratnagiri	50.04%
Jalna	50.14%	Sindhudurg	51.05%
Sangli	48.39%	Solapur	43.49%
Satara	49.82%	Wardha	49.68%
Thane	38.94%	Washim	43.67%
Kolhapur	54.06%	Yavatmal	48.81%

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