Maharashtra Election Results 2024 highlights: INDIA bloc wins 30 seats, NDA victorious on 17

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Union minister Nitin Gadkari thanked the voters of Nagpur as he is inching towards victory from the Lok Sabha seat.

“It is because of your love and your faith that this victory has been achieved. Will always remain committed for the overall development of Nagpur. Always striving to make Nagpur a place in the list of developed cities of the country. Your love and your faith is my greatest strength. Thanks again!,” he wrote on X.

According to the Election Commission data, Gadkari is leading by a margin of 1,37,603 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: BJP leader Hemant Savara has won from the Palghar constituency.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: BJP's Narayan Rane wins the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg seat with a margin of 47,858 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE:

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate Shrirang Appa Chandu Bane wins from Maval seat with 6,92,832 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Congress leader Gowaal Kagada Padavi wins from the Nandurbar seat with a margin of 1,59,120 votes, defeating BJP's Heena Gavit.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde gives sweets to Sena's Naresh Mhaske as he inches closer to winning Thane seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the mandate given by the people of the country shows “faith” in PM Modi.

“NDA has got a clear majority. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is going to be the Prime Minister of the country for the third time. Being a constituent party of NDA, Shiv Sena is always with it. In the last 10 years, the country has been progressing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. I express confidence that this pace will continue for the next five years as well,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: NCP leader Sunil Dattarey has won the Raigad seat, according to the Election Commission.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) candidate Anil Desai has won the Mumbai South Central seat by a margin of 53,384 votes. While Desai garnered a total of 3,95,138 votes, his defeated opponent, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)'s Rahul Shewale got 3,41,754 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that the BJP has suffered a setback due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar has denied the reports of him speaking to Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday.

“Let me clarify that I have not spoken to either Nitish Kumar nor Chandrababu Naidu. I had a telephonic discussion with the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist),” he said.

He further added, “The (Lok Sabha election) result is supportive for a change. The results in the country are promising, especially in Uttar Pradesh. The people of Uttar Pradesh have given different results than the assessment made by many. In UP, BJP candidates used to win with big margin but this time, the victory margin has been reduced. We were concerned about the Hindi belt but not the southern belt. We were of the view that the opposition needed to focus more on the Hindu belt and this results is showing improvement. But still states like Madhya Pradesh and others need more focus.”

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the Mumbai North West constituency, UBT Amol Kirtikar's margin drops to 1,333 over Shiv Sena's Ravindra Waikar. The last round of counting for the constituency nears completion.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Mahayuti winning candidates Arvind Sawant and Anil Desai as they inch towards victory.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate Naresh Mhaske is leading from Thane, while UBT's Rajan Vichare is lagging behind.

Naresh Mhaske - 4,74,965 votes

Rajan Vichare - 3,23,635

Mumbai North - BJP, Piyush Goyal

Mumbai North Central - BJP, Ujjwal Nikam

Mumbai North East - Shiv Sena (UBT), Sanjay Dina Patil

Mumbai North West - Shiv Sena (UBT), Amol Kirtikar

Mumbai South Central - Shiv Sena (UBT), Anil Desai

Mumbai South - Shiv Sena (UBT), Arvind Sawant

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: UBT candidate Amol Kirtikar leading with an 18,000 margin over Shiv Sena Ravindra Waikar in the Mumbai North West seat, increasing the margin between them that has hovered around the 10,000 mark.

List of Maharashtra Lok Sabha candidates with over 1 lakh votes so far:

Congress candidate Pratibha Dhanorkar, Chandrapur: 1,08,168

BJP candidate Smita Wagh, Jalgaon - 1,56,891

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate Shrikant Shinde, Kalyan - 1,66,413

BJP candidate Piyush Goyal, Mumbai North - 1,71,314

Congress candidate Goval Padvi, Nandurbar - 1,25,849

Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Omraje Nimbalkar, Dharashiv - 1,52,491

BJP candidate Hemant Savra, Palghar - 1,38,993

BJP candidate Raksha Khadse, Raver - 1,20,132

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate Naresh Mhaske, Thane - 1,31,484

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Congress has taken lead, as per the Election Commission data, with 12 seats. This is followed by BJP with 11 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) 11 seats, NCP (Sharad Pawar) 7 seats, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) 5 seats, NCP (Ajit Pawar) and an independent candidate 1 seat each.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the 8th round of counting in Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seat, Suresh Mhatre, NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader is leading by 26,083 votes against BJP's Kapil Patil.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate from Aurangabad Sandipan Bhumare is leading by 1,89,69 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Union Minister and BJP candidate Nitin Gadkari is leading from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 37,863 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Thane, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) candidate Naresh Mhaske is leading with 1,50,000 votes.

According to the latest trends by the Election Commission, BJP and Congress are in a neck-to-neck contest. While the BJP is leading with 12 seats, Congress is leading with 11 seats.

BJP - 12

INC - 11

NCP (Ajit Pawar) - 1

NCP (Sharad Pawar) - 7

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) - 7

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) - 9

AIMIM - 0

Individual - 1

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Shirur, Amol Kolhe of NCP (SP) has taken the decisive lead of around 50,000 votes against NCP's Shivajirao Adhalrao at the end of the 11th round. Kolhe is leading in most assembly segments except one.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Sanjay Dina Patil, Shiva Sena (UBT) candidate from Mumbai North East, is leading by 11,407 votes with 2,049,91 votes. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Mihir Kotecha is trailing by 1,935,85 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Mumbai North East, BJP'S Mihir Kotecha leading by 3,190 votes votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: BJP candidate Smita Wagh is leading with 78,801 votes against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Karan Patil-Pawar in Jalgaon Lok Sabha seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Raver Lok Sabha constituency, sitting BJP MP Raksha Khadse is leading with 75,768 votes against NCP (SP) candidate Shriram Patil.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Piyush Goyal leads by 87,079 votes; Congress' Bhushan Patil trails.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Sitting Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) MP Hemant Godse is trailing by 6,316 votes against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Rajabhau Waje in Nashik Lok Sabha constiutency.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Union minister and BJP candidate Dr Bharati Pawar is trailing by 30,744 votes against Bhaskar Bhagare of NCP (SP).

BJP- 11 seats

INC- 11 seats

NCP- 1 seats

NCP-SP- 8 seats

SHS- 6 seats

SHS UBT- 10 seats

AIMIM- 0 seat

IND- 1 seat

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Sindhudurg, BJP minister Narayan Rane leading by 4,500 votes.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region's 10 seats - Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading on 3 seats and trailing on 4 seats. Shiv Sena led by CM Eknath Shinde leading on 3 seats and trailing on 2 seats. BJP leading on 3 seats and trailing on 2 seats. NCP (SP) leading on 1 seat.

In total in MMR, ruling Mahayuti alliance is leading on 6 seats and MVA is leading on 4 seats, the Election Commission data shows.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Thane MP Rajan Vichare from Thackeray camp is trailing by 40,325 votes; Shiv Sena (Ekanth Shinde) camp's Naresh Mhaske is trailing.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the Mumbai North West seat, the seat of a Sena vs Sena battle, Shinde’s Sena seemed primed to win by 10:30 am. Ravindra Waikar was leading by 6,822 votes over Amol Kirtikar, the Shiv Sena UBT candidate and son of sitting MP Gajanan Kirtikar.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Mumbai South Arvind Sawant of Shiv Sena UBT is leading over his nearest rival Yamini Jadhav of Shiv Sena and in Mumbai South Central, Anil Desai of Shiv Sena UBT leads over Rahul Shewale of Shiv Sena.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Pune, BJP candidate Murlidhar Mohol is leading by over 12000 votes against Congress nominee Ravindra Dhangekar.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Mumbai North Central BJP candidate, lawyer Ujjwal Nikam is leading by 15,000 odd votes against Congress candidate Varsha Gaikwad.

Nikam: 69,375 votes

Varsha: 53,882 votes

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Of the 10 seats Sharad Pawar led NCP (SP) contesting in Maharashtra, the party is leading on seven seats including Dindori, Baramati, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Beed, Madha, and Satara, as per Election Commission data.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to early trends in Western Maharashtra, the MVA is leading on seven seats, Mahayuti on two seats, and an independent candidate is leading in Sangli.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Poll officials at Thane's Ghodbunder Road polling centre as counting of votes underway.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE:In Thane, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) Naresh Mhaske is leading by 20,000 votes. Shiv Sena UBT Rajan Vichare is trailing.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Sangli, Congress rebel and independent candidate Vishal Patil is leading by around 13000 votes against BJP’s Sanjaykaka Patil. Vishal Patil, grandson of former chief minister Vasantdada Patil rebelled and contested elections after Shiv Sena (UBT) fielded Chandrahar Patil as Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: AIMIM leader Imtiyaz Jaleel is leading from Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Union minister Narayan Rane leading by 1,302 votes from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency, election commission data shows.

Leading parties in Maharashtra - Early trends

BJP: 16

Shiv Sena (UBT): 9

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 7

NCP (Sharad Pawar): 5

NCP (Ajit Pawar): 1

Congress: 8

Independents: 2

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to early trends, the Mahayuti alliance (Eknath Shinde group) is leading in five out of the six parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is leading in the remaining one seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Union minister Nitin Gadkari is leading by 11,000 votes after third round of counting.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to early trends by the Election Commission of India, Ekanth Shinde's Shiv Sena is leading in six seats, while the Uddhav Thackeray's Sena is leading in three seats. Meanwhile, BJP is leading from North central seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In Baramati constituency,NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) candidate Supriya Sule is leading, while NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) candidate Sunetra Pawar is trailing.

Shirur constituency: Amol Kolhe of NCP (SP) is leading in the first round against NCP’s Shivajirao Adhalrao

Sangli constituency: Congress rebel and independent candidate Vishal Patil is leading against BJP’s Sanjaykaka Patil

Pune constituency: Ravindra Dhangekar from Congress is leading against BJP’s Murlidhar Mohol

Kolhapur constituency: Congress candidate Chhatrapati Shahu is ahead of Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Mandlik

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to P Value tracker data, Congress candidate Vikas Thakre is leading in the Nagpur seat. BJP has fielded union minister Nitin Gadkari from the seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: According to early trends, BJP's Piyush Goyal is leading from the high-staked Mumbai North seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: NCP leader and daughter of party supremo Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, is leading from Baramati, according to P Value Tracker data.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde is contesting the Lok Sabha election from the Kalyan seat. He is pitted against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vaishali Darekar Rane.

In 2019, Shrikant Shinde had won the seat with a margin of 344,343 votes. He was polled 559,723 votes with a vote share of 63.00 % and defeated Babaji Balaram Patil from NCP who got 215,380 votes (24.18 %).

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Most of the exit polls predicted NDA's win ahead of the results. According to Axis My India, NDA is likely to get 28 to 32 seats, whole the INDIA bloc is likely to get 16 to 20 seats. Republic Bharat-Matrize exit polls projected 30 to 36 seats for NDA and 13 to 19 seats for the INDIA bloc. However, the ABP C-voter survey predicted a neck-and-neck contest between NDA and INDIA with 22 to 26 and 23 to 25 seats respectively.

The counting of votes have begun for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, along with other states.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Ahead of the result day, BJP leader Shaina NC asserted that the victory is of BJP and NDA.

“The people of Maharashtra and nation are inspired by PM Modi. Exit polls are the exact polls…The mandate has been given to PM Modi and BJP. Under PM Modi’s leadership the nation is going to get a stable government,” she told ANI.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: BJP on Monday prepared 10,000 laddus for the victory celebration in Maharashtra. A video posted by news agency ANI showed three people making the sweets, with a big stack of it kept in front of them.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Ahead of the counting of votes, the Congress candidate from the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat, Nakul Nath, said that he had “complete faith” in the people of the constituency that they will give their “blessings and love” to him in the Lok Sabha election.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won 23 Lok Sabha seats in the state, its alliance partner Shiv Sena (which was then undivided) won 18 seats, NCP (undivided) won four, and Congress and AIMIM each won a seat. An independent candidate won one seat. However, in 2022, Shiv Sena member Eknath Shinde cross-voted for the BJP, causing a major political crisis in the state. He later joined the BJP and is leading the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, and also took oath as the chief minister.

Mumbai South: 44 per cent

Mumbai North: 46.91 per cent

Mumbai North West: 49.7 per cent

Mumbai North East: 48.6 per cent

Mumbai North Central: 47.46 per cent

Mumbai South Central: 48.2 per cent

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won 23 Lok Sabha seats in the state, its alliance partner Shiv Sena (which was then undivided) won 18 seats, NCP (undivided) won four, and Congress and AIMIM each won a seat. An independent candidate won one seat.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: The key constituencies from Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha election include Nagpur, Mumbai South, Mumbai North, Thane, Beed.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Ahead of the counting of votes today, the Mumbai police have increased security at counting centres.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: Some of the key candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election from Maharashtra include two union ministers belonging to the BJP—Piyush Goyal from Mumbai-North and Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur. Other key candidates are:

Congress’ Varsha Gaikwad from Mumbai North Central

BJP’s Pankaja Munde from Beed

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule from Baramati

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: The counting of votes will begin at 8 am today. The results will decide the fate of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA alliance and the Eknath Shinde-led NDA alliance in the state.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: The Mumbai Police has heightened security across the city ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election. The security personnel are conducting intensive patrolling and checking at the Eastern Express Highway.

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: All eyes are on the results today, which will decide the fate of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA alliance and the Eknath Shinde-led NDA alliance in the state.

The Maharashtra Lok Sabha election was conducted across 48 constituencies in the state - the second-highest after Uttar Pradesh. Voting in the state was held in five phases - April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, and May 20.