Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The first phase of elections in Maharashtra for 10 Lok Sabha seats got underway here Thursday morning, officials said.
A total of 201 candidates, including 90 independents, are in the fray and they are vying for the attention of around 1.22 crore voters spread in the Vidarbha region.
There a total of eight general category constituencies while one is reserved for Scheduled Tribes and one for Scheduled Castes.
The maximum number of 33 candidates are contesting from Nagpur, while seven - the lowest - are in the fray in Akola.
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