Balloting begins in Maharashtra

Posted on 10th Apr 2014 by admin

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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