Despite a brisk start on Thursday morning, around 32 per cent of the electorate voted for the bypoll to the Andheri East Assembly constituency here, the results of which would be declared on November 6, officials said.According to Deputy .
Deputy collector and election officer Prashant Patil said that since the start of voting at 7 am, all the processes of the election have finished peacefully and without any disturbance on 256 polling booths.
Uddhav Thackeray s Shiv Sena faction has fielded Rutuja Latke, the wife of incumbent Sena MLA Ramesh Latke whose death necessitated the November 3 Andheri East Assembly byelection.
Initially, it was supposed to be the first clash between Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde factions. But, that could not become reality as almost all parties including Congress and BJP have supported Latke
Conventionally in Maharashtra politics, the electoral contest is generally avoided if bypolls necessitated by the death of sitting MLAs or MPs are contested by their kin, though there are exceptions. After the MVA government collapsed, Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister with the BJP s support on June 30. ️ Andheri East By-Election 2022: Bypoll in Maharashtra on November 3 Mere Formality After BJP Candidate s Withdrawal.