Poll Pulse: Mumbai Special; Maximum City Minimum Votes

Polling got off to a slow start in Mumbai and barely picked up later in the day, with India's financial capital recording just 34.83% voter turnout till 3pm.

The overall voting percentage across Maharashtra, where 338 candidates are testing electoral waters in 19 Lok Sabha seats, was slightly higher at 35.78% till 3pm. In contrast, in Tamil Nadu, the voting percentage had crossed 51.09% by 3.30pm.

Prominent candidates in the the poll arena include public works department (PWD) minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal (Nashik), Union minister Milind Deora (Mumbai South) of Congress and water resources minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sunil Tatkare (Raigad).Of the 338 candidates in the electoral fray, 149 are independents and 26 women. Of the total 31.7 million voters expected to vote on Thursday, 17 million are men and 14.6 million are women. There are 12 constituencies with over 16 candidates. Aurangabad has the highest number of 27 candidates, while Nandurbar has the lowest number of nine contestants


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