Bhiwandi East Assembly Election Result 2019: Rais Shaikh, a sitting corporator of Mumbai Municiapl Corporattion (BMC), has won the Bhiwandi East Assembly Sea, according to final result announced by state election commission.
Rais Shaikh, a Commerce graduate from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics Mumbai, had started political career in 2012 when he had won the Mumbai Municipal Election for the first time.
Rais Shaikh has won Bhiwandi East seat by 45,133 votes. He defeated Rupesh Mahatre of Shiv Sena and Santosh Shetty of Congress.
In Bhiwandi West however, Shoeb Khan of Congress and Khalid Shaikh of AIMIM are trailing behind Mahesh Chougale of BJP.
Elsewhere in Mumbai, Abu Asim Azmi, SP Maharashtra president, is leading.
11:15 am Rais Shaikh, a sitting corporator of Mumbai Municiapl Corporattion (BMC), is leading in Bhiwandi East Assembly Seat, trends available at 11:15 am said.
Trends showed that Rais Shaikh is leading in Bhiwandi East with 15,350 votes. Rupesh Mahatre of Shiv Sena and Santosh Shetty of Congress are trailing with 9,595 and 6,842 votes.
08:00 am The Election Commission of India has started the counting of votes in all 54 assembly constituencies, also known as Vidhan Sabha seats, of Mumbai and Thane districts polling for which was held Monday, October 21, 2019.
The porcess started at 08:00 am with counting of Postal Ballots. Postal Ballots contain the votes of government servants who are posted in different areas of the state on the polling day. Postal ballots also contain votes of army men and natives of Haryana on government duty at any other place on the polling day.
After counting of postal ballots, counting of votes stored in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) has started. Special arrangements have been made for the purpose by the state election department in all 90 Vidhan Sabha seats of Haryana.
Counting of votes stored in EVMs is taking place round-wise on multiple tables one at a time. While trends and lead position is expected to trickle in by 08:30 am, the final results are expected by today afternoon.
Mumbai had registered around 50.67 per cent in by and large peaceful polling on Monday.
Mumbai and Mumbai Suburbs together have a total of 36 seats. Mumbai city, which has 10 seats, recorded 48.63% voter turnout whereas the Mumbai suburban district, which has 26 seats recorded 51.17%.
Assembly seats results of which will be announced today are Byculla, Colaba, Dharavi, Mahim, Malabar Hill, Mumbadevi, Shivadi, Sion Koliwada, Wadala and Worli in Mumbai city.
Assembly seats in Mumbai Surbs results of which will be announced today are Andheri East, Andheri West, Anushakti Nagar, Bhandup West, Borivali, Chandivali, Charkop, Chembur, Dahisar, Dindoshi, Ghatkopar East, Ghatkopar West, Goregaon, Jogeshwari East, Kalina, Kandivali East, Kurla, Magathane, Malad West, Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Mulund, Vandre East, Vandre West, Versova, Vikhroli and Vile Parle.
Counting of votes has also started in 18 Vidhan Sabha seats of Thane district in Maharashtra. Prominent among them are Bhiwandi East, Bhiwandi West, Thane, Ulhasnagarm Mira Bhayanadar, Mumbra Kalwa, Kalyan East, Kalyan West, Kalyan Rural and Belapur.
Election resultsof Panvel, Alibag, Shrivardhan, Chiplun, Ratnagiri and other seats in Raigad district will also be announced today.
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