Lok Sabha 2024 Elections Updates

The inauguration ceremony of low floor electric wheelchair accessible bus and wheelchair accessible taxi for the convenience of disabled voters for the Lok Sabha General Election 2024 will take place on Saturday May 18, 2024 at 4:30 pm by the Collector and District Election Officer Rajendra Kshirsagar at the Collectorate office. Assistant Commissioner of Social Welfare Department and District Disability Coordinating Officer Prasad Khairnar has given this information.

Special precautions are being taken under the guidance of District Collector and District Election Officer Rajendra Kshirsagar to make voting easier for disabled voters in Mumbai suburban district for the Lok Sabha elections. District Disability Coordinating Officer Prasad Khairnar informed that one thousand 106 Divyang Mitra volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) have been appointed in various colleges of the district to exercise their right to vote, guide and help the disabled voters on Monday May 20, 2024. 

The maximum number of candidates with records of various crimes are contesting from North Central Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency. The analysis of 'Mumbai Votes' has revealed that Palghar Lok Sabha Constituency has the least number of candidates with criminal background. In the wake of the Lok Sabha elections, the organisation 'Mumbai Votes' has conducted an analytical observation of the candidates in all the six Lok Sabha constituencies of Mumbai, 9 Lok Sabha constituencies like Thane, Palghar and Kalyan and their political parties, manifestos, increase in wealth of the candidates, criminal background etc.

The Mahayuti government in the state is not concerned about the growth of agriculture and industry in Maharashtra, providing more employment to the youth, but is more concerned about how the industries in the state will go to Gujarat. Nationalist Congress President Sharad Pawar on Tuesday criticised that under the leadership and blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra is being treated unfairly by taking away the state's industries.

In the vibrant heart of Mumbai lies the Mumbai South Central constituency, a place steeped in political history. It was within these bustling streets that the Shiv Sena, a formidable political force, took its first steps. The year was 1966 when Bal Thackeray, the charismatic founder, laid the foundation of the party's ideology within the confines of his rented residence at Shivaji Park. Fast forward to today, and the spirit of the Sena is experiencing a renaissance, driven by a group of seasoned veterans—former Shiv Sainiks whose ages range from 70 to 80 years old.

For the Lok Sabha General Election 2024, 28- Mumbai North East Constituency expenditure during the campaign period of the candidates will be audited three times. Electoral decision officer Dr. Dadarao Datkar informed that the first expenditure inspection was conducted by Central Election Inspector Dr. Sunil Yadav in the office at Vikhroli of the constituency. Sitaram Kale, Coordinating Officer of the Cost Control Room was present on this occasion. The next inspection will be held on May 14 and 18 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The Election Commission of India has launched the CVigil app to lodge complaints of code of conduct violations in the Lok Sabha general elections. National Grievance Service Portal (NGSP) has been implemented for citizens to get information and register their complaints. Through this app C-Vigil, 123 complaints were received in Lok Sabha constituencies falling under Mumbai city districts from March 16 to May 5. All these complaints have been resolved by the District Election Department. Also, calls of citizens are being attended to immediately on the NGSP portal.

In the wake of the elections, there has been a huge increase in prohibitory actions in Mumbai this year and 9,593 prohibitory actions have been taken this year. This action has been taken in the four months of January-April. During the same period last year, prohibitory action was taken against 6,038 persons.

The Urban Development Department has given permission to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena to hold a meeting at the Shivaji Park Maidan in Dadar on May 17 in the wake of the Lok Sabha elections. The Urban Development Department has sent such a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Administration. Therefore, the way for Mahayuti to organise the meeting in Shivaji Park Maidan has been cleared. The tradition and dream of the Thackeray group to hold a meeting at Shivaji Park has been broken.

The alleged sex scandal case of Karnataka's Hassan Lok Sabha MP and JDS party leader Prajwal Revanna has now taken a different turn. The National Commission for Women is looking into the matter and a statement was released by the commission on Thursday, in which the allegations were levelled against the Congress government of Karnataka by the women victims. The National Commission for Women said that one of the victims in the case said that she was pressured to file a false complaint. The National Commission for Women also said that the woman was threatened to be implicated in the case of prostitution if she did not file a false complaint.

A mini-marathon has been organised in Thane on Saturday, May 11 in the morning to create awareness about voting in the Lok Sabha elections that are scheduled to be held on May 20. The Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has appealed to as many runners as possible to participate in this marathon as this is a joint initiative of Thane Municipality, Collectorate, Thane District Athletic Association and Thane Citizens Foundation.

The actor who faced defeat after contesting elections on a Congress ticket 15 years ago, Shekhar Suman has now joined the BJP party. 

For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, there will be polling stations manned by physically challenged personnel in each constituency. A total of 254 polling stations across the state will be controlled by physically challenged personnel. The Central Election Commission has emphasised that there should be polling stations for the physically challenged in every constituency and physically challenged controlled polling stations will be established.

Employees of various government offices are appointed for election work. Now it has been decided to take the help of NSS, NCC, Scout, RSP and other interested students to help the senior citizens and women coming to the polling station.

An organisation called 'Hindu Rozgar.com' has started collecting 'Modi Mitra Report' from voters in Mumbai. Collecting the information of the voters, giving them information about the polling centres along with making arrangements to go to the polls is being done through this. The BJP has clarified that this is not an official program of the party, although the objective is clearly to take care of BJP voters or to increase voter turnout.

The issue of removal of red soil from the Shivaji Park ground in Dadar has heated up due to heat and the Lok Sabha elections. Although the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started the removal of topsoil from the ground, it is progressing at a slow pace. Due to this, there is anger among the residents of the Shivaji Park area.

Even after the split between the two major parties in the state, matching the victory in the last Lok Sabha has become a challenge, and the Grand Alliance has emphasised on making the most of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's influence. In Maharashtra, which has the largest number of Lok Sabha seats after Uttar Pradesh, Modi has held five meetings in the first two phases and seven more meetings are planned in the next four days. More meetings will be added in the later two phases and there has been a significant increase in Modi's meetings compared to last time.

The opposition is spreading propaganda that the BJP wants to change the constitution after announcing '400 par' in the Lok Sabha elections. However, there is no such possibility as the constitution was amended 80 times during the tenure of the Congress, BJP's national general secretary Vinod Tawde asserted here on Tuesday.

Objections raised by the Election Commission on the word Jai Bhawani and Hindu in the campaign song have been taken as a rule. But the Commission will soon decide on the reconsideration application made by the Thackeray group, informed Chief Election Officer S. Chokilgam said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Kalyan on May 10 to campaign for MP Dr Shrikant Shinde, Union Minister Kapil Patil, candidate of the Maha Alliance in Kalyan and Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituencies. Modi's campaign meeting will be held at Vasudev Balwant Phadke Maidan in Kalyan West.