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THE KASBA ASSEMBLY constituency saw a further dip in the voter turnout in the by-poll held on Sunday...
While the constituency saw some brisk polling in the first two hours of Sunday, it slowed down later and by 3 pm, only 30.05 per cent turnout had been registered...
However, voting picked up later on and by 6 pm, the turnout was 50.06 per cent..
Only 74,218 of the total 1,36,984 male voters in the constituency, and 63,800 of the 1,38,690 women voters 54.18 per cent and 46 per cent, respectively voted in Kasba on Sunday..
The BJP has fielded Hemant Rasane while the MVA candidate is Congress leader Ravindra Dhangekar.The ruling and opposition alliances had pulled out all stops during the campaign in the run-up to the by-polls, with several senior leaders participating in the campaign..
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