This time Mumbai's North constituency will see a straight fight between an experienced politician, BJP's Gopal Shetty and an epitome of glamour and fame, Congress' Urmila Matondkar. But what remains to be seen is whether the constituency, which is considered to be a BJP stronghold – will see a repeat of the 2004 general elections when actor-turned politician Govinda had a sweeping victory against BJP's Ram Naik, who had held the fort for five consecutive terms.

Poor voter-turnout

The North Mumbai constituency is spread across Dahisar, Borivali, Magathne, Charkop, Kandivali East and Malad West and covers a total population of 18.41 crore as per the 2011 census data. According to the 2016 voters' list, the constituency has a total of 14,85,516 electorates, but it has never seen a voter turnout of more than 50 per cent.