Elections 2019: Mumbai records higher minority turnout

The 2019 voting percentage figures for the six constituencies in Mumbai suggest an increase in the voter turnout in minoritydominated pockets too as compared to that of 2014 Jogeshwari Versova Mankhurd Bandra East and Kurla which are dominated by minority populations saw a hike in their voting percentagesByculla and Bandra West were the only two other minority pockets that saw a lower turnout than that of 2014 Assembly voting figures This trend experts point might play a crucial role in the results Minority pockets in the city with a high population of Muslim and Catholic communities comprise Byculla Mumbadevi Dharavi Kurla Bandra East Bandra West Kalina Mankhurd Malad West Jogeshwari and Versova During the 2014 election the voting percentage in the entire city was 5159 whereas in 2019 it rose to 5529 per centMost minority pockets in the city saw a higher voter turnout than that in 2014 Assembly elections Representational ImagePTIMumbai SouthIn the Mumbai south constituency where the main fight is between the Shiv SenaBJP candidate and sitting MP Arvind Sawant and CongressNCP candidate Miind Deora the total voting percentage was 5145 per cent The Byculla Assembly seat which has a majority of Muslim voters witnessed 5456 per cent voting on Monday which is less by 172 per cent than the 2014 Assembly figure of 5628 per centMumbadevi which is another minoritydominated pocket in the constituency saw 4833 per cent voting which was an increase of a marginal 067 per cent from the 2014 figure of 4766 per centMumbai South CentralThe Mumbai South Central constituency is witnessing a straight fight between sitting MP and Shiv SenaBJP candidate Rahul Shewale and CongressNCP candidate Eknath Gaikwad The minority pockets in this constituency include Dharavi but it saw 4809 per cent voting this year as compared to the 2014 Assembly voting percentage of 4971 per centMumbai North EastThe fight here is between BJPShiv Sena candidate Manoj Kotak and CongressNCP candidate Sanjay Dina Patil The constituency saw 5715 per cent voting on Monday which is an increase of over 545 per cent as compared to the figures of 2014 which was 5170 per cent The constituency has a huge minority pocket comprising Muslim voters at Shivaji Nagar in Mankhurd As per the 2014 Assembly constituency data the voting percentage was 4081 but on Monday the votes polled in this Assembly segment were 4708 per cent which is higher by 627 per centMumbai North CentralMumbai North Central constituency has a high number of Muslim and Christian voters The constituency has been an old bastion of Congress but currently the fight is between sitting MP and BJPShiv Sena candidate Poonam Mahajan and CongressNCP candidate Priya DuttThe minority pockets in this constituency include Bandra East Bandra West Kurla and Kalina On Monday the Kural Assembly constituency saw a voting percentage of 5129 as compared to 4573 per cent in 20104 Assembly elections This is an increase of 556 per cent On the other hand Bandra East Assembly constituency saw 5274 per cent voting which is higher than the 4735 per cent recorded in 20104 Assembly elections This means voting per cent in the constituency has increased by 539 per centBandra West witnessed 5245 per cent voting on Monday which was less than the 2014 Assembly figure of 5412 per cent Kalina Assembly constituency on the other hand saw a voter turnout of 5510 per cent much higher than the 2014 Assembly figure of 5002 per centMumbai North WestThe Mumbai North West constituency is witnessing a fight between sitting Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar and former Mumbai Congress chief and CongressNCP candidate Sanjay NirupamThe Muslim voters majorly from Jogeshwari and Versova in this constituency will play a major role in electing the new MP The voting percentage in the Jogeshwari constituency was 6036 per cent on Monday as compared to the 2014 Assembly figure of 5609 per cent On the other hand in Versova the voting percentage on Monday was 4853 per cent compared to the 2014 Assembly figure of 4321 per centMumbai NorthThe Mumbai North constituency saw the highest voting percentage across Mumbai with a fight between sitting BJP MP Gopal Shetty and CongressNCP candidate Urmila Matondkar The minority pocket Malad and Malvani in this constituency saw 4853 per cent voting which is higher as compared to the 2014 Assembly figure of 4321 per centCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates