Maharashtra civic polls recorded 54.77 per cent voter turnout: SEC
Mumbai (PTI): A voter turnout of 54.77 per cent was recorded in the elections held for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra a day before, with the newly-formed Ichalkaranji civic body logging the highest polling percentage at 69.76 per cent, the poll body said on Friday.
Mumbai recorded a voter turnout of 52.94 per cent, according to data shared by the State Election Commission.
At 48.64 per cent, the Mira-Bhayandar civic body recorded the lowest polling percentage in the state.
Counting of votes for the elections is currently underway.
The final voter turnout in 29 municipal corporations is as follows: Thane (55.59), Kalyan-Dombivali (50.32), Navi Mumbai (57.15), Ulhasnagar (52.10), Bhiwandi Nizampur (53.43), Vasai-Virar (57.12), Panvel (55.67), Nashik (56.67), Malegaon (64.08), Dhule (56.73), Jalgaon (53.60), Ahilyanagar (64.67), Pune (52.42), Pimpri-Chinchwad (57.71), Solapur (53.02), Kolhapur (66.53), Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad (61.03), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (59.82), Nanded-Waghala (61.37), Latur (60.08), Parbhani (65.99), Amravati (54.10), Akola (55.61), Nagpur (51.38), Chandrapur (56.89), and Jalna (61.16).
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
