Late-afternoon surge helps Mumbai score 52.66% turnout

"I have been now told that I have to re-fill the form for the next elections. Its surprising that my servant has received his election voting card but my entire family's name was missing. I was the first to reach the booth to vote and found that our names are missing,'' Parekh said.

As far as 13 other constituencies in the state, over 50% polling was reported. An average 55.53% voting took place in all 19 constituencies, a rise of 9% compared to 2009 polls. The voting percentage in six Mumbai seats include north Mumbai (52%), north west (52%), north east (50%), north central (53%), south Central (52%) and south (55%).

Further, 62% voting took place in the tribal dominated Nandurbar, Dhule (59%), Jalgaon (50%), Raver (58%), Jalna (63%), Aurangabad (59%), Dindori (64%), Nashik (64%), Palghar (58%), Bhiwandi (60%), Kalyan (43%), Thane (42%) and Raigad (64%).

Among others who voted were State Bank of India's chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, who cast her vote in the Malabar Hill locality, where her official residence is located. N Chandrasekaran, who heads the country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services, also voted in Worli early morning.

Further, the vice chairman and chief executive of HDFC, Keki Mistry,exercised his right to franchise in south Mumbai along with his family. Former banker and Aam Aadmi Party nominee from South Mumbai, Meera Sanyal also voted before going out in her constituency to oversee polling process. Ajit Gulabchand, the chairman of infrastructure major HCC and a resident of Nariman Point in South Mumbai, also voted.