Thane, Palghar election results: CM Eknath Shinde wins Kopri-Pachpakhadi by over 120,717 votes, defeats Kedar Dighe

Vijay Mhatre of BJP has secured victory in the Belapur assembly election, polling 91,852 votes, defeating NCP (SP) candidate Sandeep Naik.

BJP's Ganesh Ramchandra Naik clinches victory in Airoli, securing 144,261 votes to defeat Independent candidate Vijay Chougule.

SHS's Pratap Baburao Sarnaik wins Ovala-Majiwada assembly seat, securing 184,178 votes and defeating Shiv Sena's Naresh Manera.

BJP's Sanjay Mukund Kelkar secures victory in Thane assembly seat, defeating SHS (UBT)'s Rajan Baburao Vichare by a margin of 58,253 votes.

After a closely fought contest, BJP leader Rajan Balkrishna Naik emerged victorious in Nalasopara, winning by a margin of 37,005 votes against BVA's Kshitij Hitendra Thakur.

The results for the Mira Bhayandar assembly election are declared. BJP's Narendra Mehta secured victory, defeating INC's Muzaffar Hussain with 1,44,376 votes against 83,943.

BJP candidate Vijay Mhatre is leading in Belapur with 45,059 votes, while NCP (SP)'s Sandeep Naik follows in second place with 37,111 votes.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has won the Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat by a margin of over 120,717 votes, defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Kedar Dighe.

The vote counting in Dahanu has concluded. Vinod Bhiva Nikole of CPM has secured the seat with 104,702 votes, defeating BJP's Medha Vinod Suresh.

After a prolonged contest, the results for Vikramgad are in. BJP's Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam has won the assembly seat with a margin of 25,728 votes, defeating NCP (SP)'s Sunil Chandrakant.

BJP candidate Sanjay Mukund Kelkar takes a commanding lead in Thane with a margin of over 57,850 votes, defeating SHS (UBT)'s Rajan Baburao Vichare.

BJP's Sneha Dube Pandit has won in Vasai with a margin of 3,153 votes, defeating BVA's Hitendra Vishnu Thakur.

After a tight contest, the results for Boisar are in. SHS leader Vilas Tare has emerged victorious from the Boisar assembly seat, winning by a margin of 43,824 votes against BVA's Rajesh Raghunath Patil.

After 7 hours of counting, BJP's Rajan Balkrishna Naik is leading in Nalasopara, with BVA's Kshitij Hitendra Thakur in second place. The vote gap between the two candidates stands at 37,005 votes.

BJP candidate Sanjay Mukund Kelkar is on track to secure a win against SHS (UBT)'s Rajan Baburao Vichare in Thane. While the counting is still ongoing, Kelkar holds a significant lead of 38,130 votes over Vichare.

Thane, Palghar election results live: The ruling Mahayuti performed strongly in all seats across Thane district, a traditional stronghold of undivided Shiv Sena.

Among the Mahayuti allies, the BJP is leading in four out of six seats -Airoli, Belapur, Mira Bhayandar and Thane.

CM Eknath Shinde is leading by over 75,000 votes against Kedar Dighe os Shiv Sena (UBT), who secured 26,856 votes.

Pratap Baburao Sarnaik of Shinde's Sena is leading against Naresh Manera of Shiv Sena (UBT) by a margin of 53,768 votes.

Thane, Palghar election results live: Gavit Rajendra Dhedya won Palghar constituency by a margin of over 40,000 votes. He defeated Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Jayendra Kisan Dubla, who secured over 72,000 votes.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate Korda Naresh Lakshman secured 10,251 votes and finished third.

Thane, Palghar election results live: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked the voters for rewarding his government with a “thumping victory” in the state assembly election.

“I had said that Mahayuti will get a thumping majority and that's why I thank Ladli Bahina, farmers, brothers, senior citizens... all sections of the society. People have approved the work done by the Mahayuti in the last 2.5 years,” said Shinde.

Thane, Palghar election results live: “They have done some 'gadbad', they have stolen some of our seats...This cannot be the public's decision. even the public does not agree with these results. Once the results are out, we will talk more. In every election seat, money-counting machines were installed. Is it possible that Shinde gets 60 seats, Ajit Pawar gets 40 seats and BJP gets 125 seats? The people of this state are not dishonest. We have their faith on the people of Maharashtra,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.

Thane, Palghar election results live: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was leading from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat by a margin of over 19,000 votes, according to the ECI website. His rival, Kedar Dighe, secured 5,888 votes as the fourth round of voting was underway in the constituency.

Thane, Palghar election results live: The NDA or the Mahayuti alliance of Maharashtra has crossed the 200-mark in early trends, while the Opposition bloc - MVA - struggles to narrow down the gap and leads on over 65 seats.

A peon with the Kalyan civic body in Thane district, who was on Maharashtra assembly election duty, has been booked for allegedly misguiding an elderly female voter on the polling day, a police official said on Friday.

Here are the current leads, according to very early trends:

Bharatiya Janata Party: 24

Shiv Sena: 6

Nationalist Congress Party: 5

Congress: 2

Prahar Janshakti Party: 2

Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi: 1

Nationalist Congress Party (SP): 1

Thane, Palghar election results live: Early trends show Dr Balaji Pralhad Kinikar from Eknath Shinde's faction of Shiv Sena leading from the Thane constituency.