More than 2.46 crore persons are eligible to cast vote and decide the fate of 264 candidates in Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai South Central, Mumbai South, Thane, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Nashik, Dindori and Dhule seats

Union ministers Piyush Goyal, a BJP candidate from Mumbai North, Bharati Pawar (Dindori) and Kapil Patil (Bhiwandi) are among the key nominees of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has also fielded lawyer Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde has been fielded from Kalyan seat and Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad is contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the Mumbai North Central seat

Voting will be conducted from 7 am to 6 pm in 24,553 polling centres

The main contest is between the ruling Mahayuti comprising the Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP, and the opposition alliance of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP)

Mumbai, Thane and Palghar where 10 of these 13 seats are located form a major part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, one of the most urbanised pockets in the country

Altogether, 2,46,69,544 persons are eligible to cast vote, including 1,31,38,526 men, 1,15,28,278 women and 2,740 from the third gender

The Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has fielded its candidates in Mumbai South, Mumbai North West, and Mumbai South Central seats, while the ruling BJP has put up candidates in Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North East constituencies

The Mumbai Police will depute nearly 30,000 security personnel to ensure smooth voting in the city, officials said on Saturday

At least 2,752 officers and 27,460 other personnel, including from three units of the riot control police, will be on bandobast duty on the election day in the metropolis, they said