Adc 26 apr 2014

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Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 24 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in

Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER

BETTING TREND REFLECTS CHANGE By Neel Shah

ered to be a favourite among the bookies. The odds of Maonsequent to the 6th hajan winning against twophase of the 2014 Gen- time Congress MP Priya Dutt eral Elections that is pegged at 80 paise to Re.1. ended on April 24, the satta Before polling, both Dutt and bazar, or illegal betting mar- Mahajan were neck-to-neck, ket, is predicting an overall the odds on them pegged at change in fortunes for Mum- 90 paise each to Re 1. For bai's Lok Sabha candidates. Dutt, the same has now shotHowever, BJP's prime minis- up to Rs.1.10. terial candidate Narendra Higher the odds, lesser is Modi remains a favourite for the chances of the candidate bookies even while the winning. Bookies give lower rounds are coming to an end. odds on candidate more On April 24, the city likely to win, because this recorded close to 53 per cent way, they would stand to pay voter turnout, compared to less to punters. Typically in 2009's 43 per cent. the past, it was mostly the In this area, Poonam Ma- populace from Mumbai hajan of the Bharatiya Janta slums who voted a candidate Party (BJP), daughter of late to power. But this time, the Promod Mahajan, is consid- results could surprise all,

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Candidates Priya Dutt (Cong) Poonam Mahajan (BJP) Milind Deora (Cong) Bala Nandgaonkar (MNS) Arvind Sawant (SS): Kirit Somaiya (BJP) Sanjay Dina Patil (NCP) Medha Patkar (AAP): Sanjay Nirupam (Cong) Gopal Shetty (BJP) Gurudas Kamat (Cong) Gajanan Kirtikar (SS) Eknath Gaikwad (Cong) Rahul Shevale (SS):

Pre-voting 90 paise 90 paise 65 paise Rs 1.50 no rate 50 piase Rs 1.80 no rate Rs 1.80 50 paise 70 paise Rs 1.25 70 paise no rate

gone up after the polls. Bookies are now offering 85 paise on every rupee bet against the pre-polling odds of 65 paise. The Shiv Sena, an alliance partner of the BJP, had pitched Arvind Sawant 52 paise against Deora, but bookies are not offering any odds on Rs 1.75 him. This is further indication of threat to Deora’s posiRs 2 tion. The odds of MNS 45 paise candidate Bala Nandgaonkar 80 paise from South Mumbai have Rs 1.10 fallen from Rs.1.50 to Rs.1.15 Rs 1.25 on every rupee after Thursday's voting. Other BJP candidates like considering the record mer petroleum minister Kirit Somaiya and Gopal turnout of people from posh Murli Deora, is perceived to Shetty are clearly the localities, said two top book- be a winnable candidate of favourites. Rahul Shewale of ies in the city. the Congress from Mumbai the Sena may also win, beMilind Deora, son of for- South. His odds too have lieve the bookies. The odds on

RAPE SHAMES BOLLYWOOD Actor Inder Kumar gets booked by the Versova police for alleged assault and rape of 23-year-old model By Zuber Ansari

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he Versova police have arrested Bollywood actor Inder Kumar on charges of assault and rape. The actor has been booked under sections 376 (rape), 324 (causing grievous hurt) and 506 (criminal Bollywood actor Inder Kumar

intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), based on the complaint of the victim, who has been sent for a medical examination.According to reports, Kumar and his wife, Pallavi, had a major fight at Continued on pg 8 «

MUMBHAI

THE MISSING VOTERS

Vikas Sabnis

Mahayuti leaders to meet CEC over thousands of missing names in Mumbai voters’ lists, as Congress and MNS too join search

Uddhav Thackeray, Gopinath Munde, Ramdas Athawale

Suyash Padate

Your table, sir! These files have piled up while you were away on election duty.

electoral roll in the state, the Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alurious even after the liance leaders are planapology tendered by ning to meet the Chief the Election Commis- Election Commissioner in sioner for the large num- New Delhi in a couple of ber of deletions and Continued on pg 8 « missing names from the

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Post-voting Rs 1.10 80 paise 85 paise Rs 1.15

Gold: `30,215 Silver: `43,905 US Dollar: `60.60 Temperature: 310C/250C Humidity: 66%

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Somaiya is 52 paise to a rupee compared to the 50 paise prior to Thursday, while the odds on Shetty are 45 paise compared to 50 paise earlier. Gurudas Kamat is a favourite with his odds at 80 paise to a rupee against 70 paise earlier. Odds on Gajanan Kirtikar of Sena, who was pitched against Kamat, are Rs.1.10. Meanwhile, satta bazar is predicting that the CongressNCP will win just one seat in Mumbai. Among others, the odds on Sanjay Nirupam of Congress, are double the money bet. On Eknath Gaikwad it is Rs.1.25 on every rupee compared to earlier odd of 70 paise. neel.shah@afternoondc.in


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