Voting in the northern state of Haryana and western state of Maharashtra, home to the financial hub of Mumbai, will be on October 21, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said. Votes will be counted on October 24, he said. The last date for filing nominations is October 4 and the deadline for withdrawing them is October 7. These are the first state polls after the national election this year that the BJP swept, clearing the way for a second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in both of the states. The party won all of the seats in Haryana in the May general election.
While the term of 288-member Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, that of the 90-member Haryana assembly expires on November 2.
The ruling BJP and its ally Shiv Sena have already jump-started their campaign in Maharashtra, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis taking out a Maha Jan Aadesh Yatra last month to reach out to voters in the state. The outreach programme was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Here are the Highlights on Election Commission announcement for polling dates in Maharashtra, Haryana:
BJP, Shiv Sena Will Contest Maharashtra Election Jointly, Will Be Back As CM: Devendra FadnavisAsked about the possibility of an alliance between Congress and JDS, Deve Gowda said: "We will announce our stand on Sunday, on how many constituencies we will contest. Our party's stand is that no matter if we win or lose we have had enough of coalition".
These are the first state polls after the national election this year that the BJP swept, clearing the way for a second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in both of the states. The party won all of the seats in Haryana in the May general election.
#AssemblyElections2019 dates overview -
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 21, 2019
Notification of election: 27th September
Last date of filing nominations: 4th October
Scrutiny of nominations: 5th October
Withdrawal of nominations: 7th October
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"Two special expenditure observers will be sent to Maharashtra for assembly elections": Election Commission chief Sunil Arora.
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 21, 2019
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- The 5-year term of the Legislative Assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra expires on November 2 and November 9.
- Officials have visited both Maharashtra and Haryana to conduct on-ground surveys.
- Since it's been less than six months since the 17th Lok Sabha polls, both states were found to be prepared.
- Haryana has 1.82 crore registered voters and Maharashtra has 8.94 crore voters.
- The Election Commission has visited both Maharashtra and Haryana to facilitate voting for people with disabilities.
#AssemblyElections2019 | Election Commission announces dates for Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls.
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 21, 2019
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