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Highlights: Maharashtra To Vote On November 20, Jharkhand In 2 Phases

Assembly Elections 2024: In 2019, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising a then unified Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), along with the Congress, had won 154 of 288 seats.

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Updated : October 15, 2024 7:54 pm IST

Elections live: Last month, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir went to polls.

The Election Commission of India announced the voting dates for Maharashtra this afternoon. Voting in Maharashtra will take place on November 20 and votes will be counted three days later on November 23. Meanwhile, Jharkhand will vote in two phases on November 13 and 20. Counting for both states will take place on November 23. The Chief Election Commissioner said with elections, were are setting gold standards, referring to the 'free and fair elections' in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

In 2019, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising a then unified Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), along with the Congress, had won 154 of 288 seats. This time, the Shiv Sena and NCP split into two factions. 

Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is ready to lock horns with the BJP. In the 2019 elections, JMM won 30 seats and formed the government with the Congress, which has won 16 seats.

Here are the Highlights on the big story:

Oct 15, 2024 18:43 (IST)
Priyanka Gandhi To Make Poll Debut After Wayanad Bypoll Announced

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls to Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala and Nanded seat in Maharashtra. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is likely to make her election debut from Wayanad.

Wayanad's seat was vacated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he was also elected to Lok Sabha from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections held earlier this year.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had announced in June that Rahul Gandhi would retain Raebareli, a traditional seat of the Gandhi family and vacate his Wayanad seat where the party will field Priyanka Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi won Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in 2019 and 2024 and is now the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Oct 15, 2024 18:41 (IST)
Bypolls To 4 Bihar Assembly Seats On November 13

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that by-elections to four Assembly constituencies of Bihar - Belaganj, Imamganj, Tarari, and Ramgarh - will be held on November 13.

According to an official letter from poll panel's Secretary Sanjeev Kumar Prasad, the counting of votes will be held on November 23.

The election process will officially begin with the issuance of a gazette notification on October 18, allowing candidates to start filing their nominations.

The last date for filing nominations was October 25, while the scrutiny will be completed by October 28. The last date for withdrawing nomination is October 30.

This schedule provides a clear timeline for the by-elections in these four crucial constituencies in Bihar.
Oct 15, 2024 18:31 (IST)
Maharashtra Polls To Test Chemistry Among Allies Post Shiv Sena, NCP Split

With half a dozen key players post splits in the Shiv Sena and NCP, a fragmented polity, Maratha quota stir and a spirited opposition, Maharashtra will see a riveting contest in the assembly polls amid dramatic changes since the last elections.
Oct 15, 2024 18:20 (IST)
Baba Siddique Murder, Maharashtra Elections, Rajiv Kumar: "Violence No-Go Area": Poll Body Chief On Baba Siddique Murder

Allaying fears over "law and order issues" affecting voting after last week's killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, the Election Commission has said it will be made very clear to the authorities that violence will be a "no-go area".
Oct 15, 2024 17:14 (IST)
Bypolls To 48 Assembly Seats, 2 Lok Sabha Constituencies Next Month

Bypolls to 48 Assembly seats and two Parliamentary seats will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, and the results will be declared on November 23, along with the results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls.
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Oct 15, 2024 17:03 (IST)
Poll Body Chief Expresses Concern Over Low Voter Turnout In Urban Areas

Expressing concern over urban apathy affecting voter turnout, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said that polling days in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have been kept mid-week so that more people vote.

Assembly polls in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20, and in Jharkhand in two phases on November 13 and 20.

The EC has been flagging the issue of low polling in urban centres including those like Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, and has been taking a number of steps to increase voter awareness.

In the past, it has been seen that urban voters tend to club weekends with the polling day holiday for getaways, etc, and skip polling.

Kumar appealed to voters in urban areas to participate in elections and said polling days in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have both been kept mid-week so that the issue of urban apathy can be handled.
Oct 15, 2024 16:14 (IST)
Chief Election Commissioner Responds To Queries On EVMs

"Before 5-6 months of polls, checking begins. At every step of the EVM process, political parties or their agents are present. We put in a new battery and after sealing there are signatures of the agent. There's 3-layer of security including CAPF and observers. The process is videographed. The EVM numbers are also shared. When polls are closed, even then we take signatures. How much more can we show? On counting day, it goes inside barricading. There's a provision for objecting to any of this at any stage which did not happen," Mr Rajiv Kumar said.

"It has a single-use battery which can be used for 5-7 days. It's like a calculator battery. We have made a provision. It is initially marked as it's 99 per cent and charged. It can differ based on the voltage difference. When it drops to 5.8%, it gives a signal," he said.
Oct 15, 2024 16:13 (IST)
"Matter Of Introspection For Media": Chief Election Commissioner On Exit Polls

"Because of exit polls and expectations set by them a big distortion is being created. This is a matter of introspection. We need to consider the sample size, what was the result. If my result doesn't match with the actual result, we need to think about it," CEC Rajiv Kumar said.

"It creates an expectation which has no scientific basis. The leads shown at 8.05 and 8.10 are nonsense. The counting starts at 8.30. Is it to validate the exit polls? We reflect results at 9.30, 11.30 then 1.30. It takes some time to upload results because of all the processes. So, when the actual results come, there is a mismatch. The gap between expectation and reality is frustration," he added.
Oct 15, 2024 16:02 (IST)
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly Elections: Full Schedule Of Polling In 2 States

Maharashtra to vote in single phase (288 seats)
Date of Poll: November 20 
Counting of Votes: November 23

Jharkhand - Polls in 2 phases (81 seats)
Date of poll: Nov 13, Nov 20
Counting of votes: November 23
Oct 15, 2024 15:59 (IST)
Jharkhand Elections Date Live: Full Schedule
Oct 15, 2024 15:58 (IST)
Election Dates Live: Schedule For Bye-Elections
Oct 15, 2024 15:57 (IST)
Jharkhand Elections Date Live: Voting To Take Place In 2 Phases, Counting On November 23

Voting in Jharkhand will take place in two phases - November 13 and November 20. Counting will take place on November 23.
Oct 15, 2024 15:55 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Full Schedule
Oct 15, 2024 15:53 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Voting On November 20, Counting On November 23
Maharashtra


Start of Nomination: 22 October

Last date for Nomination: 29 October

Date of Poll: 20 November

Date of Counting: 23 November
Oct 15, 2024 15:52 (IST)
Maharashtra Elections Date: Elections in Maharashtra To Be Held In Single Phase
Voting in Maharashtra will take place in a single phase, announces Election Commission of India.
Oct 15, 2024 15:50 (IST)
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Dates Live: Over 12 Crore Electors Eligible To Vote

Over 12 crore electors are eligible to vote in Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said.
Oct 15, 2024 15:44 (IST)
Jharkhand Elections Date Live: Total Electors In The State
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Jharkhand Elections Date Live: General Overview Of Polling Stations In The State
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Maharashtra Elections Date Live: General Overview Of Electorates In Maharashtra
Oct 15, 2024 15:41 (IST)
Elections Date Live: We Reviewed Situation In Maharashtra and Jharkhand
"We recently visited Maharashtra and Jharkhand and reviewed the situation there after several meetings with officials," Mr Kumar said.



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