Maharashtra-Jharkhand Election Date: Election Commission’s press conference has started at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. In the presence of Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioner Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the dates of Maharashtra Assembly Elections and Jharkhand Assembly Elections have been announced today. As per Election Commission announcement, polling will be held in Maharashtra on 20th and result will be announced on 23rd. Whereas in Jharkhand, voting will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 and the results will be declared on November 23.
Polling will be held in two phases in Jharkhand
The Election Commission has announced the date of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections and has decided to hold the elections in two phases. According to the announcement of the commission, the first phase of voting will be held on November 13, while the second phase of voting will be held on November 20. While the results of both the phases of elections will be announced on November 23.
Voting in Maharashtra on 20th
The Election Commission, while announcing the Maharashtra Assembly elections, said that voting will be held in Maharashtra on the 20th, while the election results will be announced on the 23rd. Notification on October 22, nomination last date on October 29, nomination scrutiny on October 30, form withdrawal date on November 4, as announced.
Voting on 81 seats in 24 districts in Jharkhand
Regarding the Jharkhand elections, the Election Commission said that voting will be held on 81 assembly seats in 24 districts. Out of these 81 seats, 44 seats belong to general category. While 9 seats are reserved for SC and 28 seats for ST category.
Chairs will be arranged at the polling station
The Election Commission said that some chairs will be placed so that the voters do not face any inconvenience while voting. Especially chairs will be arranged so that the elderly do not have to stand in queues while voting. The facility of voting from home will be available to the elderly.
A total of 2.6 crore voters in Jharkhand
While announcing the election dates, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar said that Jharkhand has a total of 2.6 crore voters. Giving information about Maharashtra, the CEC said that a total of 1,00,186 polling booths will be constructed in the state.
Congratulations to the voters of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana
At the start of the press conference, the Chief Election Commissioner congratulated the voters of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir for their strong participation in the polls. He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have made the festival of democracy historic. They have exercised their right by participating in large numbers. He used the franchise well and laid a strong foundation for democracy. The passion shown in these elections will be remembered for a long time. Now it is up to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to take this democratic journey forward.
Election Commission’s press conference begins
The Election Commission’s press conference regarding the Maharashtra-Jharkhand assembly elections has started. The Election Commission is now going to announce the election dates in both the states. Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar said, we are setting a new gold standard. The Chief Election Commissioner said that 130 crores of rupees have been seized in the Jammu and Kashmir elections. There was no violence in the elections of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Not a single shot was fired. Declining violence and increasing vote percentage in every election shows that people are increasing their participation in voting. Kuch to log kahegen, logon ka kam hai kahana…
Maharashtra Chief Minister announced Diwali bonus before announcing election dates
Minutes before the announcement of elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced Diwali bonuses for lower level government employees. It has been announced to give a bonus of 29 thousand rupees to BMC employees. Which is three thousand more than last year. Kindergarten teachers and Asha workers will also get bonuses.
There will be an election atmosphere in both the states
The political atmosphere of Maharashtra and Jharkhand has heated up. If we talk about Maharashtra, there is currently a Shiv Sena-led government of Eknath Shinde, who formed the government in the state by joining hands with the BJP in a revolt against the old Shiv Sena. Ajit faction of NCP is also included in this government. In this election, it will be interesting to see if the voters of Maharashtra put faith in the current government or Shiv Sena (Uddhav group), NCP (Sharad group) and Congress get a chance to form the government.
A total of 288 seats in Maharashtra and a total of 81 seats in Jharkhand
Voting is to be held to elect 288 members of the Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra. The last assembly elections in the state were held in October 2019. When talking about Jharkhand, assembly elections are to be held on all 81 seats of the state. The tenure of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is ending on 5th January 2025. The last assembly elections in the state were held in December 2019.
The date of the by-election is also likely to be announced
Apart from the two assembly elections, the Election Commission can also announce by-elections to three Lok Sabha and at least 47 assembly seats, which have fallen vacant due to various reasons. The three vacant Lok Sabha seats include Wayanad in Kerala, Nanded in Maharashtra and Basirhat in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won from Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi vacated the Wayanad seat and retained the Rae Bareli seat. Congress MP Vasant Chavan representing the Nanded seat and Trinamool Congress MP Haji Sheikh Nurul Islam representing the Basirhat seat have both fallen vacant following the recent deaths.
