Dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections announced, by-elections also announced

Assembly Election 2024 / Dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections announced, by-elections also announced

Assembly Election 2024 - Dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections announced, by-elections also announced

Assembly Election 2024: The Election Commission has recently announced the dates for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. According to this announcement, voting will be held in Maharashtra on November 20 and counting of votes will be done on November 23. At the same time, elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases, in which the first phase of voting will be held on November 13 and the second phase on November 20. The election results of Jharkhand will also be declared on November 23.

Elections in two phases in Jharkhand

The Election Commission has decided to conduct voting in two phases in Jharkhand. Voting will be held on November 13 in the first phase and in the second phase on November 20. After both the phases, the results will be declared on November 23. The aim of this two-phase election process is to make the democratic process in the state even more smooth and effective.

Elections in Maharashtra in a single phase

The Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held in a single phase. Voting will be held on November 20 and the election results will be out on November 23. There are a total of 288 assembly seats in the state, with 145 seats required for a majority. In the last election of 2019, BJP got 105, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54, and Congress got 44 seats.

By-election announcement

The Election Commission has also announced the dates for by-elections in many parts of the country. By-elections will be held on November 13 on 9 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, while Kedarnath in Uttarakhand will have a by-election on November 20. Wayanad will also have a Lok Sabha by-election on November 13. However, by-elections in Milkipur seat of Ayodhya and Basirhat in West Bengal have been postponed.

Voter figures of Maharashtra and Jharkhand

According to the Election Commission, Maharashtra has a total of 9 crore 63 lakh voters, including 5 crore men and 4 crore 63 lakh women. 1 lakh polling booths have been set up in the state, and each booth will have an average of 960 voters. At the same time, there are a total of 2 crore 60 lakh voters in Jharkhand, including 1 crore 31 lakh men and 1 crore 29 lakh women. 29,562 polling booths have been set up in Jharkhand, in which there will be about 881 voters at each booth.

Statement of Election Commission regarding EVM

The Election Commission has also issued a statement regarding the security and reliability of EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). The Commission said that EVM is completely safe and there is no possibility of any kind of disturbance in it. The polling agent's signature will be on the battery of EVM and it will be kept in three layers of security.

Scenario of Jharkhand Assembly

Elections will be held for 81 assembly seats of Jharkhand. In the last election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) got 30 seats, while BJP got 25 seats. 26 seats went to the account of other parties. JMM emerged as the largest party.

Thus, political activities have intensified among the public for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and all parties are campaigning vigorously in support of their respective candidates.