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Maharashtra Assembly Polls 2024: ECI announces schedule, Elections to take place in single phase

15 October,2024 06:19 PM IST

The Election Commission of India has officially announced the schedule for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, with voting set for a single phase on November 20. The counting of votes will occur on November 23. The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly consists of 288 seats, and its current term concludes on November 26, 2024. With the election dates confirmed, the Model Code of Conduct is now in effect across the state. Let`s take a look at the key dates & schedule of the upcoming Maharastra polls. Maharashtra has approximately 9.63 crore registered voters, including 4.97 crore male and 4.66 crore female voters. Notably, there are around 1.85 crore young voters aged 20 to 29. . There are 36 districts in Maharashtra, with a total of 299 seats including 234 General seats, 25 Schedule Tribe seats, and 29 Schedule Caste seats. This election follows recent polls in Haryana, where the Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory, and in Jammu and Kashmir, where the NC-Congress alliance emerged triumphant. Currently, Maharashtra is governed by the Mahayuti alliance, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar).

15 October,2024 06:19 PM IST

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