New Delhi. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the election date for 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra. According to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, elections in Maharashtra will be held in one phase. Elections for 288 assembly seats will be held on November 20, while counting of votes will take place on November 23. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the total number of voters in Maharashtra is 9.63 crore, out of which 4.97 crore are male and 4.66 crore are female voters. The number of first-time voters is 20.93 lakh.
Apart from this, 1,00,186 polling stations will be made in Maharashtra, compared to last time, this time also we will make booths run by PWD and women. Rajiv Kumar said that 12.43 lakh voters in Maharashtra are above 85 years of age. Apart from this, the number of transgender voters is 6,031. 1.85 crore young voters are in the age group of 20 to 29 years. According to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, more than one lakh polling stations will be set up for the assembly elections in Maharashtra. ECI is committed to ensuring a smooth voting experience through inclusive and accessible elections in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Assembly Election Schedule Date:
22 October (Tuesday) – Date of issue of Gazette Notification
29 October (Tuesday) – Last date of nomination
October 30 (Wednesday) – Date of scrutiny of nominations.
04 November (Monday) – Last date for withdrawal of candidature
November 20- Elections will be held in Maharashtra in one phase.
November 23- Counting of votes will take place for 288 seats in Maharashtra.
Let us tell you that at present there is a government of Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP in Maharashtra. At the same time, Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (UBT) are in the opposition.