New Delhi. Voting is going to be held in two phases for the assembly elections in Jharkhand. According to the Election Commissioner, voting will be held on November 13 and 20, and its results will be declared along with Maharashtra on November 23. Apart from this, the Election Commission has also announced the dates of Maharashtra Assembly elections, on November 20, elections will be held in the first phase across Maharashtra and its results will be declared on November 23. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has announced the date of Maharashtra Assembly elections. An appeal has also been made to the public to vote enthusiastically. The Election Commission organized a press conference today at 3.30 pm at Vigyan Bhawan, in which the dates of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections were announced. The tenure of 288 seats of Maharashtra Assembly is ending on November 26, while the tenure of 81 seats of Jharkhand Assembly will end on January 5 next year. In such a situation, preparations are being made to conduct elections on time in both the states.
Bye Elections to 47 Assembly Constituencies & 1 Parliamentary Constituency (Wayanad) in Kerala on 13th Nov
Bye Polls to 1st Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand on 20th Nov
Bye Elections to 1st Parliamentary Constituency (Nanded) in Maharashtra on 20th Nov
Counting on 23rd Nov pic.twitter.com/NCxkneYL4X
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2024
Why will voting be held in two phases in Jharkhand this time?
In 2014 and 2019, Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 5 phases. This time it will be in 2 phases. The main reason for this is that the security forces have effectively stopped the terrorism of Naxalites in Jharkhand. In the last few years, the campaign against Naxalites has been intensified in Jharkhand. Security forces killed all the Naxalite leaders. Apart from this, hundreds of Naxalites surrendered and joined the mainstream.
By-elections may also be announced
During the press conference, the Election Commission may also announce by-elections on three Lok Sabha seats and 47 assembly seats, which are vacant due to various reasons. The vacant Lok Sabha seats include Wayanad in Kerala, Nanded in Maharashtra and Basirhat in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had won from Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats in the last Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi had vacated the Wayanad seat, while retaining the Rae Bareli seat. After the recent demise of Congress MP Vasant Chavan, representing Nanded seat, and Trinamool Congress MP Haji Sheikh Nurul Islam, representing Basirhat seat, it has become mandatory to hold elections on these seats.
9.63 crore voters in Maharashtra, preparations for polling station completed
There are a total of 9.63 crore voters in Maharashtra, which includes 4.9 crore male and 4.6 crore female voters. This also includes 1.85 crore youth voters. There will be 1,00,186 polling stations in the state, which will be set up at 52,789 locations. There will be 42,604 polling stations in cities and 57,582 in rural areas, where on an average 960 voters will be at each polling station.
Success of elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said during the press conference that the passion shown by the voters in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will be remembered for a long time. He said that there were many threats before the announcement of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, but the Election Commission had promised to defeat the nefarious intentions. He congratulated the voters of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir for the successful elections and said that this election is proving helpful in establishing the gold standard of India.
#WATCH Delhi: CEC Rajiv Kumar says, “First of all I would like to congratulate voters in Haryana and J&K for their empowered participation in the polling. The people of J&K made the festival of democracy historic. They participated in large numbers, used their right to exercise… pic.twitter.com/S2jiNVwyhC
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2024
Maharashtra has a total of 9.63 crore voters, including 4.9 crore males and 4.6 crore females, and 1.85 crore youth voters. There will be 1,00,186 polling stations in the state, of which 42,604 are located in urban and 57,582 in rural areas. Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar lauded the enthusiasm of voters in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, saying this election sets a gold standard for India.
Election Commission has started press conference in Delhi. The dates for assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra will be announced soon.
Election Commission of India holds a press conference in Delhi. Dates for Assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra to be announced soon. pic.twitter.com/nDVcDhkpQt
— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2024
Nashik, Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said about the announcement of Maharashtra elections, “We are also waiting for the elections. Maha Vikas Aghadi is fully prepared. Maha Vikas Aghadi will come to power in the elections to be held in Maharashtra with good votes.”
#WATCH Nashik, Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said about the announcement of Maharashtra elections, “We are also waiting for the elections. Maha Vikas Aghadi is fully prepared. Maha Vikas Aghadi will come to power in the elections to be held in Maharashtra with good votes.” pic.twitter.com/yN7A2wEwnb
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 15, 2024
