New Delhi: The Assembly polls in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20, while Jharkhand polls will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20, the Election Commission of India announced on Tuesday.
The votes for the two states will be counted on November 23.
“There are 9.63 crore eligible voters in Maharashtra while the number of eligible voters in Jharkand is 2.6 crore,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference here.
Bye-elections to 47 assembly seats and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat will be held on November 13.
The upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections are poised to feature a significant two-way contest.
The opposition coalition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, includes the Shiv Sena (UBT), the NCP-SP led by Sharad Pawar, and the Congress party.
On the other side, the ruling Mahayuti Alliance comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP faction headed by Ajit Pawar.
The Election Commission also announced that bypolls to 47 assembly seats and Wayanad Lok Sabha seat will be held on November 13.
Similarly, bypolls to Kedarnath assembly seat in Uttarakhand, Nanded Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra will be held on November 20.
