Assembly polls: J&K to vote in three phases, Haryana on October 1, results on October 4

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will take place in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1, the Election Commission announced on Friday. In Haryana, the polling is scheduled for October 1.

The counting of votes in both places will take place on October 4.

The poll panel did not announce the dates for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand that are expected to take place later this year.

The terms of the legislative Assembly in Haryana will end on November 3, November 26 in Maharashtra and January 5 in Jharkhand. The polling process is expected to be completed before these dates.

Jammu and Kashmir was not a factor when polls were held in Haryana and Maharashtra in 2019, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said during the press conference on Friday.

“Depending on the requirement of [security] forces [during elections] which is higher in Jammu and Kashmir, we decided to conduct only two Assembly elections now,” he said.

He also cited heavy rainfall and upcoming religious festivals in Maharashtra as reasons for the poll panel deciding to conduct the Assembly elections in the state at a later stage.

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