Assembly polls: Maharashtra to vote on November 20, Jharkhand in two phases, results on November 23
The Model Code of Conduct came into force in both states with the announcement of the election schedule.
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Assembly elections in Maharashtra will take place in a single phase on November 20, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The voting in Jharkhand will be conducted in two phases on November 13 and November 20.
The counting of votes will take place on November 23.
The term of the Legislative Assembly in Maharashtra will end on November 26, while that of the Jharkhand Assembly will end on January 5.
The Model Code of Conduct came into force in both states with the announcement of the poll schedule.
The code is a set of guidelines issued by the poll panel that political parties, candidates and the government must follow during an election. It sets guardrails for speeches, campaigning, meetings, processions, election manifestos and other aspects of the polls.
The Election Commission on Tuesday also announced the schedule for the bye-elections in 48 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats in 15 states.
Polling in 47 of these Assembly constituencies and Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat will take place on November 13. The voting in the Kedarnath Assembly seat in Uttarakhand and the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency will be conducted on November 20.
The counting of votes in the bye-polls will also take place on November 23.
In most cases, the bye-elections were necessitated as some...
