New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the schedule for Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024. According to the ECI, voting for the Maharashtra polls will take place in a single phase on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23. The last date for filing nominations is October 29.
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has a total of 288 seats. The term of the State Assembly ends on November 26, 2024. With the announcement of election dates, the Model Code of Conduct has come into place in the state.
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Maharashtra has a total of 9.63 crore electors, of which, 4.97 crore are male voters and 4.66 crore are female voters. There are 1.85 crore young voters (20-29 years of age).
The elections come days after polls were held in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. The Maharashtra Assembly is currently led by the Mahayuti alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The current government’s strength is BJP (102), NCP (40), SHS (38), BVA (3), PHJSP (2), RSP (1), JSS (1), MNS (1), IND (14).
The opposition has 71 MLAs: INC (37), SS(UBT) (16), NCP(SP) (12), SP (2), CPI(M) (1), PWPI (1). The other party is AIMIM (2) while there are 15 vacant seats in the State Legislative Assembly at present.
