Tue Oct 15 10:44:25 UTC 2024: ## Election Commission Announces Dates for Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Polls
**New Delhi:** The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the poll schedule for the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly elections. Voting in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on **November 20, 2024**, with results declared on **November 23, 2024**.
**Maharashtra Election Timeline:**
* **Gazette notification:** October 22, 2024
* **Last date for nominations:** October 29, 2024
* **Scrutiny of nominations:** October 30, 2024
* **Last date for withdrawal of nominations:** November 4, 2024
* **Polling:** November 20, 2024
* **Counting of votes and declaration of results:** November 23, 2024
Jharkhand will see elections held in two phases:
* **First phase:** November 13, 2024 – covering 43 constituencies.
* **Second phase:** November 20, 2024.
**Jharkhand Election Timeline:**
* **First phase notification:** October 18, 2024
* **Last date for nominations (phase 1):** October 25, 2024
* **Scrutiny of nominations (phase 1):** October 28, 2024
* **Last date for withdrawal of nominations (phase 1):** October 30, 2024
* **Second phase notification:** October 22, 2024
* **Last date for nominations (phase 2):** October 29, 2024
* **Scrutiny of nominations (phase 2):** October 30, 2024
* **Last date for withdrawal of nominations (phase 2):** November 1, 2024
* **Counting of votes and declaration of results (both phases):** November 23, 2024
The Maharashtra Assembly, with 288 members, has a term ending on November 26, 2024. The Jharkhand Assembly, with 81 members, has a term ending on January 5, 2025.
Currently, Maharashtra is governed by a coalition government of BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP. Jharkhand is currently ruled by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). The upcoming elections are expected to be closely contested with intense political campaigning in both states.
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