Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024 schedule announced by ECI; check voting and counting dates

The Election Commission of India (ECI) declared the dates of the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday, October 15.

In Maharashtra, all the 288 assembly seats will go into poll in a single phase on November 20, 2024.

The key fight in Maharashtra is between the ruling Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes NCP (Sharad Pawar), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress.

Election dates in Mumbai and other regions in Maharashtra: Full schedule

• Date of issue of Gazette Notification: October 22, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: October 29
• Date of Scrutiny of nominations: October 30
• Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: November 4
• Date of poll: November 20
• Date of counting: November 23
• Date before which election shall be completed: November 25

Elections in in Jharkhand will take place in two phases on November 13 and November 20.

Jharkhand Elections 2024 dates: Full schedule

• Date of issue of Gazette Notification: Phase 1 on October 18 and Phase 2 on October 22
• Last Date of Making Nominations: Phase 1 on October 25 and Phase 2 on October 29
• Date of Scrutiny of nominations: Phase 1 on October 28 and Phase two on October 30
• Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: Phase 1 on October 30, Phase 2 on November 4,
• Date of poll: Phase 1 on November 13, Phase 2 on November 20
• Date of counting: November 23
• Date before which election shall be completed: November 25

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly election results 2024 date

The election results for Maharashtra and Jharkhand will be out on November 23, 2024, when the Election Commission counts the votes.