Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat announcing the date of Assembly elections in 5 states. (Photo/ANI)
The Election Commission of India has announced dates for Assembly elections in five states - Rajasthan , Madhya Pardesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
The election in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram will be held on November 28. Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases on November 12 and 20. Voting in Rajasthan and Telangana will be held in single phase on December 7.
Counting of votes will be held on December 11 for all states.
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03:25 pm: Counting of votes in all five states Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana on December 11
03:21 pm: Voting in Mizoram on November 28
03:20 pm: First phase of election in Rajasthan on December 7
03:17 pm: First phase of election in Madhya Pradesh on November 28
03:15 pm: First phase of election in Chhattisgarh on November 12, Second phase on November 20
03:14 pm: Model Code of Conduct comes into force in four states Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram from today
03:10 pm: Simultaneous polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram before December 15. Date for election in Telangana to be announced later.
On Friday, CEC Rawat had held a meeting with chief electoral officers of the five states which will be going to polls.
The CEOs of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram had attended the two-day meeting at the EC headquarters in New Delhi.
Let’s have a look at the states where Assembly elections are to be held:
Madhya Pradesh (Total seats -230):
The BJP is ruling the state for last 15 years and incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took over the reins of power on 29 November 2005.
The state Assembly has 231 members out of which 230 are elected directly by the people while one member is nominated by the Governor.
Madhya Pradesh will witness a direct contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress.
Rajasthan (Total seats – 200):
The BJP is ruling the state for last 5 years under the chief ministership of Vasundhara Raje Scindia who took over as state CM on 13 December 2013.
The state Assembly has 200 members.
Rajasthan will witness a direct contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress. The Congress is hoping to return to power in the state in the upcoming elections.
Chhattisgarh (Total seats- 90):
Like Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is ruling Chhattisgarh for last 15 years. Chief Minister Raman Singh is heading the state since 7 December 2003.
The state Assembly has 90 seats.
Chhattisgarh will witness a triangular contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and Amit Jogi’s newly formed Janta Congress Chhattisgarh which has joined hands with Mayawati’s BSP.
Telangana (Total seats- 119)
Incumbent Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is ruling Telangana since 2 June 2014, the day it came into existence as a separate state.
The state Assembly has 119 seats.
Telangana will witness a triangular contest between the ruling TRS, the Congress and the BJP.
Mizoram (Total- 40)
The Congress is ruling the state for last 5 years under the chief ministership of Lal Thanhawla.
Mizoram Assembly has 40 seats.
Watch: EC to announce poll dates in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana today
