Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections date announcement LIVE: Election Commission to announce poll dates shortly

Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections date announcement: The Election Commission held a press conference and announced the dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections on Tuesday. The term of the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26 while The term of the Jharkhand Assembly, with 81 seats, will end on January 5, 2025. In Maharashtra, the ruling coalition Mahayuti — the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party — will be up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (NCP-SP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT). In Jharkhand, the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which is a part of the INDIA bloc, will be going up against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which includes the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Janata Dal (United) apart from the BJP in the state.

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Oct 15, 2024 4:09 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

EC announces dates for bypolls: Check dates here

By-elections to 47 Assembly constituencies and one Parliamentary constituency (Wayanad) in Kerala will be held on November 13. Meanwhile, bypolls to 1 Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand will be held on November 20. Bypolls to 1 Parliamentary constituency (Nanded) in Maharashtra will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.
Oct 15, 2024 3:57 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Jharkhand to vote in two phases: Check dates here

Jharkhand will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and November 20. Meanwhile, results will be declared on November 23.
Oct 15, 2024 3:52 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Maharashtra to vote in single phase on November 20

Maharashtra will go to polls in a single phase on November 20. Meanwhile, results will be declared on November 23.
Oct 15, 2024 3:49 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: A fact file
Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: A fact file
- 44 seats are reserved for the general category in Jharkhand.
- 2.60 crore total voters in Jharkhand.
- 9 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Jharkhand.
- 28 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Jharkhand.
- 29,562 polling booths in Jharkhand.
Oct 15, 2024 3:48 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: A fact file
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: Total seats 233
- 234 seats in Maharashtra are general category
- 9.63 crore total voters in Maharashtra
- 29 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Maharashtra.
- 1,00,186 polling booths in Maharashtra.
Oct 15, 2024 3:46 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

CEC Rajiv Kumar thanks voters of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana

CEC Rajiv Kumar thanked voters of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana.
Oct 15, 2024 3:39 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2014: Check party-wise seat share

Here is the party-wise seat share of Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2014.

Total Seats: 81

Seat Share

BJP: 37
JMM: 19
JVM: 08
Congress: 6
AJSU: 05
BSP: 01
CPI(ML-L): 01
JKP: 01
JBSP: 01
NSAM: 01
MCO: 01
Oct 15, 2024 3:37 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Check party-wise vote share

Here is the party-wise vote share of the Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019.

Total Seats: 81

Vote Share

BJP: 33.37%
JMM: 18.72%
Congress: 13.88%
AJSU: 8.10%
JVM: 5.45%
RJD: 2.75%
BSP: 1.53%
AIMIM: 1.16%
CPI(ML-L): 1.15%
NCP: 0.42%
Oct 15, 2024 3:37 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Check party-wise seat share here

Here is the party-wise seat share of the Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019.

Total Seats: 81

Seat Share

JMM: 30
BJP: 25
Congress: 16
JVM: 03
AJSU: 02
NCP: 01
CPI(ML-L): 01
RJD: 01
Independents: 02
Oct 15, 2024 3:34 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: Check party-wise results here

Here are the party-wise results of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019
Total Seats: 288

Seat Share

BJP: 105
Shiv Sena: 56
NCP: 54
Congress: 44
BVA: 03
AIMIM: 02
SP: 02
PHJSP: 02
RSPS: 01
CPM: 01
MNS: 01
JSS: 01
KTSTP: 01
SWP: 01
PWPI: 01
Independents: 13
Oct 15, 2024 3:33 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: Check party-wise vote share here

Here are the party-wise vote share of Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019.

Total Seats: 288

Vote Share

BJP: 25.75%
Shiv Sena: 16.41%
NCP: 16.71%
Congress: 15.87%
VBA: 4.57%
MNS: 2.25%
AIMIM: 1.34%
BSP: 0.92%
BVA: 0.67%
SP: 0.22%
Oct 15, 2024 3:32 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Check party-wise vote share here

Here are the party-wise vote share of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014

Total Seats: 288

Vote Share

BJP: 27.81%
Shiv Sena: 19.35%
NCP: 17.24%
Congress: 17.95%
MNS: 3.15%
BSP: 2.25%
PWPI: 1.01%
AIMIM: 0.93%
BBM: 0.89%
BVA: 0.62%
Oct 15, 2024 3:30 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014: Check party-wise results here
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2014 RESULTS:

Total Seats: 288

Seat Share
- BJP: 122
- Shiv Sena: 63
- NCP: 41
- Congress: 42
- BVA: 03
- PWPI: 03
- AIMIM: 02
- SP: 01
- BBM: 01
- RSPS: 01
- CPM: 01
- MNS: 01
- Independents: 07