Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Check out complete schedule
New Delhi : The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced assembly election dates for the states Maharashtra and Haryana along with the schedule for by-polls to more than 60 seats across 18 states.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced that the assembly seats in Haryana and Maharashtra and by-polls on 64 seats in 18 states will be held on October 21 and counting on October 24.
The by-polls will be held in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
Here are the important dates announced by the Election Commission:
For assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra:
Issue of notification: September 27
Last date for filing nominations: October 4
Date for scrutiny of nominations: Oct 5
Last date for withdrawal of candidature: Oct 7
Date of polling: Oct 21
Date of counting: Oct 24
Date before which election shall be completed: Oct 27
For by-polls:
Issue of notification: September 23
Last date for filing nominations: Sept 30
Date for scrutiny of nominations: October 1
Last date for withdrawal of candidature: Oct 3
Date of polling: Oct 21
Date of counting: Oct 24
Date before which election shall be completed: Oct 27
