Election Commission Announces Schedule for Five State Assembly Polls: Voting from Nov 7-30, Counting on Dec 3
09-10-2023 : The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for assembly elections in five states, namely Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana. The electoral process will span from November 7 to November 30, with the counting of votes slated for December 3, 2023.
Here is a breakdown of the election schedule for each state:
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- Mizoram:
- Date of Voting: November 7, 2023
- All 40 assembly seats in Mizoram will go to polls on this day.
- Chhattisgarh:
- First Phase of Voting: November 7, 2023
- This phase will cover 20 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh.
- Second Phase of Voting: November 17, 2023
- The remaining 70 seats in Chhattisgarh will be contested in this phase.
- First Phase of Voting: November 7, 2023
- Madhya Pradesh:
- Date of Voting: November 17, 2023
- All 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh will be up for grabs on this day.
- Rajasthan:
- Date of Voting: November 23, 2023
- Voting will take place for all 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan.
- Telangana:
- Date of Voting: November 30, 2023
- The 119-member Telangana Assembly will be the last to go to polls on this day.
- Mizoram:
The Election Commission estimates that nearly 16 crore voters will be eligible to cast their votes across these states. Each of these states is currently under the governance of different political parties: Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana, and Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram.
The upcoming assembly elections will play a crucial role in determining the political landscape of these states, with citizens exercising their democratic rights to choose their representatives. The counting of votes on December 3, 2023, will reveal the outcomes and potentially lead to changes in the ruling parties in these regions.
