NEW DELHI, Oct 15: The Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. A press conference has been scheduled at 3:30 pm in New Delhi, where the EC will reveal the poll dates and related details.
The current term of the Maharashtra Assembly ends on November 26, 2024, while the Jharkhand Assembly’s tenure concludes on January 5, 2025. In addition to the general elections for these assemblies, the Election Commission may also announce bypolls for three vacant Lok Sabha seats and at least 47 vacant Assembly constituencies across various states.
The vacant Lok Sabha seats include Wayanad in Kerala, Nanded in Maharashtra, and Basirhat in West Bengal. The Wayanad seat was vacated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who opted to retain his Rae Bareli seat after winning both. The Nanded seat became vacant after the passing of Congress MP Vasant Chavan, and Basirhat is without representation following the death of TMC MP Haji Sheikh Nurul Islam.
