The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced that the Assembly elections in Maharashtra will take place in a single phase on November 20, while Jharkhand will conduct its polls in two phases on November 13 and November 20. The counting of votes for both states is scheduled for November 23. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar disclosed that there are 9.63 crore eligible voters in Maharashtra and 2.6 crore in Jharkhand during a press conference.
Maharashtra Assembly Election Schedule 2024
| Poll Events | Dates |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 22.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Nomination deadline | 29.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Nomination Scrutiny | 30.10.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Last date to withdraw nominations | 04.11.2024 (Monday) |
| Date of Voting | 20.11.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Date of Counting and Results Announcement | 23.11.2024 (Saturday) |
Jharkhand Election Schedule 2024
| Poll Events | Phase-I | Phase-II |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 18.10.2024 (Friday) | 22.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Nomination deadline | 25.10.2024 (Friday) | 29.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Nomination Scrutiny | 28.10.2024 (Monday) | 30.10.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Last date to withdraw nominations | 30.10.2024 (Wednesday) | 01.11.2024 (Friday) |
| Date of Voting | 13.11.2024 (Wednesday) | 20.11.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Date of Counting and Result Announcement | 23.11.2024 (Saturday) | 23.11.2024 (Saturday) |
Bypolls For 48 Assembly Seats, 2 Lok Sabha Seats
Additionally, the Election Commission revealed that byelections will be held for 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats. The byelections include those for the Wayanad and Nanded Lok Sabha seats. Notably, byelections for the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal and the Milkipur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh were not announced, as election petitions are pending in their respective high courts against the previous winning candidates.
The 48 assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats where byelections are being conducted span 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Sikkim.
The bypolls will be held on the following Assembly and Lok Sabha seats.
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Name of State |
No. and Name of AC/PC |
Reason of Vacancy |
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Assam |
11-Dholai (SC) AC |
Resignation of Parimal Suklabaidya |
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31-Sidli (ST) AC |
Resignation of Joyanta Basumatary |
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32-Bongaigaon AC |
Resignation of Phani Bhusan Choudhury |
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77-Behali AC |
Resignation of Ranjit Dutta |
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88-Samaguri AC |
Resignation of Rakibul Hussain |
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Bihar |
196-Tarari AC |
Resignation of Sudama Prasad |
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203-Ramgarh AC |
Resignation of Sudhakar Singh |
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227-Imamganj (SC) AC |
Resignation of Jitan Ram Manjhi |
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232-Belaganj AC |
Resignation of Surendra Prasad Yadav |
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Chhattisgarh |
51-Raipur City South AC |
Resignation of Brijmohan Agrawal |
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Gujarat |
7-Vav AC |
Resignation of Geniben Nagaji Thakor |
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Karnataka |
83-Shiggaon AC |
Resignation of Basavaraj Bommai |
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95-Sandur (ST) AC |
Resignation of E Tukaram |
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185-Channapatna AC |
Resignation of H D Kumaraswamy |
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Kerala |
56-Palakkad AC |
Resignation of Shafi Parambil |
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61-Chelakkara (SC) AC |
Resignation of K. Radhakrishnan |
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4-Wayanad PC |
Resignation of Rahul Gandhi |
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Madhya Pradesh |
156-Budhni AC |
Resignation of Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
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02-Vijaypur AC |
Resignation of Ramnivas Rawat |
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Maharashtra |
16-Nanded PC |
Death of Chavan Vasantrao Balwantrao |
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Meghalaya |
56-Gambegre (ST) AC |
Resignation of Saleng A. Sangma |
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Punjab |
10-Dera Baba Nanak AC |
Resignation of Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa |
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44-Chabbewal (SC) AC |
Resignation of Dr. Raj Kumar |
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84-Gidderbaha AC |
Resignation of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring |
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103-Barnala AC |
Resignation of Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer |
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Rajasthan |
27-Jhunjhunu AC |
Resignation of Brijendra Singh Ola |
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67-Ramgarh AC |
Death of Zubair Khan |
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88-Dausa AC |
Resignation of Murari Lal Meena |
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97-Deoli-Uniara AC |
Resignation of Harish Chandra Meena |
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110-Khinwsar AC |
Resignation of Hanuman Beniwal |
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156-Salumber (ST) AC |
Death of Amrit Lal Meena |
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161-Chorasi (ST) AC |
Resignation of Rajkumar Roat |
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Sikkim |
07-Soreng-Chakung AC |
Resignation of P.S. Tamang |
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11-Namchi-Singhithang AC |
Resignation of Krishna Kumari Rai |
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Uttar Pradesh |
16-Meerapur AC |
Resignation of Chandan Chauhan |
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29-Kundarki AC |
Resignation of Zia Ur Rehman |
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56-Ghaziabad AC |
Resignation of Atul Garg |
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71-Khair (SC) AC |
Resignation of Anoop Singh alias Anoop Pradhan Balmiki |
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110-Karhal AC |
Resignation of Akhilesh Yadav |
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213-Sishamau AC |
Disqualification of Haji Irfan Solanki |
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256-Phulpur AC |
Resignation of Praveen Patel |
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277-Katehari AC |
Resignation of Lalji Verma |
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397-Majhawan AC |
Resignation of Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind |
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Uttarakhand |
07-Kedarnath AC |
Death of Shailarani Rawat |
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West Bengal |
6-Sitai (SC) AC |
Resignation of Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia |
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14-Madarihat (ST) AC |
Resignation of Manoj Tigga |
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104-Naihati AC |
Resignation of Partha Bhowmick |
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121-Haroa AC |
Resignation of SK Nurul Islam |
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236- Medinipur AC |
Resignation of June Maliah |
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251-Taldangra AC |
Resignation of Arup Chakraborty |
Bypolls 2024: Election Schedule
| Poll Events | Date and Day (For all byelections except in 16-Nanded PC Maharashtra and 07-Kedarnath AC of Uttarakhand) | Date and Day (For 16-Nanded PC Maharashtra and 07-Kedarnath AC of Uttarakhand) |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 18.10.2024 (Friday) |
22.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Last date of making nominations | 25. 10.2024 (Friday) |
29.10.2024 (Tuesday) |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 28. 10.2024 (Monday) |
30.10.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures | 30. 10.2024 (Wednesday) |
04.11.2024 (Monday) |
| Date of Poll | 13.11.2024 (Wednesday) |
20.11.2024 (Wednesday) |
| Date of Counting | 23.11.2024 (Saturday) |
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| Date before which election shall be completed | 25.11.2024 (Monday) |
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The byelection for the Wayanad parliamentary seat coincides with the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections on November 13. Meanwhile, the Nanded Lok Sabha seat and the Kedarnath assembly constituency will hold byelections on November 20, aligned with the Maharashtra assembly polls and the second phase of the Jharkhand elections.
The Wayanad Lok Sabha seat was vacated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who chose to retain the Rae Bareli seat. The Nanded Lok Sabha seat became vacant following the death of MP Vasant Chavan. Similarly, TMC MP from Basirhat, Haji Sheikh Nurul Islam, recently passed away. Rahul’s sibling Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to contest from Wayanad.