Harayana, Maharashtra assembly elections, bypolls in Oct: Here’s the schedule

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Updated: Jul 02, 2020 23:11 IST

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for assembly election in Haryana and Maharashtra along with the schedule for by-polls to more than 60 seats across 18 states.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said voting for 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.

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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

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