Election Commission: Today, there will be a press conference of the Election Commission at 3.30 pm to announce the dates of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. Also, the date of UP by-elections can also be announced today.

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The Election Commission can announce the dates of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections today. There will be a press conference of the Election Commission at 3.30 pm regarding this. According to the information, assembly elections in these states are likely to be held in the second or third week of November. The Election Commission has issued a letter stating that a press conference will be held at 3.30 pm in Vigyan Bhavan in the capital Delhi, in which the date of election and counting of votes will be announced. Along with this, the date of UP by-election can also be announced today.

The tenure of Maharashtra government is ending on November 26

There are 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, while elections are to be held on 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand. According to the information, the term of the government is ending on November 26 in Maharashtra and on December 29 in Jharkhand. Every time the Commission implements the code of conduct 45 days before the end of the term of the government. However, if we look at the tenure of the Maharashtra government, now only 40 days are left.

Dates will be announced keeping in mind Diwali, Chhath

Let us tell you that the Election Commission will announce the dates keeping in mind many festivals. Diwali is from 29 October to 3 November and Chhath Puja is celebrated in Jharkhand. During this time, Bihari voters working in Maharashtra go to their homes. Dev Deepawali is also in November. Therefore, the Election Commission can start the elections at the end of the second week of November. This will give migrant voters time to come back after the festivals.

When will the by-elections in UP and Wayanad?

The Election Commission is also expected to announce the dates of by-elections to be held in UP and Wayanad along with Maharashtra and Jharkhand. When the Central Election Commission announced the dates of elections to be held in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, at the same time they had told that there is a natural disaster in many states, due to which the date of by-elections cannot be announced right now. As soon as the situation becomes normal, the date of election will be decided. In such a situation, it is likely that the Election Commission can announce the dates of by-elections along with the dates of assembly elections today.