LIVE | Election Commission announces poll dates for five state assemblies

By Online Desk

The following are the Live updates from the press conference by the Election Commission of India

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar addresses a press conference in Delhi

• Total assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections: 679 
• A total of one-sixth of the total assembly constituencies in India will be involved in the election
• 16.14 cr, or one-sixth of the total electorate in India, will participate in this election
• Ahead of the announcement of election dates to five State Assemblies, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar says, “In 40 days we visited all 5 States and held discussions with political parties, Central and State enforcement agencies.

• 16 lakh new voters have been enrolled to vote in these five states.

• All eligible electorate should add their number if they are not on the electoral rolls

• There will be 177 lakh polling stations across these five states says, Chief Commissioner of EC.

• ECI’s focus is on enrolling everyone into the electoral rolls

• Elderly voters can vote from home within a 5-day window

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the poll schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram.

The ECI, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, held a meeting of observers last week and asked them to ensure a strict hold on the use of money power to influence the polls.

The Assembly elections this year are extremely significant as they come just months before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and will reflect the mood of the electorate in the run-up to the general elections.

At present, there is a BJP government in Madhya Pradesh led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have Congress governments led by Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel respectively.

Telangana, on the other hand, has the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) government led by K Chandrasekhar Rao whereas the Mizo National Front (MNF), a BJP ally, is in power in Mizoram. 

The terms of the legislative assemblies in Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh are set to conclude on various dates in January 2024, while the term of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly will end on December 17 this year.

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