New Delhi: Election Commission on Saturday announced polling dates for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana Assembly Elections 2018. The polling in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana will be held on November 28, November 12 and November 20, December 7, November 28 and December 7 respectively. Addressing a presser, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said, “Simultaneous elections will be held in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, before 15th December and the counting of votes will take place on December 11.”Also Read - Udaipur Beheading: Cop Attacked With Sword As Mob Prevented From Advancing Towards Mosque
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RAJASTHAN:
Rajasthan Assembly Polls 2018 Schedule | Important dates |
Last date of filing Nomination | November 19 |
Scrutiny of nomination | November 20 |
Withdrawal of nomination | November 22 |
Polling dates | December 7 |
Counting of votes | December 11 |
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TELANGANA:
Telangana Assembly Polls 2018 | Important dates |
Last date of filing Nomination | November 19 |
Scrutiny of nomination | November 20 |
Withdrawal of nomination | November 22 |
Polling dates | December 7 |
Counting of votes | December 11 |
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MIZORAM:
Mizoram Assembly Polls 2018 | Important dates |
Last date of filing Nomination | November 9 |
Scrutiny of nomination | November 12 |
Withdrawal of nomination | November 14 |
Polling dates | November 28 |
Counting of votes | December 11 |
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MADHYA PRADESH:
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls 2018 | Important dates |
Last date of filing Nomination | November 9 |
Scrutiny of nomination | November 12 |
Withdrawal of nomination | November 14 |
Polling dates | November 28 |
Counting of votes | December 11 |
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CHHATTISGARH:
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018 | Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
Last date of filing Nomination | October 23 | November 2 |
Scrutiny of nomination | October 24 | November 3 |
Withdrawal of nomination | October 26 | November 5 |
Polling dates | November 12 | November 20 |
Counting of votes | December 11 | December 11 |
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For the unversed, the tenure of the Madhya Pradesh 230-member House expires on January 7, 2019. Mizoram’s 50-member House expires on December 15 this year. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh’s Assembly, comprising 90 members, ends on January 5 next year. The 200-member Rajasthan House expires on January 20, 2019.
The BJP has been in power in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In Rajasthan, the party has 160 seats in the 200-member House while in Madhya Pradesh, it won 166 seats in the House. The BJP won the Chhattisgarh polls in 2013, securing 49 seats in the 91-member House while the Congress came a close second with 39 seats.