Maharashtra Election 2024: Know when will the assembly elections be held in Maharashtra? Chief Election Commissioner said this

Mumbai: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in a press conference on Saturday that we have come here to prepare for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. We met leaders of national parties and regional parties. We met stakeholders, DM, Police Commissioner, DGP. We met leaders of total 11 parties including BSP, AAP, CPI(M), Congress, MNS, SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena. He has asked us to consider festivals like Diwali, Dev Diwali and Chhath Puja before announcing the election dates.

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Voting will be held before November 26

He said that the facilities at all the polling stations have been reviewed. District election officers have been asked to personally inspect the polling stations and see the arrangements. Arrangements should be made so that voting takes place in a queue manner at the time of voting. During this time he has clarified that the assembly elections will be completed here before 26th November.

The Election Commission of India (ECI), during the review meeting of election preparedness for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, has sought the status of FIRs related to electoral crimes during the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the Superintendents of Police of the districts of Maharashtra. According to sources, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar directed the SP to review all matters related to personnel, EVMs and social media. CEC strictly said that prompt response and action should be taken against fake news on social media.

Sources said state police nodal officers have been asked to expedite all Lok Sabha 2024 cases without any laxity in taking these cases to conclusion. During the review meeting, CEC Rajeev Kumar directed all district election officers, superintendents of police to ensure minimum facilities and proper management of voter queues at polling stations. It was also said, according to sources, that voters at multiple polling stations at one place There should be proper signs and guidelines to guide you. The ECI team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is on a two-day visit to Mumbai to review voting preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

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During a review meeting with top Maharashtra officials on Friday, the CEC asked why more than 100 police inspectors were holding key positions in Mumbai. According to sources, CEC Rajiv Kumar said that despite instructions issued on July 31, 2024, to transfer officers who have been serving in their home district or present post for more than three years, the state administration has not completed the process. . CEC Rajeev Kumar asked the Chief Secretary why despite clear instructions from the ECI, the state is reluctant to transfer revenue officers to key posts in the state. The Election Commission of India (EC) has sought an explanation from the Chief Secretary (CS) and Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra for failing to fully implement its orders on transfers of officers ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. He reprimanded the Excise Commissioner of Maharashtra and gave strict instructions to stop the flow of illicit liquor from neighboring states ahead of the upcoming elections in the state. “Instructed the Excise Commissioner to keep a close watch on the movement and distribution of any kind of illicit liquor in the state,” sources said.

Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held in 288 constituencies. The Election Commission of India has not yet announced the election dates. The upcoming elections will see a contest between the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, comprising the UBT Shiv Sena, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and the Congress, and the Maha Yuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction). will be.