NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday announced dates for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana.
The Election Commission today announced a single phase election in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram, and a two-phase election in Chhattisgarh all of which will be held in November. Rajasthan and Telangana will also have a single phase election on December 7.
ECI chairman clarifies that certain compulsion forced the commission to change the timing of the press conference to announce the election dates earlier in the day. The chairman declines to make any comment on Congress allegations against the Commission.
The model code of conduct, imposing restrictions for free and fair elections, was enforced as the announcement was made by Election Commissioner OP Rawat.
Counting of votes in all five states will be held on December 11, 2018, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat announced in the press conference.
RAJASTHAN/TELANGANA
Date of polling: December 7
MADHYA PRADESH/ MIZORAM
Date of polling: November 28
CHHATTISGARH
PHASE II
Polling: November 12
PHASE II
Polling: November 20
Lok Sabha bypolls in Shimoga, Bellary and Mandya in Karnataka to be held on November 3, says chief election commissioner OP Rawat.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, since 2005. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has been in power since the first elections were held in the state after its formation in 2003.
The Congress has been in power in Mizoram since 2008. In 2013, it had won the Assembly election after securing 34 seats in the 40-member House.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao recently dissolved the House to avoid a possible clubbing of Assembly polls with the Lok Sabha elections.
