Election Commission of India on August 16 will notify the names of states going for elections in 2024. Polls for Haryana and Maharashtra are likely to be announced as the term of the two states’ assemblies will end in November
The Election Commission of India released a circular on Friday stating that it will announce the roadmap for “General Election to Legislative Assemblies” on August 16. In a press conference, scheduled around 3:00 PM, the commission will notify about the states that will have assembly election.
“Press Conference by Election Commission of India to announce the schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies,” said the ECI circular.
It is likely that the ECI will announce assembly elections for the state of Haryana, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The five-year term of Haryana and Maharashtra state assemblies will end on November 3 and November 26, 2024, respectively.
On the other hand, the UT of J&K has been without an elected assembly since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The Supreme Court of India has directed the ECI to conduct assembly election for J&K by September 30, 2024.
Recently, the ECI visited Haryana and held a “detailed and comprehensive review of the poll preparedness for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Haryana at Chandigarh.”
In a two-day visit to the state, Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar along with the two Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu held meeting with state political parties for conducting election on 90 assembly constituency seats in the state.
“During the two-day review visit of the Commission, representatives of national and state political parties namely Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Indian National Lok Dal and Jannayak Janta Party came to meet the Commission,” said a press note released by ECI on August 13.
Earlier after the results of Lok Sabha elections were declared in June, the EC started the process updating the electoral rolls for Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir.