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Assembly elections are going to be held in four states – Haryana, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand. The Election Commission has announced the election dates for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Although it was expected that the election dates would be announced in Maharashtra, but the assembly elections in Maharashtra have not been announced yet. Let us know what Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said when asked about this.
Elections have been announced in two states
In this regard, Rajiv Kumar said that earlier Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections used to be held together. There was no Jammu and Kashmir at that time. However, there are 4 elections this year and after that there will be a 5th election as well. The states where assembly elections are to be held include Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. We have decided to do it with 2 elections and it is not possible to announce another election while the Jammu and Kashmir elections are going on.
When is the election in Maharashtra?
Maharashtra is witnessing the rainy season at this time. Along with this, festivals like Ganeshotsav, Pitru Paksha, Navratri, Diwali are also coming. He also clarified that a decision has been taken to hold assembly elections simultaneously in two states based on the need of security forces.
Voting in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 phases
Earlier during the press conference, the Election Commissioner had said that in the last few years, there have been significant changes in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the Commission has full faith in the people of the state. In this regard, voting will be held in three phases amid tight security. He said that the Commission has taken full care of the needs of apple farmers and traders along with the Amarnath Yatra. The CEC said that people dedicated to democracy will face all challenges together.