A new update has come regarding the dates of assembly elections in Maharashtra. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, who came to review the preparations for the assembly elections in Maharashtra, has given the probable time. The Chief Election Commissioner said that the tenure of the Maharashtra Assembly is ending on November 26. Therefore the elections will have to be completed before that. He also expressed concern over the apathy of urban voters in the elections.
While reviewing election preparations in Mumbai, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that there are 288 constituencies in Maharashtra. These include ST constituency 25 and ST constituency 29. The total voters in the state are 9.59 crore. Of these, male voters are 4.59 crore and female voters are 4.64 crore. First time voters aged 18-19 years are 19.48 lakh. There is a lot of enthusiasm among them.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that efforts are being made to ensure maximum voting in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. He said Mumbai and its surrounding areas like Colaba-Kalyan had witnessed the lowest turnout in the Lok Sabha elections. For this, daily wage earners and other people in the unorganized sector should tell the administration that they will get paid leave on the day of voting.
He said that our efforts will be to ensure that there is maximum nomination and voting in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. We have asked the Maharashtra government to transfer officers who have served for more than three years in the current posting. Its compliance report has been sought.
The Chief Election Commissioner said it is the voters’ right to know whether a candidate has a criminal background. He said that political parties should also tell the people the reason for fielding such candidates. All helicopters used during election campaigning in Maharashtra will be checked.