LIVE: Maharashtra election on Nov 20; Jharkhand on Nov 13, 20; result on Nov 23
EC also announces bypolls in Wayanad and Nanded Lok Sabha seats and 48 Assembly constituencies
The Election Commission on Tuesday (October 15) announced the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. The poll panel convened a press conference in New Delhi at 3.30 pm to announce the details.
Maharashtra will vote in one phase on November 20. Jharkhand will vote in two phases, on November 13 and November 20. The results for both states will be announced on November 23.
The EC also announced dates Lok Sabha and Assembly byolls, which will again be held on November 13 and November 20. This includes the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, vacated when Rahul Gandhi opted to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka Gandhi is set to contest in Wayanad as the Congress candidate.
The three Lok Sabha seats currently vacant are Wayanad in Kerala, Nanded in Maharashtra and Basirhat in West Bengal. Congress MP Vasant Chavan, who represented Nanded, and TMC MP Haji Sheikh Nurul Islam, who represented Basirhat, passed away recently.
Term ending
While the term of the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26, that of Jharkhand ends on January 5 next year.
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“Counting happens roughly on the third day after the elections end. Expectations rise from 6 pm, but there is no scientific base to this in public disclosure. When counting begins, results start pouring at 8.05-8.10 am. This is nonsense. The first counting (of EVMs) begins at 8.30 am...Are the initial trends to justify the exit poll?...We start putting the results at 9.30 am on the website...So, when the actual results start coming in, there is a mismatch. That mismatch can lead to serious issues sometimes. The gap between expectations and achievements is nothing but frustration. So, this issue is such that needs some deliberation..." says CEC Rajiv Kumar.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar: Major distortion created by exit polls, expectations set by it
"A major distortion is being created due to exit polls and expectations set by it. This is a matter of deliberation and introspection for the press, especially for electronic media. In the last few elections, two to three things are happening simultaneously if we look at the entire canvas together. First, an exit poll comes – we don't govern it – but there is a need for self-introspection that what was the sample size, where was the survey done, how did the result come and what is my responsibility if I did not match to that result, are there disclosures? All of these need to be seen. There are bodies which govern this...I am sure the time has come that associations/bodies which govern, will do some self-regulation,” says CEC.
