New Delhi: In a significant development, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday announced that Maharashtra and Haryana will vote on October 21, while counting for both the states will be held on October 24. While the term of 288-member Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, that of the 90-member Haryana assembly expires on November 2.
Arora said that bypolls will also be held in 64 seats — Arunachal Pradesh (1), Assam (4), Bihar (1), Chhattisgarh (1), Gujarat (4), Himachal (2), Karnataka (15), Kerala (5), Madhya Pradesh (1), Meghalaya (1), Odisha (1), Puducherry (1), Punjab (4), Rajasthan (2), Sikkim (3), Tamil Nadu (2), Telengana (1), Uttar Pradesh (11).
The election body further said that the bypolls in West Bengal will not take place during the time of Durga Puja.