NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (TIWN): The Election Commission of India declared Maharashtra polls on November 20.

The vote counting will take place on November 23 after the one-phase election to be held there.

Last day of nomination filing is October 29. Scrutiny of nomination will be completed by October 30, and the withdrawal deadline for nomination is November 4. Date of poll is November 20 and the result is to be declared on November 23.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported, the state has 9.63 crore registered voters, with 4.97 crore male voters and 4.66 crore female voters. A total of 52,789 polling stations will be set up, including 39,048 in rural areas and 13,741 in urban areas.

The last Assembly Election in Maharasthra was held in 2029. In 2019, the assembly elections were held on October 21 while the counting of votes was held on October 24. During the last elections, the BJP and then an undivided Shiv Sena had contested the polls together. The BJP had bagged 105 seats while the Sena had got 56 seats. Congress had managed to win 44 seats, and NCP 56 seats.