The dates for the assembly elections in Maharashtra have been announced. According to the Election Commission, voting will be held on all 288 seats in the state in one phase on November 20 and the results of the assembly elections will be declared on November 23. There are a total of 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, while 145 seats are required for a majority. There is a close contest between the Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances in Maharashtra.

According to the Election Commission, notification for the assembly elections in Maharashtra will be issued on October 22, while the last date for nomination is October 29. In this sequence, scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on October 30, while November 4 will be the last date for withdrawal of nomination.The total number of voters in Maharashtra is around 9.63 crore, in which 4.97 crore are male voters. The number of female voters is 4.66 crore. If we talk about young voters, their number is 1.85 crore. While the number of voters casting their vote for the first time is 20.93 lakh. There will be 1,186 polling stations in total at 52,789 places in Maharashtra. Out of these, 42,604 are in urban areas and 57,582 are in rural areas. The average of around 960 voters casting their vote at one polling station.