16-Mar-2024 10:49 PM
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Mumbai, Mar 16 (Reporter) Maharashtra will go for elections in five phases, starting from April 19 and ending on May 20, as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on Saturday.
The first and smallest phase will be on April 19 for five parliamentary seats and the final and biggest phase will be conducted on May 20 for 13 Lok Sabha constituencies, with two phases scheduled in April and three phases scheduled in May.
The first phase on April 19 will see voting in Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondia, Gadchiroli-Chimur and Chandrapur – total five LS constituencies.
The second phase will see voting on April 26 for Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded and Parbhani – total eight LS seats.
The third phase of voting will take place on May seven in Raigad, Baramati, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur and Hatkanangale – total 11 LS constituencies.
The fourth phase will see voting on May 13 for Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Shirdi and Beed – total 11 LS seats.
The last and fifth phase of voting will take place on May 20 in Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South Central and Mumbai South – total 13 LS seats...////...