Assembly Elections 2023: Poll body announces dates, schedule for 5 states; check details here

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the dates and polling schedule for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram. Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram will be held in a single phase.

Elections will be held in Mizoram in a single phase on November 7. While polls will be held in Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan will go to vote on November 23. Elections in Telangana will be held in a single phase on November 30.

Elections in Chhattisgarh, on the other hand, will be held in two phases-- Phase 1 on November 7 and Phase 2 on November 17. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said while addressing an ECI presser that there are total 5.6 crore voters in Madhya Pradesh, 5.25 crore voters in Rajasthan, 3.17 crore voters in Telangana, 2.03 crore voters in Chhattisgarh, and 8.52 lakh voters in Mizoram. 

While announcing the poll schedule, the poll body said that around 60 lakh first time voters will participate in the elections across five states. Of these, around 15.39 lakh young voters are eligible due to the amendment on qualifying dates. 

Soon after the election schedule was announced, BJP national president JP Nadda said that the saffron party will form the government in all the five states with overwhelming majority under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

"Under the leadership of PM Modi, BJP will form government in all the states with an overwhelming majority and will work with determination to fulfil the aspirations of the people for the next 5 years," Nadda said in a post on X formerly known as Twitter. 

Check polling schedule for Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana here 

MIZORAM

Poll events	Date
Date of issue for Gazette notification	October 13
Last date of making nominations	October 20
Date for scrutiny of nominations	October 21
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	October 23
Date of poll	November 7
Date of vote counting	December 3
Date before which election should be completed	December 5

CHHATTISGARH

Poll events	Phase 1	Phase 2
Date of issue for Gazette notification	October 13	October 21
Last date of making nominations	October 20	October 30
Date for scrutiny of nominations	October 21	October 31
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	October 23	November 2
Date of poll	November 7	November 17
Date of counting	December 3	December 3
Date before which election should be completed	December 5	December 5

RAJASTHAN

Poll events	Date
Date of issue for Gazette notification	October 30
Last date of making nominations	November 6
Date for scrutiny of nominations	November 7
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	November 9
Date of poll	November 23
Date of counting	December 3
Date before which election should be completed	December 5

MADHYA PRADESH

Poll events	Date
Date of issue for Gazette notification	October 21
Last date of making nominations	October 30
Date for scrutiny of nominations	October 31
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	November 2
Date of poll	November 17
Date of counting	December 3
Date before which election should be completed	December 5

TELANGANA

Poll events	Date
Date of issue for Gazette notification	November 3
Last date of making nominations	November 10
Date for scrutiny of nominations	November 13
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	November 15
Date of poll	November 30
Date of counting	December 3
Date before which election should be completed	December 5