Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Filing of nominations to end today

In Maharashtra the filing of nominations for singlephase Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 will end on Tuesday reported news agency ANIThe scrutiny of nominations will be done tomorrow and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is November 4Voting for all 288 seats will be held on November 20 in a single phaseThe counting of votes will be taken up on November 23A total of 4426 nomination papers of 3259 candidates have been filed till October 28 for the elections in 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly the Chief Election Officers office said reported ANIThe Model Code of Conduct for the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 came into force on October 15The notification for election was issued on 22 October 2024Meanwhile the Congress on Monday announced a combined list of six candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra and JharkhandThe party announced four candidates for Maharashtra and two candidates for JharkhandIn Maharashtra the Congress has announced Madhurimaraje Malojiraje Chhatrapati from Kolhapur North Sajid Khan Mannan Khan from Akola West Heera Devasi from Colaba and Chetan Narote from Solapur City Central reported ANIWith this the Congress has announced candidates for 102 of 288 Assembly seats The Congress is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA which comprises Shiv Sena UBT and Sharad Pawars NCPThe MVA alliance has declared candidates for 268 seats so far Shiv Sena UBT and NCP SP have fielded their candidates on 84 and 82 seats respectivelyThe Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 are scheduled for November 20 with counting for all 288 constituencies set for November 23In the 2019 assembly elections the BJP won 105 seats the Shiv Sena 56 and the Congress 44 In 2014 the BJP secured 122 seats the Shiv Sena 63 and the Congress 42Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shaina NC joined NDA partner Shiv Sena on Monday hours after the party fielded her from the Mumbadevi constituencyShaina NC joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde just weeks before the states 2024 Maharashtra assembly electionsEarlier on Monday Shiv Sena released the list of 15 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 in which Shaina NC was fielded from the Mumbadevi constituencyThe Mumbadevi constituency is a part of the Mumbai Lok Sabha seat and has been represented by Congress Amin Patel since 2009 Earlier there were reports that the BJP could field Shaina NC from the Worli constituency However Shiv Sena fielded Milind Deora from the seat as Mahayuti candidateThe Worli constituency will see a highprofile contest between Deora and Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya ThackerayWith inputs from ANI