Election Commission to announce schedule for Assembly polls today

Srinagar, Aug 16: The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections of various states on Friday afternoon.

The terms of the existing legislative Assembly will end on November 3 in Haryana, November 26 in Maharashtra) and January 5, 2025 (Jharkhand). Regarding Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court had last year directed the ECI to conduct polls by September 30, 2024.

As per the poll body, electoral rolls have been updated in the states, kicking off the preparations for the elections.

The ECI will announce the schedule in a press conference at 3 pm today. However, the invite sent to the media did not specify the states for which the election schedule will be announced.