Haryana Assembly Election 2024: Date Of Voting, Counting Announced

Haryana Assembly Polls 2024 Date: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections on Friday.

The polls in the North Indian state will be conducted in a single phase on October 1 and the counting is on October 4.

"There are a total of 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana, of which 73 are general, SC-17 and ST-0. There will be a total of 2.01 crore voters in Haryana, of which 1.06 crore are males, 0.95 crore are females, 4.52 lakhs are first-time voters and 40.95 lakhs are young voters. The electoral roll of Haryana will be published on 27th August 2024," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said in a press meet on Friday.

Here are the key dates:

Date of Gazette Notification: September 5
Last Date for Nomination Submission: September 12
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: September 13
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: September 16
Polling Date: October 1
Counting of Votes: October 4

For the ruling BJP, this election is nothing short of a litmus test. The saffron party has been in power in Haryana since 2014, when it won 40 seats and formed a coalition government with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP).

After BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar served as the state's Chief Minister for two consecutive terms, he was replaced as the CM by Nayab Singh Saini. It also ended the BJP-JJP alliance.

The BJP now faces the challenge of retaining power without its former coalition partner, as the dynamics of the election have shifted dramatically.

The opposition Congress, led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who ruled Haryana from 2004 to 2014, is leaving no stone unturned to come back to power.

In the 2019 polls, the Congress could not form the government despite winning 31 seats as the JJP joined hands with the BJP.