Maharashtra Assembly Polls: 10,905 Nomination Papers Submitted As Filing Ends

The Election Commission on Tuesday said that it has received a total of 10,905 nomination papers for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, representing 7,995 candidates across 288 constituencies.

Tuesday was the last date for filing nomination papers after the notification was issued on October 22. The EC will scrutinize the applications on Wednesday and the last date for withdrawing the papers is on November 4.

In a statement, the Chief Electoral Officer's office stated that it has received 1,648 complaints of violation of the code of conduct on the C-Vigil application from October 15 to 29, out of which 1,646 have been resolved by the Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer's office stated.

On the other hand, there is a rift within the ruling the Mahayuti alliance partners BJP and NCP (Ajit Pawar) over the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat.

NCP fielded Nawab Malik from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, the BJP has declared Shiv Sena's Suresh Krishna Patil as its official candidate. Currently, the seat is held by Samajwadi Party's state chief Abu Azmi.

After filing the nomination, Nawab Malik told ANI, "Today, I filed a nomination from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency as an NCP candidate. I had filed the form as an Independent candidate also. But the party has sent the AB form and we submitted it at 2.55 pm and now I am the official candidate of NCP."
Nawab Malik, a two-time MLA from Anushakti Nagar, had earlier announced that he would contest from the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency as an independent candidate after being denied a ticket by the NCP due to pressure by alliance partner BJP.

Sana Malik, daughter of Nawab Malik is contesting from the Anushakti Nagar assembly seat as an NCP candidate (Ajit Pawar).
In 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 42.

The single phase Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held on November 20, with counting for all 288 constituencies set for November 23.

The Model Code of Conduct for the Maharashtra Assembly Election came into force on October 15, 2024.