Maharashtra elections: How to find your nearest polling booth

Voters must carry their Voter ID or any approved identification card or document to their respective polling stations on voting day.

Updated on: Nov 20, 2024, 09:34:47 IST

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Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections: Maharashtra and Jharkhand are set to cast their votes for the state assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20.

The counting of votes for both Maharashtra and Jharkhand will take place on November 23. (HT Photo)

The 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will vote in a single phase. The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party is one key contender. While the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar)'s grouping, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), is the other key player. These two alliances will lock horns in a straight fight in the 2024 Maharashtra elections.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand has already voted once in Phase-1 of the state Assembly polls for 43 seats, which took place on November 13. Polling for the remaining 38 seats will take place in phase-2, on November 20.

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The counting of votes for the both the states will take place simultaneously on Saturday, November 23.

With 9.7 crore eligible voters in Maharashtra, as many as 4,140 candidates are contesting for the 288 Assembly seats. There are a total of 1,00,186 polling stations spread across 52,789 locations in the state. Of these, there are 388 "pink booths" which are managed by women.

Here's how to check your nearest polling booth

You have to visit the Election Commission of India's official portal for voters' services (electoralsearch.eci.gov.in/pollingstation)
On the web page, you will see a 'Know your electoral system' box. Here, you have to fill in your Electoral Photo Identification Card (EPIC) number, which is the Voter ID number issued to you by the Election Commission.
Once you enter your EPIC number, you have to enter the captcha code and click on search. Details of the polling booth for all registered voters will appear.
Please note that on polling day, voters must carry either their Voter ID or any approved identification card, such as the Aadhaar card. Voters have also been requested to properly check their details on the voters' list to rectify any error, if any, in advance.

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