Maharashtra Assembly Elections: No Sale of Alcohol as Govt Announces Dry Days - Check List

Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 are round corner and ahe of polls, a school holiday has been declared for November 20 and Maharashtra government has also announced a list of dry days for state, in accordance with guidelines and code of Election Commission of India. Here's all you need to know…

Maharashtra Elections: List of Dry Days

Ahe of Maharashtra Assembly Elections on November 20, a list of dry days have been announced for state in accordance with code of Election Commission. On se dry days, alcohol will be prohibited and re will be no sale at all, to ensure a smooth election process.

List of dry days announced in Maharashtra capital Mumbai and or cities -

• November 18 - No alcohol will be prohibited from after 6:00 pm.
• November 19 - A complete dry day will be observed today.
• November 20 - Sale of alcohol will remain prohibited till 6:00 pm on election day.
• November 23 - Alcohol prohibition will remain in place till 6:00 pm as election results will be announced on this day.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: School Holiday Declared

Maharashtra government has declared a public holiday on November 20 and refore, all schools and educational institutions will also remain closed on November 20. While initially re were reports that schools will also remain shut on November 18-19, but government has clarified that schools will function as usual on se days.

Maharashtra Banks Closed for Assembly Elections?

According to Reserve Bank of India's holiday list, banks in Maharashtra will remain closed on November 20 due to Assembly General Election 2024.

Notably, while physical bank branches in designated states will remain closed, customers will still be able to access financial services through ATMs, digital banking, and UPI platforms. For urgent banking needs, online transactions remain operational, ensuring that services are available even on holidays.

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Key Constituencies, Or Details

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 will be held on November 20, 2024. A total of 4,136 candidates are in fray for November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections, a rise of 27.7 per cent over number five years ago.

re are as many as 2,086 independent contenders among m. Election Commission on Thursday me available final figures of each party's candidates after withdrawals and rejections at scrutiny stage even as campaigning is underway in full swing. political landscape is quite fragmented with Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party splitting up in last two years. assembly has a total of 288 seats.

Of ruling Mahayuti alliance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 149 candidates, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has fielded 81 candidates, and deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded 59. In Opposition Maha Vikas Aghi, Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray has 95 candidates in fray and NCP (Sharchandra Pawar) has 86 candidates.

In some constituencies, re would be friendly fights between allies. Of smaller parties, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fielded 237 candidates and All India Majlis-e-Ittehul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has 17 candidates in fray.

(Inputs from PTI)