Maharashtra By-Election-2010 [new]

There are two casual vacancies lying vacant in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Local Authorities’ Constituencies. (Pune LAC, Raigad-cum- Ratnagiri-cum- Sindhudurg LAC)

The Commission has decided to fill both of the said vacancies by holding byeelections from the said Local Authorities’ Constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in accordance with the following programme:

Event	Date
Issue of Notification	2nd March, 2010 (Tuesday)
Last date of making Nominations	9th March, 2010 (Tuesday)
Scrutiny of Nominations	10th March, 2010 (Wednesday)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidatures	12th March, 2010 (Friday)
Date of Poll	26th March, 2010 (Friday)
Counting of Votes	28th March, 2010 (Sunday)
Date before which election shall be completed	29th March, 2010 (Monday)

The Assembly polls to elect the 288-member Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra took place on Oct 13, 2009. Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed against the rival alliance of Congress and NCP, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) tried to win over the people with the Marathi-only ideology.

Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance successfully thrashed the opponent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena Alliance by claiming half of the 288-member legislative assembly with 144 seats in the 2009 Maharashtra Assembly Polls.

BJP-Shiv Sena alliance won 91 seats in the state. The three year old party led by Raj Thackeray won only 13 seats in assembly polls. The Third Front bagged 14 seats, others parties secured 26 wins. Congress which was bolstered by the shortcomings of the Opposition parties has once again proved its power.

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288 Constituencies in Maharashtra. 29 seats reserved for SC and 25 seats reserved for ST.

Maharashtra Parliamentary Elections Results Tally
Parties	Win
INC+	17
BJP+	9
NCP	8
SHS	11
others	3
Total Seats= 48
INC = Indian National Congress, NCP = National Congress Party, SHS = Shiv Sena, BJP = Bharatiya Janata Party

Parliamentary Elections News in Maharashtra

The Women's Lottery Bill

Rediff - ‎3 hours ago‎

... and the Shetkari Mahila Aghadi which proposed 100 percent women panels in the panchayat raj elections in Maharashtra [ Images ] as early as 1986. ...

Posco plans Rs 4000-crore investment in Maharashtra

Business Standard - Sanjay Jog - ‎Mar 14, 2010‎

“The state-run Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has provided Posco 500 acres in Vile Bhagad in the coastal Raigad district. ...

Maharashtra governor revokes election of university senate member

Daily News & Analysis - Mihika Basu - ‎Mar 8, 2010‎

Mumbai: Declaring the election of Subhash Athavale as senate member of Mumbai University null and void, K Sankaranarayanan, governor and chancellor of ...

Maya plans 'mini-kumbh mela' on Kanshi's birthday in Lucknow

Economic Times - ‎20 hours ago‎

The opposition has already dubbed the rally as a pre-election show of strength and claimed that more than Rs 100 crore is being spent on the rally. ...

Women in the Maharashtra assembly will rise to 96

Daily News & Analysis - Shubhangi Khapre - ‎Mar 9, 2010‎

Officials in the Election Commission and constitutional experts said more than half the states and Union territories would have to support the bill. ...

Parliament's stamp of approval for Pawar's quota move: NCP Daily News & Analysis

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MNS moves court to retain train engine as poll symbol

Sify - ‎Mar 12, 2010‎

Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Friday approached the Supreme Court to retain the train engine as its poll symbol for the forthcoming ...

Mumbai univ registrar given marching orders

Times of India - Clara Lewis, Anahita Mukherji - ‎Mar 12, 2010‎

... to his nomination, as the Maharashtra Universities Act states that only those with five years teaching experience were eligible to contest election. ...

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BJP warns of legal action if govt declares IPL tax free

The Hindu - ‎Mar 13, 2010‎

... Assembly election, is a curious coincidence, he said. Maharashtra is hosting 14 of the 60 scheduled matches of IPL season 3 which began here yesterday. ...

Maharashtra Yet to Decide on Imposing Tax on IPL Outlook

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Ashok Chavan announces help for victims of cholera

Daily News & Analysis - ‎Mar 13, 2010‎

PTI Solapur: Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, today, announced financial assistance of Rs1 lakh each to the kin of those who died during cholera and ...

Pune MLC seat: NCP's Vandana poised to win unopposed

Press Trust of India - ‎Mar 10, 2010‎

Pune, Mar 10 (PTI) With Shiv Sena-BJP alliance backing out of the election to Maharashtra Legislative Council seat from Pune local self government ...