Assembly elections will be held in Maharashtra, India on October 13, 2004. The major alliances are the Democratic Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena alliance. Other political parties contesting are the Bahujan Samajwadi Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the LJP. Upto 65.8 million voters will use 66,000 electronic voting machines to elect the 288 members of the Maharashtra legislative assembly.

Schedule

• September 15 - Notification announced
• September 22 - Last date for filing nominations
• September 23 - Nominations to be scrutinized
• September 25 - Last date for withdrawal of names
• October 13 - Elections
• October 15 - Repoll if any
• October 16 - Counting of votes

External links

• "Maharashtra assembly polls on October 13" (http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/24poll.htm?headline=Elections~in~Maharashtra~on~Oct~13) - rediff.com article dated August 24, 2004
• "State Assembly polls on October 13" (http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/august/90742.htm) - Mid-Day articled dated August 24, 2004
• "Maharashtra gears up for assembly election" (http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1004989,001301310001.htm) - Hindustantimes.com article dated September 14, 2004