No, Maharashtra Assembly Election Dates Haven’t Been Announced Yet

CLAIM

Several posts on Facebook claim that the Election Commission has announced the dates of the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.

According to these, the code of conduct will come into force on 20 September, the last day to fill up the forms is 27 September, voting will begin on 15 October and the counting will begin on 19 October 2019.

महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा निवडणूक जाहीर. 20- सप्टेंबर 2019अचारसंहिता लागू. 27 -सप्टेंबर 2019फॉर्म भरणे. 15 -ऑक्टोंबर2019 मतदान. 19 -ऑक्टोंबर2019 मतमोजणी. #vidhansabha #election #dates #itsallaboutkalyan #kalyan

Posted by Its all about kalyan on Wednesday, September 11, 2019

*महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा निवडणूक जाहीर* *20- सप्टेंबर 2019अचारसंहिता लागू.* *27 -सप्टेंबर 2019फॉर्म भरणे.* *15 -ऑक्टोंबर2019 मतदान.* *19 -ऑक्टोंबर2019 मतमोजणी*

Posted by Keshav Taware on Monday, August 19, 2019

One post claims that dates for both the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections have been announced.

Breaking News : Election Commison of India has announced the dates for 2019 Assembly Election in Maharahstra and Haryana...

Posted by ElectionChaska on Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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THE TRUTH

These posts, dated 11 September and 7 August, are peddling incorrect information because as of 17 September, the Election Commission has not announced the dates or either the Maharashtra or Haryana Assembly elections.

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WHAT WE FOUND

The Quint looked at the Election Commission’s official website on which the election dates are invariably announced and couldn’t find any announcements or notices stating the dates for the 2019 Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections.

Furthermore, no reputable news organisation has reported this.

However, we did confirm that the dates mentioned in the posts correspond to those of the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections of 2014, as mentioned in an EC press release.

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