2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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The legislative assembly election in the Indian state of Rajasthan are scheduled to be held on 7 December 2018 to elect members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[1] The election will be held in single phase.
In the last elections in 2013, BJP had won majority; however all the opinion polls have predicted a Congress victory in 2018 elections.
Background
The tenure of Rajasthan assembly ends on January 20, 2019.[2]
Schedule
The date of the election is 7th December 2018 and the result will be out on 11 December 2018.
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date for Nominations | 12 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 19 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 20 Nov 2018 | Tuesday |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22 Nov 2018 | Thursday |
| Date of poll | 7 Dec 2018 | Friday |
| Date of counting | 11 Dec 2018 | Tuesday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 13 Dec 2018 | Thursday |
Opinion polls
Every opinion poll is showing that the Indian National Congress will return to power in Rajasthan with a thumping majority.
| Date | Polling agency | BJP | INC | Others | Lead |
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| October 2018 | Times Now - Chrome DM | 89 | 102 | 9 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|13 |
| October 2018 | Times Now - Warroom Stratergies | 75 | 115 | 10 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|40 |
| October 2018 | News Nation | 73 | 115 | 12 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|42 |
| October 2018 | ABP News -C Voter | 56 | 142 | 2 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|86 |
| August 2018 | ABP News- C Voter | 57 | 130 | 13 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|73 |
| Average as on 9 October 2018 | 70 | 121 | 9 | Style="background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color"|51 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018". www.patrika.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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