Key Takeaways
- The Election Commission of India has postponed the elections for the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s teacher and graduate constituencies.
- The elections were postponed due to representations from teacher organizations requesting to hold the elections after the school summer vacation period.
- Four members, including Vilas Vinayak Potnis and Kapil Harishchandra Patil, are retiring from the Maharashtra Legislative Council on July 7, 2024.
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India has announced the election of the Maharashtra Legislative Council for Teachers and Graduate Constituencies, and the polling process that was to be held on June 10, 2024, has been postponed.
However, the Commission received representations from teacher organizations regarding holding these elections after the school summer vacation period.
According to the Election Commission of India, considering this demand, the Maharashtra Legislative Council has postponed the biennial elections of teachers and graduate constituencies.
Vilas Vinayak Potnis from the Mumbai Graduate Constituency, Niranjan Vasant Dawkhare from the Konkan Graduate Constituency, Kishore Bhikaji Darade from the Nashik Teachers Constituency, and Kapil Harishchandra Patil from the Mumbai Teachers Constituency are retiring from the Maharashtra Legislative Council on July 7, 2024.
Hence, the election program was announced for 2 teacher constituencies and 2 graduate constituencies, the statement added.
