The process of filing of nominations by candidates began on October 22 and ended on October 29. The papers submitted by contestants were scrutinised on October 30, while the last date of withdrawal of candidatures is November 4.
Polling for the 288-member assembly will take place on November 20 and results will be declared three days later.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), are the main contenders for power though smaller parties and independents are also in the poll fray.