According to the new schedule, the date of voting notification will be on 25 January, the last date for filing 1 February EnrollmentThe dates for scrutiny of nominations are February 2, February 2 for withdrawal of nominations and February 20 for voting. Calculation The date of March 10 will remain unchanged.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, BSP and later BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Lok Congress had approached the Election Commission seeking postponement of the original polling date of February 14 in Punjab, citing the expected agitation of many voters. was given, who is a follower of Guru Ravidas and travels. From Punjab to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh during the week with Gurupurab. Stating that a large number of voters usually leave for Varanasi a week before Ravidas Jayanti and hence they miss vote If elections were to be held on February 14, he urged the Election Commission to consider postponing the polling day in Punjab for at least six days, until the followers of Guru Ravidas would return.
“After considering these representations, the inputs of the State Government and the Chief Electoral Officer, the previous priority and these new facts emerging from all the facts and circumstances in the case, the Commission has now decided to reschedule the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab ,” said the Election Commission. While shifting the polling in Punjab on February 20, he said.
sources told You That the Election Commission had originally chosen 14 February as the polling date for Punjab, keeping in view all the festivals, examinations, weather and agricultural schedules etc. It also considered Guru Ravidas Jayanti while preparing the program and decided to schedule elections before the festival.
According to the Punjab BJP general secretary, Punjab has a large population of followers of Guru Ravidas, many of whom belong to the Scheduled Castes, who constitute 32% of the state’s population.
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