National Desk, 11th October: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has modified the dates for the upcoming assembly elections from November 23 to November 25, as per a notification released on Wednesday.
The decision was made in response to representations from various political parties and social organizations concerning large-scale weddings and social events scheduled for the same day, which could inconvenience many people.
The ECI notification read, “Representations have been received in the Commission from various political parties, social organisations and also issues raised in various media platforms for change of date of poll considering large scale wedding/social engagement on that day which may cause inconvenience to large number of people, various logistic issues and may lead to reduced voters participation during poll.”
“The Commission, having considered these factors and representations, has decided to change the date of poll from 23rd November, 2023(Thursday) to 25th November, 2023 (Saturday),” it further read.
On October 9, the ECI announced the polling dates for the assembly elections in five states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram.
