Rajasthan Assembly elections: Voting dates revised from Nov 23 to 25 due to wedding rush
Rajasthan Assembly elections: The Election Commission of India moved the Rajasthan Assembly elections from November 23 to November 25 on Wednesday.
Election Commission said, "The change in the date of the poll was made following representations from various political parties, and social organisations and also issues raised in various media platforms considering large-scale wedding/social engagement on that day which may cause inconvenience to a large number of people, various logistic issues and may lead to reduced voters participation during the poll."
"The Commission, having considered these factors and representations, has decided to change the date of the poll from November 23, 2023 (Thursday) to November 25, 2023 (Saturday)," the election body added.
The counting of votes will take place on 3 December.
The votes will be counted on December 3.
The Election Commission announced the dates for Assembly elections in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana on Monday.
The Rajasthan Assembly elections will be held on November 23, according to the Election Commission.
- ANI
