New Delhi: The Election Election Commission on Monday shifted the date of the Punjab assembly agreement until February 20 since February 14, given the request received from several political parties and the state government to postpone voting with a few days considering Teacher Ravidas Jayanti on February 16.
According to a new schedule, January 25 will be a date for Notification of Polling, February 1, the last date of submission nominations, February 2, date of supervision of nomination, February 2 The last date for withdrawal, and February 20.
Date of poll.
The date of the calculation has not changed on March 10.
Deferredly seen as a concession considering the sentiment of the Ravidasiya community which had a considerable presence in Punjab and elsewhere.
CM Charanjit Singh Channi, BSP and then BJP, Sedit and Punjab Lok Congress have approached the EC looking for a delay in the date of polling.
They quote the expected movements of many voters who are followers of Teacher Ravidas and travel from Punjab to Varanasi above for a week to coincide with Gurupurab.
Declare that a large number of voters usually go for Varanasi a week before Ravidas Jayanti and therefore will miss the voting is a poll held on February 14, they beg by EC to consider delaying voting days in Punjab at least six days, by the teacher’s followers Ravidas will return.
“After considering these new facts emerged from this representation, input from the state and election head, preferably prioritized and all the facts and circumstances in this matter, now the Commission has decided to reschedule the general election for the Punjab legislative assembly,” The EC stated the moment Shifting the voting in Punjab until February 20.
The sources told TII that EC had chosen February 14 as a voting date for Punjab after taking into account all festivals, tests, weather and agricultural schedules etc.
It also considers Ravidas Jayanti when preparing for a schedule and decides to schedule a poll in front of the festival.