POLLING IN PUNJAB BYE ELECTIONS , KERALA AND UP NOW ON 20.11.24, HOWEVER COUNTING DATES UNCHANGED
Face2News/New Delhi
The Election Commission of India vide Press Note no. ECI/PN/150/2024 dated 15.10.2024 announced bye-election to 48 Assemblies Constituencies and 2 Parliamentary Constituencies of 15 States wherein the date of poll for all bye- elections except in 16-Nanded PC of Maharashtra and 07-Kedarnath AC of Uttarakhand, was fixed on 13.11.2024(Wednesday). The date of Counting and Completion of Poll with respect to above election are 23.11.2024 (Saturday) & 25.11.2024 (Monday) respectively.
Subsequently, representations have been received in the Commission from various recognised National and State political parties (including BJP, INC, BSP, RLD) and some social organisations for change of date of poll in some Assembly Constituencies having bye elections on 13th November 2024, considering large scale social, cultural and religious engagements on that day which may cause inconvenience to large number of people, give rise to 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 poll from 13.11.2024(Wednesday) to 20.11.2024 (Wednesday) in following 14 ACs for Bye-election: -
Name of State Number and Name of AC Notified date of Poll Revised Date of Poll Notified
Kerala 56-Palakkad 13.11.2024 20.11.2024
Punjab 10- Dera Baba Nanak 13.11.2024 20.11.2024
44-Chabbewal (SC)
84-Gidderbaha
103-Barnala
Utter Pradesh 16-Meerapur 20.11.2024
29-Kundarki
56-Ghaziabad
71-Khair (SC)
110-Karhal
213-Sishamau
256-Phulpur
277-Katehari
397-Majhawan
The date of Counting and Completion of Poll of the above-mentioned Assembly Constituencies shall remain unchanged i.e. 23.11.2024 (Saturday) & 25.11.2024 (Monday) respectively,added Sanjeev Kumar Prasad, Secretary of the Commission.