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.