Rajasthan Assembly polls: EC postpones polling day to November 25
The panel was told that large-scale weddings and social engagements on November 23 could cause inconvenience to a large number of people
Rajasthan will see Assembly elections on November 25, not November 23, as there are too many weddings and social engagements that day, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
The poll panel said the decision was taken following representations from various political parties and social organisations for a change of the date of balloting.
The representations said the large-scale wedding and social engagements on November 23 may inconvenience many people and cause logistic issues, affecting voter participation.
"The Commission, having considered these factors and representations, has decided to change the date of poll from 23rd November (Thursday) to 25th November (Saturday)," it added.
The counting of votes will take place as scheduled on December 3, along with the votes polled in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
(With agency inputs)