Election Commission defers February 14 Punjab Assembly election due to Guru Ravidas Jayanti
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The Election Commission has announced that the voting for Punjab's 117 assembly seats will now take place on February 20.
New Delhi: After receiving requests from several political parties including the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Election Commission on Monday (January 17, 2022) decided to postpone the February 14 assembly election in Punjab.
The Election Commission has announced that the voting for the state's 117 assembly seats will now take place on February 20 (Sunday).
"Commission has received several representations from State Government, Political Parties and other organizations drawing attention regarding movement of a large number of devotees from Punjab to Varanasi for participation in Sri Guru Ravidas Ji Jayanti celebrations, which is observed on 16th February 2022. They have also brought to the notice that a large number of devotees start moving for Varanasi around a week before the day of celebration and keeping the poll day on 14th February 2022 will deprive large number of electors from voting," the EC said in a statement.
