Exams, festivals will have a say in poll dates: CEC

Exams, festivals will have a say in poll dates: CEC

The Hindu

The Assembly poll schedule for Kerala will be finalised keeping in mind festival and exam dates and the availability of Central forces, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said on Sunday. The by-election to the Malappuram Lok Sabha segment, necessitated by P.K. Kunhalikutty vacating the seat, will be held alongside the Assembly polls. Briefing the media on the meetings the Commission had with various stakeholders over the weekend, Mr. Arora said political parties had urged the Commission to schedule the elections in April by factoring in the festival dates for Easter, Vishu, and Ramzan.
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