Gujarat Assembly Election schedule announced
The Hindu
There will be over 51,000 polling stations in Gujarat for the upcoming Assembly elections
Voting for the Gujarat Assembly elections will take place in two phases on December 1 and December 5, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Thursday. The counting of votes will take place on December 8.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said: “In Gujarat, more than 4.9 crore electors will be served by the Election Commission of India. There are 4.6 lakhs first time voters.”
There will be over 51,000 polling stations in Gujarat for the upcoming elections. “For enhanced voting experience, 1,274 polling stations will be completely managed by women polling and security staff,” said the election commissioner.
The tenure of the 182-member Assembly in Gujarat is set to expire on February 18 next year.
Issue of notification: November 5 and November 10
Last Date of making nominations: November 14 and November 17
Scrutiny of nominations: November 15 and November 19