Punjab Assembly Election 2022 Polling Date Rescheduled, Votes To Be Cast On Feb 20: ECI

On Monday after a meeting, ECI announced that the votes in Punjab will be cast on February 20th instead of the earlier schedule of February 14.  

New Delhi: After multiple political parties from Punjab urged the Election Commission of India Punjab (ECI) to reschedule the single-phase state assembly election poll date in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, ECI has accepted the demand.

On Monday after a meeting, ECI announced that the votes in Punjab will be cast on February 20 instead of the earlier schedule of February 14. ECI In a statement, the Commission said polls would now be held on February 20. It coincides with the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh.

Date of Notification: January 25, 2022 (Tuesday)

Last date of Nomination: February 1, 2022 (Tuesday)

Date of Scrutiny: February 2, 2022 (Wednesday)

Date of Withdrawal: February 4, 2022 (Friday)

Date of Poll: February 20, 2022 (Sunday).

Counting of Votes: March 10, 2022 (Thursday).

Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, BJP and its allies, and the BSP had urged the poll panel to postpone the date of voting as lakhs of followers of Guru Ravidas travel to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate the day.

A lot of people from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, about 32% of the population of Punjab, usually visit Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate Guru Ravidas Birth Anniversary. Devotees from Punjab usually visit Varanasi from February 10 to 16 to celebrate Guru Ravidas Birth Anniversary.

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