New Delhi: The Election Commission has changed the date of polling to elect a new legislative assembly for the state of Rajasthan from November 23 to November 25, noting in an official statement that the decision was prompted by the “large scale wedding” ceremonies scheduled on that day.The EC noted in a statement that it had received representations from various “political parties [and] social organisations” and had also noted that the issue was being raised in various media platforms.The representations and social media discussions, the EC’s statement said, called for a “change of date of poll considering large scale wedding/social engagement on that day which may cause inconvenience to large number of people, various logistic[s] issues and may lead to reduced voters participation during [the] poll[s].”“The Commission, having considered these factors and representations, has decided to change the date of poll,” it said.The EC had initially announced on October 9 that the state would go to polls on November 23. This was a Thursday. The polls will now be held on November 25.Revised schedule for the General #Election to the Legislative Assembly of #Rajasthan✅ Date of poll in Rajasthan : 25th November, 2023 ( Saturday )#ECI #AssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/Ba6oqKYwMd— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) October 11, 2023Polls will be held in a single phase in the state, currently led by Congress.
