Guwahati: GMC Election Rescheduled, Voting To Take Place On April 22

Guwahati: The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday rescheduled the polling date from April 19 to April 22.

The decision comes after a number of prominent figures of Guwahati also pointed out that holding elections during the scheduled period would cause enormous problems for the people as they will be celebrating the festivals nearly after two years following the pandemic.

As per the new revised dates, now voting will be held on April 22, counting to be done on April 24, 2022.

"In view of the above, a meeting was convened with the political parties on Thursday in the office of the Assam State Election Commission to discuss representations, memorandums of the political parties in detail regarding postponement of the date of poll and counting. There was consensus amongst the participants to postpone the poll by a few days to honour and celebrate the Bohag Bihu,'' an official order of SEC read.

''The State Election Commission Assam having considered the Bohag Bihu being the main cultural festival of Assam and the date of poll falls within the 7 (seven) days period of Bohag Bihu Festival, revises the date of poll and counting of GMC Election, 2022," the order added.

The total number of voters in the municipal elections is 6,98,829 and the total number of polling stations is 69.

After a massive win in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is eyeing to repeat its victory in the state too as the party has announced to contest GMC.

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