Punjab assembly elections 2022 postponed, to be held on February 20: Election Commission
Categories: Election 2022
Amid rising requests to push the dates of the Punjab assembly polls 2022, the Election Commission of India has made an important announcement in this regard. The EC has announced that the Punjab elections 2022 have been postponed by six days. According to the press release issued by the Election Commission, the Punjab assembly elections 2022 will now be conducted from February 20. According to the earlier released schedule, the polls were supposed to be conducted on February 14 in a single phase. The press note issued by EC states, “After consideration of all facts made available, Election Commission has announced 2022 General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of State of Punjab on 8th January 2022 under which notification for the election is to be issued on 21st January 2022 and poll is to take place on 14th February 2022.” Nearly all the political parties contesting the elections in Punjab- Congress, Punjab Lok Congress, BJP, BSP, and SAD (Samyukt)- had urged the Election Commission to postpone the Punjab assembly polls 2022. Punjab CM Charanjit Sigh Channi had also written a letter to the EC in this regard.The Punjab assembly elections 2022 will now be conducted on February 20, and the counting of the votes will take place on March 10.