The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the much-awaited Himachal Pradesh assembly election schedule during a live press-conferemce in New Delhi. The Himachal Pradesh polls will take place in a single phase on November 12, EC chief Rajeev Kumar announced on Friday. The Himachal Pradesh Election results will be declared on December 8. The term of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly will end on January 8, 2023. The Commission had recently visited the state to take stock of poll preparedness.
Here's the Himachal Pradesh Election Schedule
Gazette Notification: October 17
Last date for filing notification: October 25
Voting: November 12
Date of counting December: 8
For the unversed, Himachal Pradesh went to polls in November in 2017. In the 68-member assembly seat, the ruling BJP has 43 seats in the state Assembly and Congress has 22 seats. However, this year, Himachal Pradesh political scenario has changed with the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which recently created history in the Punjab elections.
During the press briefing, EC chief Rajeev Kumar said that the polling stations would be on the ground floor so that they are accessible to everyone. "Some of the polling stations would be only managed by women," he added. For identification of voters at the Polling Station, the Voter shall present his EPIC or any of the following identification documents approved by the Commission along with the Photo Voter Slip.