Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar speaks during a press conference on the Himachal Pradesh election schedule in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. (Express Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)Gujarat Assembly Election News Live Updates: The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday. The poll body has called a press conference at noon in New Delhi.
The central government has sent 160 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to Gujarat ahead of the polls. Special trains were booked for the easy transportation of the personnel.
The term of the 182-member state Assembly ends on February 18, 2023. If the Gujarat poll dates are announced today, the Model Code of Conduct will come into effect in the state after the official notification for the election is published.
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The Election Commission normally holds elections together in states where incumbent governments are completing their five-year terms within six months, and announces the poll dates for these states simultaneously. This year, however, when it announced the poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh - voting on November 12 and results on December 8 -- it refrained from releasing dates for Gujarat. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said announcement of multiple state polls together leads to longer wait-time for the declaration of results for some. Read more here
The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the Gujarat Assembly elections today. The poll body has called a press conference at noon in New Delhi. Ahead of the announcement, the Centre has deployed 160 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the state.