4pm News Network: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to hold by-elections for assembly seats in Kerala, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on November 20 instead of November 13. This means that the vote will now take place on November 20 instead of November 13. According to sources, the Election Commission took this big decision in view of various festivities.
According to reports, many parties, including the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, have requested the Election Commission to postpone the poll to be held on November 13. The EC has accepted this request and extended the date. Apart from this, many parties, including the Congress and the BJP, had appealed to the Election Commission to postpone the elections by a week. In such a situation, parties said that due to many festivals, voting could be less on November 13. Elections have been postponed in these important states due to various festivals. The Election Commission has also issued an advisory to political parties.
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- The constituencies with changes in by-election dates are in Kerala, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
- However, the election results will not be known until November 23 and the results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections will also be known on the same day.
