Gujarat Elections Will be Held Before 18 December: EC

For the first time, Himachal will have 136 all-women managed booths, said Chief Election Commissioner AK Jyoti.

The Election Commission announced on Thursday, 12 October, that the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on 9 November, and the results would be announced on 18 December.

The schedule for the Gujarat Assembly elections was not announced. However, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) said it would be held before 18 December, and indicated that there would be simultaneous counting in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

• Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on 9 November, and results would be announced on 18 December
  
• EC did not announce the schedule for Gujarat on Thursday, but said that the polls in the state would be held before 18 December
  
• The Chief Election Commissioner indicated that there would be simultaneous counting in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
  
• Several people questioned Gujarat’s exclusion from EC’s election schedule announcement

Gujarat Assembly Elections Will be Held Before 18 Dec: EC

On Gujarat Assembly Elections, the Election Commission said the schedule for the polls would be announced soon, and that it would be held before 18 December.

This will enable simultaneous counting in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat... The poll schedule is planned as such that the Himachal result does not impact Gujarat elections.

AK Jyoti, CEC

Gujarat’s Exclusion From EC's Election Schedule Announcement Questioned

Several people took to social media to question the absence of the Gujarat assembly election schedule from the Election Commission presser on Thursday, 12 October.

Strange: Himachal elections dates announced but not Gujarat! Guess @PMOIndia will get to make more Guj specific announcements now!!😄

— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) October 12, 2017

So EC differs Gujarat poll date announcement at the last minute as Prime Minister is making his ~16th visit to the state next week?

— Sid (@sidmtweets) October 12, 2017

Only Himachal dates annouced. Why did the EC not announce Gujarat election dates today?

— Anshu Chhibber (@AnshuChhibber) October 12, 2017

CEC was serving under @narendramodi .Will add to the perception of being pro BJP. Both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh should hv been announced

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) October 12, 2017

The delay in announcing dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh dates being announced gives a massive massive massive advantage to the BJP

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) October 12, 2017

The #ElectionCommission must always keep in mind it is a constitutional body not babus working under @PMOIndia .

— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) October 12, 2017

जाहिर है गुजरात के वोटों की गिनती भी हिमाचल के साथ १८ दिसंबर को होगी। फिर वहाँ मतदान की तारीख़ों का एलान आज क्यों नहीं हुआ?

— Akhilesh Sharma (@akhileshsharma1) October 12, 2017

LOL....EC Giving more time to BJP in Gujarat??? to Announce and Inaugurate some useless schemes and do Marketing from Tax Payor Money ...

— V Prasad (@VP_Indian) October 12, 2017

The failure to announce dates for Gujarat elections signals Modi and Shah are far less confident than they should be in their pocket borough

— Subir Sinha (@PoMoGandhi) October 12, 2017

Himachal Pradesh Election Schedule

Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh to be held on 9 November, and the results would be announced on 18 December, said Election Commission on Thursday, 12 October.

The poll process in Himachal Pradesh will start on 16 October with issue of notification. The last date for filing nominations is 23 October.