Himachal Pradesh 2022 Election, Result Dates Announced - Check here

- ECI Suvidha Portal to provide online nomination & affidavit facility to candidates/political parties. Permissions for rallies, meetings, etc. can also be applied online through this portal.

- For an informed voting “Criminal Antecedents” of all candidates and oher related information will be made avaialable on ECI's KYC App aur at https://affidavit.eci.gov.in.

- 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 Slips.

- Now youngsters get 4 chances in a year to enrol as a voter. There will be 4 qualifying dates in a year as eligibility to register as a voter instead of a single qualifying date. Advance Application Facility for 17+ youngsters also.

- Focussed attention to address urban apathy. Low turnout Polling Stations in urban areas identified for targeted outreach interventions.

- ECI works with 3 broad objectives: -Conduct of Free, Fair, Inclusive, Accessible & Inducement Free elections; -Hassle-Free & comfortable voting experience; -Maximum voter participation ---- CEC Rajiv Kumar

Number of Polling Stations - 7,881 PS

Number of Assembly Constituencies (ACs) - 68 .

In an initiative by the ECI, 142 polling stations will be manned by women election officers and security personnels.

At 37 polling station, where specially abled personnels will be deployed.

Schedule for GE to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh

KYC- (Know Your Candidates), Criminal records will be made accessible to enable voters make an informed choice, said CEC. He also said, "The borders of poll-bound states will be sealed to stop movement of money and drugs.

The Election Commission staff will go to houses for voters aged above 80 years for polling and the entire process to be videographed.

 

Lowest polling booths in each constituency will be identified to encourage voter participation.

The weather conditions in Himachal Pradesh (HP) were considered by the poll body before deciding the poll schedule. 

 

There will be over 43,000 first time voters in Himachal Pradesh assembly elections this time.

 

 

 

 

Single-phase voting 

The voting for all 68 seats will take place on November 12 in a single phase. 

While the elections for Gujarat`s 182 seats were held in two phases, Himachal Pradesh had witnessed polling for 68 seats in a single phase.

Similarly, in Himachal Pradesh, the Assembly elections were held in November 2017. After the election, the BJP had formed the government with Jai Ram Thakur becoming the chief minister.

 

The previous assembly elections were held in December 2017. After the election, BJP emerged victorious and had formed the state government, with Vijay Rupani taking over as the chief minister.

Teams of the Commission recently visited the two states to take stock of poll preparedness.

With the announcement of the poll schedule, the Model Code of Conduct for guidance of political parties and candidates will come into force.

The Election Commission will, on Friday, may announce the poll schedule for the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.