Haryana Meeting Polls 2024: In a transfer to respect cultural traditions and guarantee voter participation, the Election Fee of India (ECI) has revised the polling date for the Haryana Meeting elections from October 1 to October 5, 2024. Consequently, the counting day for each the Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana Meeting elections has been shifted from October Four to October 8, 2024.
The choice was made in consideration of the Bishnoi neighborhood’s centuries-old follow of observing the Asoj Amavasya competition, which is widely known in reminiscence of their revered Guru Jambheshwar. By aligning the election schedule with this essential cultural occasion, the ECI goals to uphold the voting rights of the neighborhood whereas honoring their longstanding traditions.
On August 16, the ECI had introduced the dates for the Meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Whereas polling in J&Ok will probably be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, the 90-member Haryana Meeting was imagined to go to the polls on October 1. The outcomes for each the elections had been imagined to be introduced on October 4.
Nonetheless, as per a notification issued by the ECI on Saturday, polling in Haryana will now be held on October 5, whereas the outcomes for each J&Ok and Haryana will now be declared on October 8.
Accordingly, October 10 has been fastened because the date for finishing the election course of in each Haryana and J&Ok.
“Representations have been obtained from nationwide/state political events, and the All India Bishnoi Mahasabha concerning the mass motion of individuals belonging to the Bishnoi neighborhood from Haryana to Rajasthan to take part within the centuries outdated ‘Asoj Amavasya’ competition. It might deny voting rights to numerous folks and should result in discount in voters’ participation within the elections for the Legislative Meeting of Haryana.
“The Fee, having thought-about these representations, has determined to alter the date of polls just for Haryana from October 1, 2024 (Tuesday), to October 5, 2024 (Saturday),” the ballot panel notification learn.
For the Bishnoi neighborhood, which varieties a major inhabitants in northern area, the Asoj Amavasya competition holds spiritual significance because it honours their Guru Jambheshwar.
In keeping with the All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, quite a few households from Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana observe the custom of visiting Mukam village in Rajasthan throughout ‘Amavasya ‘ within the month of ‘Asoj’ for generations.
