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Himachal polls on Nov 4, Gujarat on Dec 13 and 17
Wednesday October 03, 2012 05:10:00 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat will pick new assemblies on Nov 4 and
Dec 13 and 17, respectively, in elections that will see a virtual
straight fight between the ruling BJP and Congress in both states.
Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath told the media here that
votes in both states will be counted Dec 20.
These will be the most important state elections since Uttar
Pradesh, India's most populous state, voted in February-March this
year, along with Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur.
Both Himachal Pradesh (182 seats) and Gujarat (68 seats) are ruled
by the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the Congress desperate to
dislodge it.
The announcement came hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi
unleashed the Congress campaign in Gujarat with a stinging attack
on the BJP.
"We are making foolproof security arrangements in both states by
deploying adequate strength of central police forces," he said.
Armed police forces from other states would also be deployed in
the two states.
Sampath said there would be strict monitoring of expenditure
incurred by political parties and candidates as well as "paid
news".
He said all candidates would be required to open separate bank
accounts and incur expenditure only from these accounts.
The Election Commission, Sampath said, expects "the highest
standards" of conduct and neutrality in election work from
officials.
"Their work will be under constant watch and scrutiny." He added
that the model code of conduct for political parties would be
strictly enforced.
Sampath said the polling dates had been determined after taking
into account climatic conditions, particularly in Himachal,
academic calendar, festivals, law and order, and availability of
security forces.
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