Meghalaya Elections 2023: Polling in Meghalaya’s Sohiang Assembly, to be held on February 27, has been postponed. The Election Commission took this decision after the death of HDR Lyngdoh, the candidate in that assembly and the former home minister of the state and the candidate of the United Democratic Party.
HDR died suddenly on Monday (February 20) during the election campaign. Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said that the Election Commission will announce the polling dates for Sohyeong constituency later. Now out of 60, only 59 seats will be voted.
When will the results for the rest of the seats come?
After voting in Meghalaya on 27 February, the counting of votes was done in Nagaland and Tripura on 2 March. Meanwhile, to help senior citizens and physically challenged exercise their franchise, the Election Commission on February 15 launched the facility of voting through postal ballot. Separate teams have been deployed in the district to make arrangements for home polling for several senior citizens above 80 years of age and persons with disabilities as per Form 12D.
The Election Commission said it undertook arduous journeys to reach every area of the state, especially the most remote areas of East Khasi Hills district, despite the adverse conditions, to ensure that no voter was left behind.
Will also participate in postal voting
The Election Commission told that May 87 has cast his vote. His house has now become a mini polling station. Five employees told that they have come here to ensure that the polling here is free and fair. The Chief Electoral Officer of Meghalaya, referring to the response of an eighty-year-old woman’s daughter to cast her vote, said that the mother cast her vote, congratulating him for his initiative.
