Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh, C. Paulrasu informed that the Election Commission of India has limited the period of campaigning during bye-election 2021 in view of the guidelines issued for the prevention of COVID-19 pandemic.
He said that as per the instructions of the Commission, the campaigning period during these bye-elections has been fixed from 10 am to 7 pm every day. The silence period has been extended from 2 days to 3 days before the closing date of voting, which will start after 6 pm on 27th October, 2021.
He has urged all the candidates and political parties participating in the bye-elections of Mandi Parliamentary Constituency and Fatehpur, Jubbal-Kotkhai and Arki Assembly Constituencies to comply with these guidelines related to election campaign.
