Why wednesday? The logic behind Delhi’s assembly election date | WATCH

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India released the schedule of the Delhi assembly elections, and that is why it decided to vote on a Wednesday

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Delhi assembly election to be scheduled on wednesday (X/@DDIndialive)

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. It has chosen to vote on a Wednesday, as the voting will be held on February 5 and results declared on February 8. The Delhi Assembly elections have been scheduled by the Election Commission for February 5. Voting will take place on a Wednesday to combat urban voter apathy.

Strategic Date Choice

In an attempt to combat voter apathy in urban voters, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar elaborated that the elections in Delhi are slated for February 5, which happens to be a Wednesday. The decision, like in the case of Maharashtra mid-November polls, is set to be a mid-week affair. In other words, the CEC feels this would ensure higher participation, which is mainly happening in urban belts where the response could be pretty slack at times.

Measures Against Urban

The Election Commission hopes to break free from the weekend and holiday logjam when voters are likely to be least interested. "We hope that mid-week voting will galvanize the urban electorate into action," CEC Kumar told. It's an attempt to clean the electoral process to ensure that all citizens participate in the democratic process.

Timeline of Elections and Important Dates

The process of filing nominations will begin the election process on 17 January, with scrutiny on January 18 and withdrawal of candidature by 20 January. The final list of voters on January 6 stands at a total of 1,55,24,858. The election will be over, and the results will be declared much before February 10.

Standards of Electoral 

It was emphasized by CEC Rajiv Kumar in the declaration that India was a country that conducts absolutely flawless elections. In fact, he also mentioned that the commission was here to uphold complete transparency and fairness. "India's election system is a gold standard," he said, stressing that the procedures are so detailed that irregularities leave no room for error.

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