Counting date for Arunachal, Sikkim polls on 2 Jun

NEW DELHI, 17 Mar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday advanced the date of the counting of votes for the Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim assembly polls to 2 June from 4 June.

The EC had announced earlier that the votes polled in the two assembly elections were to be counted on 4 June along with the Lok Sabha poll votes.

But as the term of the two assemblies are ending on 2 June, the date has been advanced, the EC said.

“There shall be no change in respect of schedule for parliamentary constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim,” it noted.

Assembly polls are also being held in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha along with parliamentary elections. (PTI)