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Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday revised the poll dates of Rajasthan elections from November 23 to November 25. The counting of votes will be held on December 3. The voting, which was scheduled to take place on November 23 as per the earlier announcement made by ECI, changed due to large-scale weddings and social engagements on that day.

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"The change in the date of the poll was made following representations from various political parties, and social organisations and also issues raised in various media platforms considering large scale wedding/social engagement on that day which may cause inconvenience to a large number of people, various logistic issues and may lead to reduced voters participation during the poll," Election Commission of India said in a statement.

The development came two days after the dates for the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly Elections were announced by ECI on Monday. According to the Election Commission, the polling will be conducted in a single phase in Rajasthan. 

Along with Rajasthan, the ECI announced the election dates for four other states including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram. Elections will be held in Mizoram on November 7, Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, and Telangana on November 30. The counting of votes will take place on December 3 in all the states. 

In Rajasthan, the Congress party currently holds the majority, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot leading the state government. The previous assembly elections in the state were held in December 2018, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the single-largest party.

(With Inputs From Agencies)