Shillong, March 4: Meghalaya cabinet on Thursday decided to postpone polling for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) from April 9 to April 12.
The decision to postpone the polling was taken in view of the third phase of polling in Lower Assam, which is scheduled for April 6.
Due to the 3rd phase of the #AssamAssemblyElections2021 on the 6th of April, 2021 in Lower Assam, Cabinet has decided to postpone the polling date of the GHADC General Elections from the 9th of April to the 12th of April 2021 to ensure smooth execution of the GHADC elections. pic.twitter.com/ghNbCqNyj5
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 4, 2021
Addressing the media, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said, “Lower Assam and Garo Hills region share close proximity and there are issues of logistics, security and manpower. Hence, Government has decided to postpone the polling for GHADC election”.
