41% people support ban on political rallies during assembly elections: Survey | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: A day after the Election Commission announced the election schedule for five states, a Survey claimed that 41 per cent people supported Sanctions in all political rallies
According to the poll conducted after the Election Commission’s announcement, 31 per cent citizens in Uttar Pradesh supported the postponement of elections. Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab And Manipur Completely.
In an unprecedented move, the commission on Saturday banned public rallies, road shows and corner meetings in five states till January 15, citing the latest surge. covid cases, and issued stringent safety guidelines.
In a survey conducted by digital community-based platform LocalCircles, 24 per cent of the respondents said that all political rallies should be implemented COVID compliance, but should continue.
Four per cent of the respondents said that no action is required as the risk of COVID spread due to elections is low.
The forum said in a statement that the survey received over 11,000 responses from citizens in 309 districts of the country, including 4,172 responses from districts in five poll-bound states.
Of the respondents, 68 percent were men, while 32 percent were women.
The announcement of assembly elections was welcomed by major parties, while parties including the Congress urged the election watchdog to ensure a level playing field in view of the COVID restrictions on campaigning.

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