The District Magistrate & District Election Officer, East Khasi Hills District has declared May 8, 9 and 10, 2023 as ‘Dry Days’.

It has sternly warned that no spirituous, fermented, intoxicating liquors or other substances of a like nature shall be sold, given or distributed at a hotel, eating house, tavern, shop or any other place, public or private and within a polling area.

Further, the District Election Officer also declared May 13, 2023, the day of counting of votes for the Sohiong polls in the district as ‘Dry Day’.

In view of the adjourned poll to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, the Deputy Commissioner (Excise) of East Khasi Hills district has declared May 8, 9 and 10, 2023 as dry days.

This is on account of these being the pre-polling and polling days. Also May 13 has been declared as a dry day on account of being the day of counting of votes.

This order is applicable in all areas falling under Sohiong (ST) Assembly Constituency.