EC increases polling time by two hours for Lok Sabha polls

The full Commission, comprising Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Election Commissioners H S Brahma and Nasim Zaidi, have already discussed the issue and will give final nod before the issue of notification in this regard.

Polling duration currently is of nine hours, which has now sought to be increased to 11 hours.

EC feels since the elections will be held in summer, more voters will turn up to exercise their franchise towards the evening when the weather cools.