That would likely lead to long queues at polling stations as voting draws to a close.
A total of 81.4 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections which begin on April 7 and end on May 12.
Of these voters, a total of about 10 crore are those whose names have been newly added on electoral rolls.
The last Lok Sabha polls had a total of 71.3 crore electors.
EC increases polling time by two hours for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission has decided to grant two more hours to people to cast their votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Highly-placed sources told PTI that the EC has finalised grant of two
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