The Election Commission of India will to announce the schedule of Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
The Election Commission of India will hold a crucial meeting today to finalise the schedule for Assembly polls in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
Candidates for the election would also have to follow the protocols, he said. Officials inside polling booths will wear masks, face shields and gloves and use sanitiser on the premises.
The Election Commission will hold a meeting to finalize the election schedule for five states on Wednesday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy 125 companies of central forces in West Bengal by February 25 for the ensuing assembly elections, a senior official said on Friday.
There would be zero tolerance to misuse of money power and illegal distribution of freebies and other inducements to voters, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said.
According to reports, the Election Commission had sought to hold panchayat polls in May, however, the court put aside the idea.
The Election Commission has collaborated with IIT-Madras to work on a new technology which will allow electors to vote from faraway cities without going to designated polling station of their constituencies.
The e-elector photo identity card is non-editable digital version of the elector photo identity card and it can be saved in facilities such as digital locker and can be printed in the PDF format, Election Commission officials said.
The Trinamool Congress has accused the Border Security Force of threatening people in the border areas of West Bengal to cast their votes in favour of the BJP in the upcoming April-May Assembly elections.
The EC officials are also scheduled to meet representatives of political parties before meeting officials of the central and state regulatory agencies.
On the issue of data security, the home secretary wrote that the government is complying with the current best practices for ensuring cyber security.
NRIs are currently not allowed to cast vote from their country of their residence. They can, however, cast their vote in person at their respective constituencies. They are required to produce passport in original at the polling booth to establish identity. Voting rights for NRIs were introduced in 2011.
The summary revision of electoral rolls is underway in the state where assembly poll is due in April-May 2021, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Aariz Aftab said.
The Election Commission has sought views of recognised national and state parties on what should be the limit of expenditure for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly polls.
The Aadhaar card, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and driving licence are available in digital mode. In digital mode, the picture of the voter will also be clearer, making the identification easier.
Actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as the Punjab state icon by the Election Commission of India, an official statement said on Monday.
Against the backdrop of some leaders questioning the reliability of EVMs, the Election Commission (EC) asserted on Tuesday that the machines are "absolutely robust and tamper-free".
The counting votes in the Bihar assembly election will continue till late evening, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas, said on Tuesday. Around 4.10 crore votes were cast and 92 lakh votes have been counted so far, Srinivas told news agency ANI.
The Election Commission order revoking the "star campaigner" status of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was stayed by the Supreme Court on Monday.
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