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.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000 in Assam. "In view of Covid social distancing norms, the Commission has specifically revisited some extant norms. As a result, the maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000," he said.
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced that polling for 12 legislative council seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held on January 28.
The election is taking place amid the Covid-19 pandemic fears, and those who have tested positive or under primary/secondary contacts can vote in the last hour of polling, the state election commission stated in its statement.
Speaking to ANI on December 22, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Jammu, Sushma Chauhan spoke on DDC elections.
The eight-phased polling for DDC polls, which are being held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, began on November 28.
The clashes between supporters of rival candidates occurred at different places in Mendhar during voting, resulting in injuries to several persons, including two candidates and two policemen.
Polling is underway for the seventh phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on December 16.
Polling for the seventh phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir began at 7 am today. Nearly 6.87 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 1,852 polling stations.
Polling is underway for the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on December 13.
Polling is underway for the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on December 13.
A robot was installed at a polling booth in Thrikkakara region of Kerala's Kochi. It was installed by Ernakulam district administration to check body temperature of all the voters and dispensed hand sanitizers.
A voting percentage of 21.88 was recorded in the first two hours of polling for the post of members in 50 urban local bodies spread over 12 districts of Rajasthan on Friday.
State Election Commissioner (SEC), KK Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 per cent of people voted across 37 seats in the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir.
Ernakulam reported 77.02 per cent voterturnout, Thrissur 74.92 per cent,Palakkad 77.83 per cent. The two corporations - Kochi and Thrissur - recorded 61.90 and 63.62 per cent respectively.
According to the officials, voter turnout is expected to pick up later in the day. The polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 PM. A total of 155 candidates, including 30 females, are in the fray for 17 DDC constituencies in the Kashmir division.
In Madhya Pradesh, the public will directly elect the Mayor and the Municipal President in the upcoming civic body elections.
The first phase of Kerala local body polls began today. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.
A voter turnout of over 63 per cent was recorded in the fourth and last phase of the election for zila parishad and panchayat samiti members in Rajasthan on Saturday, officials said.
The voter turnout in the initial hours of polling for the third phase of district development council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday was over 25 per cent, officials said.
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