According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Simaur recorded the highest voter turnout at 41.89 per cent while Lahaul and Spiti recorded the lowest voter turnout at 21.95 per cent. A voter turnout was 34.05 per cent in Bilaspur, in Chamba it was at 28.3
Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) provided a voluntary facility to 80 plus aged electors to vote through ballot papers at their homes, yet this aged woman did not opt for that facility and preferred to cast her vote through electronic voting machine (EVM) at the polling statio
The poll panel issued a notification on Thursday prohibiting the publication of exit-poll projections in any print and electronic media will be prohibited from 8 am on November 12 and 5 pm on December 5.
In order to address transgender issues in electoral roll, Election Commission of India decided to set up a committee which will undertake a study to make the process of becoming a voter easier for the Transgender community.
Soren's lawyer had forwarded the same request earlier too which was denied by the election commission of India citing that this is a communication between two constitutional institutions which cannot be shared with anyone else.
Odisha Electoral Officer Sushil Kumar Lohani took a review of all Collectors and Sub-Collectors of Odisha regarding their preparedness for the conduct of a special campaign for electoral roll revision, which is going to start from November 9.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey chaired the national conference of PwD Icons for accessible elections.
After Congress attacks the Election Commission of India (ECI) for separately announcing the dates of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls, BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said that the grand old party had started making excuses to deny defeat even before the elections.
A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi sought response from the government and Election Commission of India on plea challenging Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act which deprives prisoners their right to vote.