The final Photo Electoral Rolls of all sixty Assembly constituencies of the state were published on Monday by the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROS), as per the schedule fixed by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The High-Level Committee constituted by the Government under the Chairmanship of Ram Nath Kovind former President of India to examine the issue relating to holding of simultaneous elections in the country and make recommendations thereon held its third meeting in New Delhi today.
The Commission is set to hold the meeting with the District Magistrate (DM), Superintendent of Police (SP), Police Commissioner, and Divisional Commissioner of all the districts in Lucknow on January 30.
"As of now, there are a total of 4.07 crore voters including 2.07 crore female voters in the state. Female voters are more than male voters, which is a happy trend. The final roll will be published on January 22," CEC Kumar said.
A three-member delegation from the Election Commission of India on Monday applauded Bangladesh's top electoral body for its meticulous planning and the peaceful conduct of the just-concluded polls.
Refuting the Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's allegations on Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that the Commission has full faith in the use of EVMs in the election.
According to an official from the Bangladesh Embassy in Delhi, "three senior members of the Election Commission of India is among those who have landed in Dhaka as part of the international election observer."
"Why is ECI stonewalling opposition meeting with them? How do we trust ECI who refuses to meet Principal Opposition Parties?" Singh said in a post on X.
The petition filed by Jaya Thakur and Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram stated that the provisions of the enactment, are violative of the principle of free and fair elections since it does not provide an "independent mechanism" for appointment of the members of the Election Commission of India (ECI)