Kant said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have already been distributed and secured in strong rooms. "Voting will begin at 7:30 am. We are trying to provide maximum facilities to voters. Efforts are being made to make their voting experience as comfortable as possible," he said.
India secured the highest number of votes in the category, receiving 154 out of 169 valid ballots cast during the November 28 elections at the 34th IMO Assembly in London.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls is underway, and they are raising awareness among people and helping them complete the process.
CPI(M) in a statement said that the entire exercise is being conducted in a tearing hurry and poorly planned manner. "Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been given impossible deadlines to complete the door-to-door verification. This haste has led to complaints in several places of BLOs camp
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Kishan has fiercely criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, alleging it's a ploy to shield "bogus voters", including a large Bangladeshi influx.
Speaking with ANI, Bhattacharya stated that the TMC's goal is to fight elections based on these inclusions, while the BJP's agenda is clear: "delete and deport."
The State Election Commission, NCT of Delhi, has initiated comprehensive transportation arrangements to ensure the smooth and timely movement of polling personnel, security forces, and voters for the Bye-Elections to 12 Wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The committee has been formed amid the repeated instances of BLO deaths. The issue of BLO's health and safety has also gotten the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) locking horns, with each of them claiming that the other one is threatening and intimidating BLOs
Speaking to ANI in Jaipur, Pilot said that while SIR has taken place multiple times in the past, "earlier when SIR occurred, there was neither any discussion nor any fear in people's minds. But for the first time, people are troubled by this."
There are nine reserved seats for women, seven for OBC and one for SC and ST respectively in North Goa. In South Goa, 10 seats are reserved for women, six for OBC and five for ST.
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Rajasthan, Chief Election Officer of the state, Naveen Mahajan, said that 90 percent of the work in the counting phase has been completed in the state, and they were hopeful that they would easily achieve their target
In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya alleged that valid voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls on the pretext of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)