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New Delhi: The Election Commission, which has faced constant criticism from the opposition, is now in action. Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission has made a significant change. The Election Commission has surprised everyone by making a significant change to the vote-counting rules. This significant change has been made regarding the counting of postal ballots. This means that postal ballots will no longer be counted first; they will be counted in the round before the final one. The Election Commission has taken this step to address delays in EVM counting at counting locations. This will reduce delays in counting. This decision by the Election Commission is considered significant for the Bihar elections. According to the Election Commission's report, on the day of counting, postal ballots begin at 8 a.m., followed by EVM counting. News channels often show trends based on the postal ballot count. However, as soon as EVM counting begins, trends change rapidly. Sometimes, by 10 o'clock, everything is upside down. The Election Commission has directed that in areas where the number of postal ballots is high, the Returning Officer should ensure that adequate tables and counting staff are present. This will prevent delays and streamline the counting process. This is considered an important step towards streamlining and streamlining election counting. For information, the number of postal ballots has increased in recent days because the Election Commission has allowed disabled people and voters over 85 to vote from home. The Election Commission may announce the dates after October 6th. A letter was also written to the Chief Secretary and senior officials of the Election Commission, instructing them to complete the transfer-posting process by October 6th. The Bihar Assembly elections may be held in November. This time, the Assembly elections are likely to be held in three phases.
Bihar assembly election: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday outlined key measures for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, stating that "no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters" to ensure smoother voting. The Chief Election Commissioner also highlighted several new initiatives aimed at enhancing transparency and improving the voter experience. Addressing a press conference in Patna, the CEC Gyanesh Kumar said, "The Election Commission has decided that no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters." Kum ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced another major change in the electoral process, this time focusing on the counting of postal ballots. The move comes as part of the Commission's 30th initiative in the last six months to streamline voting and counting procedures, just months before the high stakes Bihar assembly elections. Currently, the counting of votes has two parallel components: postal ballots/Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) and Electronic Voting ...Read More >
Over 27.1 million voters in Kerala will head to the polling booths on Thursday, capping a frenetic campaign by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the state assembly elections. The votes will be counted on May 4. The electorate comprises 13.2 million men, 13.9 million women, 273 transgenders and over 242,000 overseas voters across 140 constituencies. Chief electoral officer, Rathan U Kelkar ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances of EVM counting being completed before postal ballot counting. INDIA bloc had, during the 2024 elec ...Read More >
Srinagar: The bypoll results in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday showed clear signs of changing voter behavior, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) taking the Budgam seat from the National Conference (NC) for the first time in decades and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retaining Nagrota with a smaller margin than last year. The numbers from both constituencies point to evolving political preferences and stronger voter engagement. Budgam reported a turnout of 50.01 percent, with 73,833 of its 1,26,025 registered voters participating. The turnout dipped slightly from 2024, when 52.68 percent o ...Read More >