EC releases final voter turnout for two phases; Opposition questions delay
8 months, 1 week ago

EC releases final voter turnout for two phases; Opposition questions delay

The Hindu  

More than 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 of polling for the ongoing general elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout figures for the two rounds on April 30. ‘EC should be transparent’ As the EC released the figures late on Tuesday, CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury posted on X: “Finally ECI has put out the final voter turnout figures for the first 2 phases which are substantially, not marginally as is normal, higher than the initial figures. pic.twitter.com/cWIBjQXjQv — Sitaram Yechury April 30, 2024 Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said: “Four days after Phase 2 ends, Election Commission releases final voting figures. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said: “For the first time, even 11 days after the first phase of the polls and four days after the second phase, the final voter turnout has not been published by the ECI. For the first time, even 11 days after the first phase of the polls and four days after the second phase, the final voter turnout has not been published by the ECI.

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ECI refutes Congress' claims of voter data discrepancies in Haryana election
2 weeks, 2 days ago

ECI refutes Congress' claims of voter data discrepancies in Haryana election

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that it is not possible to alter the actual voter turnout figures, as detailed information about voter turnout is documented in statutory form 17-C, which is available to the authorised agents of candidates at the time the polls close at each polling station. “The Commission is not legally bound to publish any …

No arbitrary addition, deletion in Maha voters list, EC tells Cong
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

No arbitrary addition, deletion in Maha voters list, EC tells Cong

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Amid concerns flagged by the Congress, the Election Commission on Tuesday said there were no arbitrary additions or deletions of voters in Maharashtra where assembly polls were held recently. On discrepancy in voter turnout between 5 pm and 11:30 pm, the ECI said, “At the time of counting, data entered in Form 17C is tallied with data in …

No active petition over difference in voter turnout: ECI
5 months ago

No active petition over difference in voter turnout: ECI

Hindustan Times  

None of the election petitions challenging the validity of poll results in 79 Lok Sabha constituencies has raised a question over the difference in voter turnout figures released at 7pm on polling day and those reported the following day, the Election Commission of India said on Sunday. These posts were in response to two reports released over the last two …

False campaign being run to discredit LS polls, says EC on turnout figure claims
5 months ago

False campaign being run to discredit LS polls, says EC on turnout figure claims

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on August 4 rejected the analysis by a citizens' platform about unusually big difference between voter turnout figures declared initially and the final figures in the Lok Sabha elections and said a "false campaign" is being run to discredit the polls. The report had said there is an unusually big difference between the voter turnout figures declared …

Respond to report on voter turnout figures benefitting BJP, Congress tells poll panel
5 months ago

Respond to report on voter turnout figures benefitting BJP, Congress tells poll panel

The Hindu  

Quoting the findings of an expert group, the Congress on August 3 claimed that data showed that the BJP may have won as many as 79 seats because of a big difference between preliminary/initial and final voter turnout figures. The principal Opposition sought clarification from the Election Commission of India on the findings of Vote for Democracy, who conducted a …

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EC releases absolute number of votes cast in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Saturday released the absolute number of votes cast in each constituency in the first five phases of the general election. This is the first time that the EC has shared the total number of votes cast in this Lok Sabha election. “The commission notes the pattern of false narratives and mischievous design to vitiate electoral process,” …

Poll panel releases absolute turnout for 5 phases: 'Impossible to alter data'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll panel releases absolute turnout for 5 phases: 'Impossible to alter data'

India Today  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday released absolute number of voters for the first five phases of polling. The poll panel said that it feels “duly strengthened” by the Supreme Court verdict refusing to consider a plea to direct the Election Commission to publish final data on voter turnout in all polling stations on its website. “The Commission and …

EC Releases Final Voter Data Amid Controversy Over Missing Polling Details
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EC Releases Final Voter Data Amid Controversy Over Missing Polling Details

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Three days after the fifth phase of voting, the Election Commission on Thursday released the final voter data, which showed 62.2 per cent polling was recorded in 49 parliamentary constituencies in the ongoing general election. The dispute over missing polling station-wise voter turnout data on the EC's website, however, continues unabated. Reacting to the Election Commission's Wednesday affidavit …

Election Commission of India case: CJI agrees to hear plea on delay by ECI in publishing voter turnout data
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission of India case: CJI agrees to hear plea on delay by ECI in publishing voter turnout data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday orally asked the Election Commission to explain its inability to immediately upload on its website authenticated, scanned and legible account of votes recorded booth-wise after each phase of polling in Lok Sabha elections. The question from the Bench was based on an application filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms, represented by advocates Prashant Bhushan, …

SC to hear NGO's plea for timely release of voter turnout data today
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear NGO's plea for timely release of voter turnout data today

New Indian Express  

Last week, the NGO filed an interim application in its 2019 PIL seeking directions to the poll panel that "scanned legible copies of Form 17C Part-I " of all polling stations be uploaded immediately after the polls. "Direct the Election Commission to provide tabulated polling station-wise data in absolute figures of the number of votes polled as recorded in Form …

Supreme Court to urgently hear plea on ‘delay’ in voter turnout data publication on May 17
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to urgently hear plea on ‘delay’ in voter turnout data publication on May 17

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to urgently hear on May 17 an application alleging inordinate delay in the publication of voter turnout data of the first two phases of polling in the Lok Sabha elections. The plea has urged the court to direct the EC to disclose authenticated record of voter turnout by uploading on its website scanned legible copies …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Plea in Supreme Court questions EC’s delay in release of poll turnout data
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Plea in Supreme Court questions EC’s delay in release of poll turnout data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A sharp increase between the initial and final voting percentage in the first and second phases of the parliamentary elections has led to apprehensions in the mind of the electorate, according to an application filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to disclose the authenticated figures of votes polled across all polling …

Civil society members, former bureaucrats urge ECI to disclose record of voter turnouts
8 months ago

Civil society members, former bureaucrats urge ECI to disclose record of voter turnouts

The Hindu  

Flagging their concerns over the fluctuation in figures of voter turnouts in the first two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha election, a group of civil society members and former bureaucrats have urged the Election Commission of India to “immediately disclose” through its website, the authenticated record of voter turnout as contained in Part I of Form 17C - which …

INDIA bloc leaders to meet Election Commission over voter turnout, ‘religious’ politics
8 months ago

INDIA bloc leaders to meet Election Commission over voter turnout, ‘religious’ politics

The Hindu  

Leaders of the Opposition Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance bloc will meet the Election Commission on May 9 over their demand to promptly release the absolute voter turnout figures in the ongoing Lok Sabha election after each phase, sources said. The sources said leaders from the INDIA bloc will meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India on …

What explains the extraordinary delay in sharing of polling data by the Election Commission? | In Focus podcast
8 months ago

What explains the extraordinary delay in sharing of polling data by the Election Commission? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The delay by the Election Commission in sharing the aggregate polling data of the first and second phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections has evoked sharp questions from the Opposition and civil society. The EC released the final voter turnout figures for phase 1 after 11 days, and for phase 2 after four days. The Election Commission has also …

EC must publish detailed voter turn out figures, says Sitaram Yechury
8 months ago

EC must publish detailed voter turn out figures, says Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Questioning the delay in releasing the final figures for the percentage of votes cast in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha election, CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, asked the panel to explain the six per cent surge from the initial figures that the EC had put out. Mr. Yechury …

Lok Sabha polls: EC releases voter turnout data; most regions see dip
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: EC releases voter turnout data; most regions see dip

Hindustan Times  

Eleven days after the end of the first phase of the general elections, and four days since the second phase, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday officially released disaggregated voter turnout data which showed that 84% of parliamentary constituencies saw declines of varying magnitude in turnout figures. Phase 1 saw a voter turnout of 66.14% while the voter turnout …

Bihar: ECI extends voting timings for 4 Lok Sabha seats due to rising temperature
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar: ECI extends voting timings for 4 Lok Sabha seats due to rising temperature

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has extended the voting timing in 1,700 polling stations across four parliamentary seats of Bihar’s Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria and Munger, by two hours from 7am to 6pm over the next three phases of parliamentary polls amid rising temperatures in Bihar, poll officials said on Wednesday. Polling is usually held from 7am to 6pm in most …

Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha polls schedule: Will ECI trim the number of phases?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha polls schedule: Will ECI trim the number of phases?

Hindustan Times  

The 2019 general elections were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 with the results for members of the 17th Lok Sabha declared on May 23, 2019. Lok Sabha elections 2024 dates announcement LIVE coverage Apart from political violence in West Bengal and ethnic tensions among Kukuis and Meiteis in Manipur, the internal security situation is largely …

Dip in turnout, more polling booths: Voting under the shadow of Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Dip in turnout, more polling booths: Voting under the shadow of Covid-19

India Today  

Amid the raging pandemic, West Bengal today is polling on 45 seats in its crucial fifth phase. However, this slight decline should be seen as part of normal fluctuations rather than an effect of the pandemic in which voters are hesitant to stand in queues outside polling booths. Furthermore, during the 2020 Bihar elections, the ECI had increased the number …

Final Voter Turnout in Delhi Assembly Polls Was 62.59%, Says EC
4 years, 11 months ago

Final Voter Turnout in Delhi Assembly Polls Was 62.59%, Says EC

The Quint  

After facing flak for not announcing the final voter turnout for the Delhi Assembly Polls, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer on Sunday, 9 February, announced that the final voter turnout during Delhi Assembly Elections was recorded at 62.59 percent. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Singh further announced that the highest voter turnout was recorded in Ballimaran assembly …

EC announces final voter turnout, check details
5 years, 8 months ago

EC announces final voter turnout, check details

India TV News  

The world's largest democratic exercise began Thursday with crores of Indians coming out to vote to elect 91 parliamentarians in the first phase of over-a-month-long Lok Sabha polls for which the Modi government has made nationalism its core pitch to retain power amid a fragmented challenge from Congress and a number of regional players.Election officials said voter turnout was high …

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