SC Seeks EC's Response on Plea for Release of Voter Turnout Data Within 48 Hours of LS Polls
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SC Seeks EC's Response on Plea for Release of Voter Turnout Data Within 48 Hours of LS Polls

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Holding an urgent hearing at 6:30 on Friday evening, the Supreme Court sought a response within a week from the Election Commission on a plea by an NGO seeking a direction to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling for each phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Direct the Election Commission to provide tabulated polling station-wise data in absolute figures of the number of votes polled as recorded in Form 17C Part- I after each phase of polling in the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections and also a tabulation of constituency-wise figures of voter turnout in absolute numbers in the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” the NGO said. “The voter turnout data for the first two phases of the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections published by ECI on April 30 has been published after 11 days of the first phase of polling… on April 19 and four days after the second phase of polling… on April 26. The petition said the “inordinate” delay in the release of the final voter turnout data, coupled with the unusually high revision of over five per cent in the poll panel’s press note of April 30, 2024, has raised concerns and public suspicion regarding the correctness of the said data.

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Election Commission relents, to hear pleas to upload booth-wise turnout
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Election Commission relents, to hear pleas to upload booth-wise turnout

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to meet with petitioners, Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and representatives of NGO Association for Democratic Reform, and hear their demand to upload on its official website authenticated, scanned and legible account of votes recorded booth wise after each phase of polling. The affidavit had argued in the Supreme …

Voter turnout data: SC says representations to be made to EC within 10 days for amicable resolution
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Voter turnout data: SC says representations to be made to EC within 10 days for amicable resolution

India TV News  

Voter turnout data: SC says representations to be made to EC within 10 days for amicable resolution A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan was hearing two PILs filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra and NGO Association for Democratic Reforms in 2019, respectively. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note …

Plea in court to direct poll body to publish transparency data after elections
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Plea in court to direct poll body to publish transparency data after elections

India Today  

In a bid to maintain transparency in electoral process, senior Congress leaders have filed a petition in the Supreme Court, demanding that the Election Commission of India be directed to upload Form 17C on its website immediately after polling ends. The public interest litigation also requests an interim order, urging Supreme Court to direct the central poll body to upload …

Bombay HC notice to EC on plea against Maharashtra polls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bombay HC notice to EC on plea against Maharashtra polls

The Hindu  

The Bombay High court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission and the Chief Electoral Officer to file a reply to a writ petition filed on January 27, 2025, challenging the Maharashtra Assembly election conducted in November 2024. The petition filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire raised serious concerns regarding the disproportionately high percentage of votes cast during the final …

ECI refutes Congress' claims of voter data discrepancies in Haryana election
3 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Misleading’, ‘baseless’, says EC, rejects Congress’s claims on Maharashtra voter lists

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday rejected as “factually incorrect and misleading” the Congress’s claims of “arbitrary deletion” and “subsequent addition” in electoral rolls and ruled out discrepancies in voter turnout data in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The EC’s response came following a complaint filed by the Congress with the poll panel in November in which the party had …

Maharashtra polls: Poll body to hear Congress’ electoral malpractice allegations on Tuesday
4 months ago

Maharashtra polls: Poll body to hear Congress’ electoral malpractice allegations on Tuesday

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Reiterating its commitment to a transparent process during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India on Saturday assured the Congress party of a review of all legitimate concerns. In a letter to the Congress, the ECI stated that it had followed a transparent process involving candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process. …

EC invites Congress on December 3, assures review of Maharashtra voter turnout, EVM tampering concerns
4 months ago

EC invites Congress on December 3, assures review of Maharashtra voter turnout, EVM tampering concerns

India TV News  

Noting that a transparent process is followed with the involvement of candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process, the Election Commission has invited a Congress delegation to meet it on December 3 over its apprehensions concerning the voting percentage in Maharashtra elections. No discrepancy in voter turnout data: Election Commission Responding to the issue raised by …

Congress claims discrepancies in voter and polling data in Maharashtra, demands in-person hearing to present evidence
4 months ago

Congress claims discrepancies in voter and polling data in Maharashtra, demands in-person hearing to present evidence

The Hindu  

Congress leaders on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India, raising concerns over discrepancies in voter turnout data and ‘arbitrary’ addition and deletion in voters list in the Maharashtra Assembly election. Lawyer Omar Hoda, representing Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, Nana Patole and Mukul Wasnik, submitted the memorandum, titled ‘Representation on the serious issues identified in the voter …

No active petition over difference in voter turnout: ECI
7 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Impossible to change data of votes polled: EC
10 months, 1 week ago

Impossible to change data of votes polled: EC

Hindustan Times  

The number of votes polled cannot be altered, the Election Commission of India said on Saturday as it released constituency-wise details of the absolute number of votes cast in the first five phases of the ongoing general elections, just over a month after the first rounds were held. “The Commission has therefore decided to expand the format of turnout data …

EC releases data of five phases polling, says 'Nobody can change data of votes polled'
10 months, 1 week ago

EC releases data of five phases polling, says 'Nobody can change data of votes polled'

India TV News  

EC releases data of five phases polling, says 'Nobody can change data of votes polled' After a strife over the delay in the release of poll data, the Election Commission of India released a comprehensive data of absolute number of votes polled in five phases. While releasing the detailed turnout data, the poll body cited Supreme Court observations and said, …

SC refuses to issue EC direction to upload voter turnout data amid LS polls
10 months, 1 week ago

SC refuses to issue EC direction to upload voter turnout data amid LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused an NGO's plea to issue the Election Commission directions to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website during the Lok Sabha polls, saying it would be difficult for the poll panel to to mobilise manpower. The top court adjourned the interlocutory application filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms to …

'Hands-off approach': Supreme Court dismisses plea to publish voter turnout data
10 months, 1 week ago

'Hands-off approach': Supreme Court dismisses plea to publish voter turnout data

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to consider a plea to direct the Election Commission to publish final data on voter turnout in all polling stations on its website. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, seeking a directive to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of …

Plea seeking directions to EC to release total voter turnout data: SC prefers 'hands-off approach'
10 months, 1 week ago

Plea seeking directions to EC to release total voter turnout data: SC prefers 'hands-off approach'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned an application seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to publish the booth-wise absolute numbers of voter turnout and upload the form 17C records of votes polled on its website. While declining to pass any order on the plea of ADR and Mahua Moitra, a Vacation Bench of the top court, …

EC Releases Final Voter Data Amid Controversy Over Missing Polling Details
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Indiscriminate disclosure of polling station-wise voter turnout data on website will cause chaos: EC to SC
10 months, 1 week ago

Indiscriminate disclosure of polling station-wise voter turnout data on website will cause chaos: EC to SC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that "indiscriminate disclosure" of polling station-wise voter turnout data and posting it on website will cause chaos in the election machinery which is already in motion for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Indiscriminate disclosure of polling station-wise voter turnout data on website will cause chaos: EC to SC The …

Disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion among voters: ECI to SC
10 months, 1 week ago

Disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion among voters: ECI to SC

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing that disclosing voter turnout data based on Form 17C, which includes records of votes polled at each polling station, could confuse voters. Legal standpoint and rules compliance The ECI stated that there is no legal mandate to publish final authenticated voter turnout data for all …

Congress questions delay in release of voter turnout data by EC
10 months, 1 week ago

Congress questions delay in release of voter turnout data by EC

The Hindu  

Highlighting the overall difference of 1.07 crore between real time voter turnout data and the final figures released by the Election Commission of India, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that this difference translated into 28,000 voters in each Lok Sabha constituency. Congress leader Pawan Khera, who heads the media and publicity department of the party, took to social media platform …

The Hindu Morning Digest, May 18, 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, May 18, 2024

The Hindu  

PM Modi, INDIA bloc leaders trade barbs, cross swords in Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, engaged in a showdown in Mumbai on May 17 ahead of the city heading to polls on May 20. In response to The Hindu …

Voter Turnout: SC Seeks EC Reply in a Week
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Voter Turnout: SC Seeks EC Reply in a Week

Deccan Chronicle  

The top court, urged earlier in the day by lawyer Prashant Bhushan to hear the plea urgently, assembled in the evening after an Supreme Court Bar Association function to bid farewell to Justice A.S. Bopanna. The Justice Khanna-led bench had on April 26 rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and 100 per cent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting …

Why Can't Form 17C Data Be Disclosed? Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Publish Voter Turnout Numbers Soon
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Can't Form 17C Data Be Disclosed? Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Plea To Publish Voter Turnout Numbers Soon

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday gave one week time to the Election Commission of India to file its response to an application seeking directions to the ECI to upload on its website the scanned copies of Form 17-C soon after the elections.The application, jointly filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause,. The Supreme Court on Friday gave …

Election Commission of India case: CJI agrees to hear plea on delay by ECI in publishing voter turnout data
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 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 …

Plea on voter turnout within 48 hours in Supreme Court, poll panel's response sought
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea on voter turnout within 48 hours in Supreme Court, poll panel's response sought

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Election Commission one week to file its response to a plea against the delay in releasing voter turnout data. An NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, approached the top court seeking a directive to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling for each phase …

Supreme Court seeks Election Commission's response on voter turnout data
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Election Commission's response on voter turnout data

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has requested a response from the Election Commission regarding a plea urging the timely uploading of voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of the conclusion of polling. The plea aimed to enhance electoral transparency by ensuring prompt and detailed disclosure of voter turnout data, thereby increasing public trust in the electoral process. The Supreme …

Supreme Court to urgently hear plea on ‘delay’ in voter turnout data publication on May 17
10 months, 2 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 …

SC to hear on May 17 NGO's plea for release of voter turnout data for LS polls within 48 hours
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to hear on May 17 NGO's plea for release of voter turnout data for LS polls within 48 hours

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 17 a plea of an NGO seeking a direction to the Election Commission to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion of polling for each phase of the Lok Sabha elections. SC to hear on May 17 NGO's plea for release …

SC to hear on May 17 NGO's plea for release of voter turnout data for LS polls within 48 hours
10 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear on May 17 NGO's plea for release of voter turnout data for LS polls within 48 hours

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 17 a plea of an NGO seeking a direction to the Election Commission to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion of polling for each phase of the Lok Sabha elections. "Direct the Election Commission to provide tabulated polling station-wise data …

Election Commission, Congress face off over voter turnout data
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission, Congress face off over voter turnout data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday termed Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s recent letter to INDIA bloc leaders over voter turnout data an attempt to “create confusion, misdirection and impediments in the conduct of free and fair polls”, prompting the Opposition party to call the poll body’s response “regrettable”. Sharing the letter on X, Kharge had said that …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Plea in Supreme Court questions EC’s delay in release of poll turnout data
10 months, 3 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 …

Election Commission pulls up Mallikarjun Kharge for remark on turnout data
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission pulls up Mallikarjun Kharge for remark on turnout data

India Today  

The Election Commission said on Friday that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks on the release of voter turnout data were designed to create confusion and impediments to free and fair elections. The poll body said in a letter to Kharge that his statements were "unwarranted and reflective of a biased and deliberate attempt to spread confusion on credibility of the …

What explains the extraordinary delay in sharing of polling data by the Election Commission? | In Focus podcast
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Congress Asks EC To Publish Lok Sabha Polls Phase 3 Voter Turnout Data Without Delay
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Asks EC To Publish Lok Sabha Polls Phase 3 Voter Turnout Data Without Delay

ABP News  

After the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ended on Tuesday with a 64.58% voter turnout, the Congress demanded that the ECI immediately release the final figures of voter turnout. A day before the Phase 3 voting, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the party's I.N.D.I.A bloc allies urging them to unitedly protest "discrepancies" in the ECI's voter …

Mallikarjun Kharge criticises ECI, wonders whether the delay in releasing poll turnout data is an attempt to doctor final results
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge criticises ECI, wonders whether the delay in releasing poll turnout data is an attempt to doctor final results

The Hindu  

Casting doubts on the Election Commission of India ’s functioning, and criticising the panel for not publishing actual voting data, the delay in releasing poll turnout data, and the non-publication of the final voters’ lists for the upcoming phases, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, in a letter to leaders of all INDIA bloc parties, wondered whether all this was an effort …

Election 2024 : ‘Raise voice over voting data discrepancies,’ Kharge tells INDIA bloc parties on phase 3 polling day
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 : ‘Raise voice over voting data discrepancies,’ Kharge tells INDIA bloc parties on phase 3 polling day

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on May 7 urged INDIA bloc parties to collectively, unitedly and unequivocally raise their voices against the alleged voting data 'discrepancies' in the first two phases to protect the culture of a vibrant democracy and the Constitution. Kharge’s letter comes days after the Opposition parties questioned the final voter turnout of the first two phases of …

Congress chief to INDIA leaders: 'Poll body's credibility at all-time low'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress chief to INDIA leaders: 'Poll body's credibility at all-time low'

India Today  

Asserting that the "credibility of the Election Commission " was at an all-time low, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday wrote a letter to leaders of INDIA bloc parties flagging discrepancies in the voting data released by the poll body. Kharge also questioned the delay in the release of the final voting percentages for the first and second phases of …

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

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | T.N. registers 69.46% as polling passes off largely incident-free

The Hindu  

The fate of 950 candidates in 39 Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu was sealed on April 19, with 69.46% of the electorate turning up to exercise their franchise in a four-cornered contest. Chennai Central recorded 53.91% turnout, Chennai South 54.27%, Chennai North 60.13%, Sriperumbudur 60.21%, Kallakurichi 79.25%, Dharmapuri 81.48%, Chidambaram 75.32%, Perambalur 77.37%, Namakkal, Karur, Arakkonam, Arani, Salem, Villupuram, …

Plea Seeking Investigation Into Discrepancies In 17th Lok Sabha Election Results:SC Grants 4 Weeks To EC To Reply
5 years, 1 month ago

Plea Seeking Investigation Into Discrepancies In 17th Lok Sabha Election Results:SC Grants 4 Weeks To EC To Reply

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the Plea by Association for Democratic Reforms seeking investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the 17th Lok Sabha election results. The court has earlier asked the registry to tag the petition with a similar petition filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who had moved the court seeking publication of details of voter turnout and …

ADR And Common Cause Move SC Seeking Investigation Into Discrepancies In 17th Lok Sabha Election Results [Read Petition]
5 years, 3 months ago

ADR And Common Cause Move SC Seeking Investigation Into Discrepancies In 17th Lok Sabha Election Results [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause have jointly moved the Supreme Court seeking investigation into the alleged discrepancies which took place in the 17th Lok Sabha election results. They clarified that they had not challenging the 2019 election results but only wished that the Election Commission conducts actual and accurate reconciliation of data before the declaration of the …

Act before 2014 polls to keep out chargesheeted persons, court tells Centre
11 years, 4 months ago

Act before 2014 polls to keep out chargesheeted persons, court tells Centre

The Hindu  

Even as the Centre said it was committed to decriminalising politics, the Supreme Court on Monday asked it to come out with comprehensive changes in law before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls to prevent persons chargesheeted in heinous crimes from contesting elections. Lodha and Shiva Kirti Singh, hearing a writ petition filed by the Public Interest Foundation and others for …

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