Number of voters in Delhi rose to 15.5 million, says poll panel
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Number of voters in Delhi rose to 15.5 million, says poll panel

Hindustan Times  

The number of registered voters in Delhi has increased to 1,55,24,858 as compared to 1,47,18,119 as on January 22, 2024, according to the final electoral roll published by the office of the chief electoral officer of Delhi on Monday. This trend of unprecedented increase of form-6 and that too after 20 days of last date of receiving claims and objections as scheduled in SSR-2025, is unexpected and needs greater scrutiny,” the Delhi CEO office said in a statement. The Delhi CEO office said directions have been issued to all electoral registration officers to scrutinize each and every form strictly as per ECI guidelines. EROs have been directed to take stringent action against the persons, who are submitting false claims and fake documents to get enrolment in the electoral roll,” the CEO’s office said. The total number of electors in the finally published electoral roll today is 1,55,24,858 indicating 1.09% increase over the electors in draft elector roll published on 29.10.2024,” the CEO’s office said.

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Delhi Election 2025: Why is voting held mid-week and not on weekend? CEC Rajiv Kumar explains
14 hours, 42 minutes ago

Delhi Election 2025: Why is voting held mid-week and not on weekend? CEC Rajiv Kumar explains

Live Mint  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday that the decision to hold voting in the Delhi Assembly Election 2025 on a Wednesday was "deliberate". While announcing the poll schedule for Maharashtra last October, Rajiv Kumar had said, "You will notice that the date of the poll is Wednesday. Kumar had then said the commission has observed that urban voters …

Delhi election 2025 dates declared: Arvind Kejriwal says AAP ’will definitely win’, how others reacted
1 day, 5 hours ago

Delhi election 2025 dates declared: Arvind Kejriwal says AAP ’will definitely win’, how others reacted

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Assembly polls in Delhi and the bypoll dates on Tuesday. CEC Rajiv Kumar announced that the Assembly elections will take place in a single phase on 5 February, and the votes will be counted on 8 February. Following the announcement was made by the CEC Rajiv Kumar, Aam Aadmi Party …

Sudden rush to register as Delhi voters due to AAP's pro-women scheme: Sources
2 days, 3 hours ago

Sudden rush to register as Delhi voters due to AAP's pro-women scheme: Sources

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Election Commission on Monday asked officials to scrutinise each and every application for new voter registration to identify genuine people even as sources attributed the sudden rush for enrolment in the Delhi electoral rolls to A's Mahila Samman Yojana. Sudden rush to register as Delhi voters due to AAP's pro-women scheme: Sources Under the populist scheme, the …

Delhi polls: ECI releases final electoral roll, 1,55,24,858 voters in national capital | Check other details
2 days, 15 hours ago

Delhi polls: ECI releases final electoral roll, 1,55,24,858 voters in national capital | Check other details

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India on Monday released the final electoral roll of Delhi which showed that the national capital has a total 1,55,24,858 voters, 83,49,645 male and 71,73,952 female voters, third gender 1,261. A press release issued by the office of the chief electoral officer showed, 1,55,24,858 voters registered in Delhi indicating 1.09% increase over the electors in draft …

Over 82,000 pleas for voter deletion in Delhi, 4.8 lakh for new registrations
1 week, 1 day ago

Over 82,000 pleas for voter deletion in Delhi, 4.8 lakh for new registrations

India Today  

The Chief Electoral Office in Delhi has said that it received as many as 4,85,624 applications for new voter registrations and 82,450 requests for deletion between November 29 and December 30. The Special Summary Revision of the electoral roll in Delhi is approaching its final stages, with the poll officials updating the voter rolls to include all eligible voters as …

Over 485K addition requests to Delhi’s electoral rolls received since Nov 29
1 week, 1 day ago

Over 485K addition requests to Delhi’s electoral rolls received since Nov 29

Hindustan Times  

The chief electoral officer’s office on Monday said the poll body has received 485,624 applications for registration of new voters and 82,450 applications for deletion of voters, either due to relocation or deaths, over the past month. “Voters must ensure their names are correctly reflected in the electoral roll, as mere possession of a voter ID card does not guarantee …

ECI meets Delhi CEO, officials to review poll preparedness
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ECI meets Delhi CEO, officials to review poll preparedness

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday held a meeting with the chief electoral officer of Delhi, district election officers, deputy commissioners of police, and other nodal officials to review the progress of the ongoing Special Summary Revision 2025 and poll preparedness for the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal with Delhi chief minister Atishi and party …

2.25 lakh applications received during Special Summary Revision of electoral roll: Delhi CEO
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2.25 lakh applications received during Special Summary Revision of electoral roll: Delhi CEO

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Alice R Vaz said on Thursday that around 2.25 lakh applications were submitted during the Special Summary Revision 2025, which aims to ensure a robust and accurate electoral roll. The claims and objections period, which commenced on October 29, 2024, concluded on November 28, 2024, as scheduled; however, the process will continue as part …

Revision of electoral rolls to be carried out in Delhi from next month
4 months ago

Revision of electoral rolls to be carried out in Delhi from next month

The Hindu  

The formal exercise for holding the Delhi Assembly polls, due early next year, will begin with a special summary revision of the electoral rolls from next month, officials said. “As part of the special summary revision, a crucial house-to-house verification exercise is being conducted across the National Capital Territory of Delhi in which Booth Level Officers will be visiting the …

Delhi election 2024: Approximate voter turnout trend of 54.37% recorded
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi election 2024: Approximate voter turnout trend of 54.37% recorded

The Hindu  

According to the Chief Electoral Office, Delhi, an approximate voter turnout trend of 58.70% was recorded in the capital, they added that this is not the final voting percentage as it does not include postal ballot data. As of 8 p.m. on Saturday, data by the CEO, Delhi suggested that approximate voter turnout trend was at its lowest in the …

Kerala enrols nearly three lakh young voters in five months
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala enrols nearly three lakh young voters in five months

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the run up to the Lok Sabha election, close to 3 lakh youths in the age group of 18-19 years have been enrolled in the state’s electoral roll during the past five months. The number of young voters that stood at 77,176 when the draft voters list was brought out on October 27 last year, rose to 2.88 …

India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC
10 months, 4 weeks ago

India Has Nearly 97 Crore Voters Now, Up 6 percent From 2019: EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year's Lok Sabha elections.It also said over two crore young electors in age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters' list. Over 2.63 crore new electors have been included in the electoral roll, out of which …

Chennai’s electorate grows 0.85% to 39.01 lakh after the latest summary revision
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai’s electorate grows 0.85% to 39.01 lakh after the latest summary revision

The Hindu  

The total number of electors in Chennai district has increased by 0.85%, after the inclusion of 68,823 names and deletion of 35,834 on the electoral rolls. According to the final electoral rolls published on Monday by Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan, the number of electors in the 16 Assembly constituencies is 39.01 lakh, including 19.17 lakh men, 19.82 lakh …

India sees six-fold jump in voters since 1951; total electorate on January 1 is over 94.50 crore
1 year, 11 months ago

India sees six-fold jump in voters since 1951; total electorate on January 1 is over 94.50 crore

The Hindu  

India has witnessed a nearly six-fold increase in the total number of voters since 1951 to over 94.50 crore this year, but almost one-third of them stayed away from exercising their franchise in the last Lok Sabha polls. In 1951, when the voter lists for the first general elections were prepared, India had 17.32 crore registered electors and 45.67% had …

Tepid turnout in Delhi civic polls is worrying
2 years, 1 month ago

Tepid turnout in Delhi civic polls is worrying

Hindustan Times  

Despite the high-voltage campaigning in the Delhi municipal elections over the past month, turnout across the national capital was tepid in the civic polls on Sunday, barely crossing 50% and stopping shy of voting percentages seen in the previous two editions of the elections. But whoever wins will have to contend with the apathy shown by Delhi’s 14.5 million voters. …

Delhi MCD election: 50% voting recorded; both AAP, BJP claim victory
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi MCD election: 50% voting recorded; both AAP, BJP claim victory

The Hindu  

Around 50% voting was recorded on December 4 in the election to the 250 municipal wards in Delhi, with main rivals BJP and AAP claiming victory in the high-stakes contest. The BJP, which had deployed its top leaders, including national president J.P. Nadda, 19 Union ministers like Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal and chief ministers of six States …

Polling underway for civic polls in Delhi amid tight security
2 years, 1 month ago

Polling underway for civic polls in Delhi amid tight security

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Voting was underway in the national capital on Sunday for the high-stakes civic polls, which are largely being seen as a three-way contest among the AAP, BJP and Congress. AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged people in the city to exercise their franchise for setting up an honest and performing establishment in the …

Delhi MCD election updates | Around 50% voter turnout recorded till 5.30 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi MCD election updates | Around 50% voter turnout recorded till 5.30 p.m. across the 250 municipal wards in the Capital

The Hindu  

Only 50% voter turnout was recorded in Delhi in the first civic polls since the merger of the three erstwhile municipal corporations — North, South and East — in May, and after the total number of municipal wards were reduced to 250 from the previous total of 272. —The Hindu 11:15 a.m. “Don’t vote for those who are corrupt.”, says …

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Delhi Civic Body Polls 2022 December 4 Voting MCD Polling Live Delhi High Stakes MCD Elections BJP Vs AAP Vs Congress

ABP News  

New Delhi: Voting for the first elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, after the delimitation exercise, began on Sunday morning amid tight security in a total of 250 wards. Congress with a new central leader and Rahul Gandhi rallying forces through 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', party's attention on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has remained lacklustre but the grand old …

Draft electoral rolls say AP has 3.98 crore voters
2 years, 1 month ago

Draft electoral rolls say AP has 3.98 crore voters

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has a total electorate of 3.98 crore, including general persons, service personnel and people of the third gender, according to draft electoral rolls released here on Wednesday. Chief electoral officer Mukesh Kumar Meena told media persons that draft rolls have been published after Election Commission of India announced special summary revision of electoral rolls with January 1, …

Special voter enrolment drive on Nov 27, 28, says Delhi CEO
3 years, 1 month ago

Special voter enrolment drive on Nov 27, 28, says Delhi CEO

Hindustan Times  

The office of the Delhi chief electoral officer is going to organise a mega enrolment drive on November 27 and 28 in the national capital to facilitate residents to get their names added to the voters’ list. Delhi CEO Ranbir Singh Delhi CEO Ranbir Singh, in an interview to Hindustan Times, said the two-day special camp will be organised at …

Delhi's draft electoral roll sees rise of over 1.5 lakh voters
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi's draft electoral roll sees rise of over 1.5 lakh voters

India TV News  

Delhi's draft electoral roll published Monday shows a rise of over 1.5 lakh in the total number of electors in the city compared to the last published roll this January. With the release of the draft electoral roll, the Election Commission has also begun the process to induct new voters in the electoral list who have either turned 18 or …

Final Voter Turnout in Delhi Assembly Polls Was 62.59%, Says EC
4 years, 10 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 …

Delhi Assembly election sees 61.18% voter turnout; Mustafabad, Seelampur and Gokalpur seats record highest figures
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Assembly election sees 61.18% voter turnout; Mustafabad, Seelampur and Gokalpur seats record highest figures

Firstpost  

Delhi recorded a low voter turnout of 61.18 percent, nearly six percentage points behind the 2015 figures, as voting for the state Assembly Elections ended on Saturday Delhi recorded a low voter turnout with an estimated 61.18 percent exercising their franchise in the Assembly election on Saturday. Of the 11 districts, North East Delhi recorded the highest turnout of 65.24 …

Delhi elections: 19.37% voting till 1 PM, Okhla sees lowest voting at 5%
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi elections: 19.37% voting till 1 PM, Okhla sees lowest voting at 5%

Op India  

The people of Delhi seems to have chosen to sit at home instead of casting their vote in the ongoing Delhi assembly elections. Reportedly, polling for Delhi assembly polls has now slowly picked up as at 12 noon, only 15.57 per cent voter turnout was recorded, according to Election Commission. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/jXRhgm4SQI — ANI February 8, 2020 Sultanpur Majra has …

Delhi polls 2020: Special arrangements made for 132 centenarian voters, will be treated like 'VVIPs' say officials; 110-year-old woman oldest electorate
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi polls 2020: Special arrangements made for 132 centenarian voters, will be treated like 'VVIPs' say officials; 110-year-old woman oldest electorate

Firstpost  

More than 130 centenarian voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the 8 February election and they will be treated ‘as a VIP’ on the polling day New Delhi: More than 130 centenarian voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the 8 February election and they will be treated “as a VIP” on the polling day, officials said …

Delhi Elections 2020 | As it happened
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Elections 2020 | As it happened

The Hindu  

The national capital voted today to elect a new government, after a campaign in which the BJP pulled no punches against the AAP which is eyeing another term in office. 1:40 p.m. 23.36% voter turnout by 1 p.m. Voter turnout in the Delhi Assembly polls stood at around 23.36% by 1 p.m., according to the Election Commission. Shakuntala Devi, 75, …

Delhi records voter turnout of 57 per cent till 6 pm | Highlights
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi records voter turnout of 57 per cent till 6 pm | Highlights

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Following days of extensive poll campaign, Delhi is voting today on all the 70 seats. The election commission has set up 13,750 polling booths across 70 constituencies in the national capital with adequate security arrangements. Here's a quick link to check your name in the voters' list: Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Direct link to check your …

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: 132 centenarian voters, 110-year-woman oldest electorate
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: 132 centenarian voters, 110-year-woman oldest electorate

Hindustan Times  

More than 130 centenarian voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the February 8 election and they will be treated “as a VIP” on the polling day, officials said on Thursday. Later, physical verification was done but many of the centenarian voters were found to be dead, and some of them had shifted out of Delhi, so the final …

Delhi assembly elections to be held on Feb 8, results on Feb 11
5 years ago

Delhi assembly elections to be held on Feb 8, results on Feb 11

Op India  

The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi. With the election announcement by CEC Sunil Arora, the Model Code of Conduct has been implemented in Delhi. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Delhi assembly elections: The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable for Delhi with immediate effect. He also added that …

#DelhiPolls: Tweeple react as EC announces dates
5 years ago

#DelhiPolls: Tweeple react as EC announces dates

India TV News  

Tweeple showered their views soon after the Election Commission on Monday announced the date for the Delhi Assembly elections. Soon after the announcement, a user on micro-blogging site Twitter wrote, "Manoj Tiwari said 11 Feb 2019 will give us mangal result as it is Mangalwar.He don't know that 10 Feb 2015 when BJP got 03/70 was also Tuesday." "5 saal …

Delhi Assembly Election 2020 Date: Voting on 8 Feb, results on 11 Feb; Kejriwal says Delhi will vote on work done by AAP
5 years ago

Delhi Assembly Election 2020 Date: Voting on 8 Feb, results on 11 Feb; Kejriwal says Delhi will vote on work done by AAP

Firstpost  

Voting for Delhi Assembly election 2020 will be held on 8 February, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Monday. ये चुनाव काम पर होगा — Arvind Kejriwal January 6, 2020 Meanwhile, Delhi BJP leader Vijay Goel said, “Every member of the public is our chief ministerial face. Replying to a question on whether issues like the abrogation of Article …

Election Commission action allows over 1,000 voters in Delhi to exercise their franchise
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission action allows over 1,000 voters in Delhi to exercise their franchise

India TV News  

More than a thousand voters in Delhi's Kasturba Nagar would have lost their right to exercise their franchise had the Election Commission gone ahead with a proposal to close down a polling booth in the area. According to Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh, the government accommodations in Kasturba Nagar, which comes under the New Delhi parliamentary constituency, were redeveloped …

Lok Sabha polls: 720 complaints of poll code violation received on cVigil app since launch; 72% found genuine, says Delhi CEO
5 years, 9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: 720 complaints of poll code violation received on cVigil app since launch; 72% found genuine, says Delhi CEO

Firstpost  

Over 720 complaints have been received from people through the cVigil app by the office of Chief Electoral Officer here and 72 per cent of those were found to be correct New Delhi: Over 720 complaints have been received from people through the cVigil app by the office of Chief Electoral Officer here and 72 per cent of those were …

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