In a bid to modernise electoral infrastructure and enhance voter convenience, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Jharkhand has initiated the process of geo-fencing all polling stations and their catchment areas.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission to ensure that CCTV video recordings of polling booths are maintained and preserved till the adjudication of a PIL challenging the poll panel’s August 7 and 23, 2024 communications to increase the number of voters per polling booth from earlier 1,200 to 1,500.
Long queues of men and women were seen at the polling booths across the Union Territory (UT) since early hours when polling started at 7 am.
The state goes to the polls on June 1 and elections are being held in four parliamentary constituencies Kangra, Hamirpur, Shimla and Mandi.
Appearing for the PIL petitioner political outfit – the Janavahini Party – the advocate told the bench that since the model code of conduct is imposed, no voter should be allowed to vote under the influence of alcohol.
There are 1,062 registered voters at the booth, including 548 men and 514 women. The Chhindwara district is the bastion of state Congress chief Kamal Nath.
Chief electoral officer (CEO) Punjab, S Karuna Raju on Tuesday said due to the reduction in the number of voters for a polling booth, the number of polling booths across the state has gone up. He said the number of polling booths in the state has been enhanced to 24689 from the existing 23211.
The total number of voters as per the final electoral roll are 7,32,94,980 out of which there are 3,73,66,306 male voters and 3,59,27,084 female voters and 1,590 third gender voters.
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