As part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, more than 30 lakh voters filled and submitted their enumeration forms (EFs) during two-day special camps organised at polling booths across Punjab.
During the review, election officials informed that Odisha had around 3.33 crore voters before the commencement of the SIR exercise.
As voting machines failed repeatedly at several polling stations, centenarians and voters aged over 90 showed remarkable determination, turning out in large numbers to cast their ballots across East Burdwan during the second phase of polling on Tuesday.
Addressing a rally in Alipurduar during his 'Abar Jitbe Bangla' campaign ahead of the upcoming elections, Banerjee urged voters to stand in the queue and teach the BJP a lesson through EVMs.
According to state Chief Electoral Officer ( CEO) Navdeep Rinwa, out of a total of 15.44 crore voters in the state, enumeration forms have been distributed to 9.38 crore (60 percent) voters so far.
For the first time in election history, drones were pressed into action for surveillance to ensure transparent and secure voting.
Priyanka further alleged that even Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is neither being heard nor respected by the Centre.
The Commission, as per Section 60 (c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, has notified that electors above the age of 85 years and electors with benchmark disabilities may cast their vote through postal ballot.
Of the total 1,95,802 applications received from individual voters, 24,991 have already been disposed of by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs).
The instructions are according to relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.
