Delhi gearing up for Assembly Elections with 123 new polling booths
Reportedly as many as 123 new polling stations will be added in delhi as the city gears up for the upcoming assembly polls, an official statement announced on thursday, adding that 53 exiting stations were removed. As per the statement from the chief electoral officer (CEO) of delhi, Alice Vaz, rationalisation of polling stations was carried in Delhi. This process aimed to decongest polling locations with a high number of stations, as per the guidelines of the election commission of india (ECI). She said “A total of 53 polling station locations were removed due to damaged or demolished buildings, while 123 new polling station locations were added. This resulted in a net increase of 70 polling station locations, ensuring better accessibility and convenience for voters across Delhi".Perhaps the CEO also said at least 2.25 lakh forms have been received to add new names, update or change address. thursday was the last date for filing claims and objections. The process started on october 29. Amid the ruling aam aadmi party (AAP)’s allegations of manipulation in the electoral roll, the delhi CEO said house-to-house verification is underway across the city since August. On Wednesday, delhi chief minister Atishi accused that the Union government is planning a major conspiracy against the people of Delhi.Moreover she added that on october 28, 29 SDMs and ADMs were transferred, and afterward, “officials were ordered to delete votes on a large scale". In the statement, the CEO, without addressing any allegations, said to achieve the objective of clean and healthy electoral roll, ECI conducts special summary revision every year which consists of two distinct activities pre-revision activities and revision activities. Any un-enrolled eligible citizen, who has still not enrolled himself/herself in the electoral roll, can apply for enrollment by filing Form-6 along with supporting documents. After filing of Form-6, BLO will conduct field verification. The statement added “On the basis of BLO’s field verification report and the supporting documents, the form is disposed of by the Electoral Registration Officer concerned as per procedure laid down by the ECI".