EC assures review of all legitimate concerns flagged by Congress party related to Maharashtra polls

By  News On Air   Nov 30, 2024

The Election Commission has asserted that all poll procedures it followed in Maharashtra were transparent and assured that it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the Congress party.

In its interim response to the party today, the poll body has invited a Congress delegation on 3rd December to discuss concerns expressed by it. The Commission reiterated that the process was transparent with the involvement of candidates or their agents at every stage. It asserted that a transparent electoral roll updation process was undertaken with the involvement of all political parties.

On voter turnout data, the Election Commission asserted that there was no discrepancy in it and the data was available with all candidates polling station-wise and is verifiable. It said, the gap in 5 PM polling data and final voter turnout is due to procedural priorities, as presiding officers perform multiple statutory duties near the close of the poll before updating voter turnout data.

It added that as an additional disclosure measure, ECI press note, at around 11:45 pm, was thus introduced during the 2024 General Elections and followed subsequently during all assembly elections thereafter. The poll panel has said it will review all legitimate concerns of Congress and provide written response after hearing the party’s delegation.