Polling for Delhi assembly on 5th Feb & Counting of votes on 8th of next month

By  News On Air   Jan 07, 2025

The Election Commission today announced the poll schedule for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections. Polling for the Delhi Assembly will be held on 5th February, and counting will be done on the 8th of the next month.  The Election Commission has also announced the bye-elections to two assembly constituencies Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode (East) in Tamil Nadu.

Briefing the media in New Delhi today, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the notification for the Delhi assembly will be issued on 10th January, and the last date for nomination will be the 17th of this month. Mr Kumar said 13,033 polling stations will be set up for over one crore 55 lakh voters in the national capital. He expressed hope that Delhi voters will vote in larger numbers this time.

The Chief Election Commissioner denied the allegations of EVM tampering, increasing the voter turnout numbers after 5 PM, and slowing the counting process. He reiterated that EVMs are foolproof devices and it is impossible to change voter turnout data. He stressed that India is the gold standard for elections. Mr Kumar said the commission is committed to conducting free, fair, participative, accessible, inclusive, and safe elections for the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.

Our correspondent reports that the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect with the announcement of the poll schedule.