Amid criticism from Congress on the amendment made in the Conduct of Election Rules, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday categorically said candidates already have access to all the documents and papers, and nothing has been amended in the rules in this regard.
The CEC held a detailed and comprehensive review of the poll preparedness in the city.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar summarising the assurances the poll body gave to the party on Tuesday during a visit of its delegation in response to its allegation of deletion of voters in the national capital.
A team of the Aam Aadmi Party led by party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), and put evidence before the poll panel, alleging that a mass voter deletion conspiracy was underway ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said there was no discrepancy found between VVPAT slip count and EVM control unit count in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls.
According to the data by the EC, Chumoukedima was at 17.59 per cent, Dimapur was at 14.45 per cent, Kiphire was at 24.74 per cent, Kohima was at 20.12 per cent.
As per the ECI, the highest voter turnout was recorded at 17.82 percent in East Garo Hills.
Issuing notice to the Shinde faction to respond to a petition by Thackeray group challenging the February 17 EC order allotting it both Shiv Sena party’s name and its symbol ‘Bow and Arrow’, the apex court said, “We can't stay the order at this stage.”
The polls this year will see a triangular contest, with the Congress-CPM fighting in alliance and the Trinamool Congress also fielding candidates in several seats.
The process to file nomination papers by the candidate has started. The last date for filing of nomination is January 30.
