In an effort to implement the directives of the model code of conduct (MCC) for assembly election, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday stated that it has removed a total of 1.26 lakh posters, banners, hoardings, and small boards across its 12 zones.
Political activities have gained momentum in Uttar Pradesh following the announcement by the Election Commission of the date for the by-poll to the prestigious Milkipur assembly seat in Ayodhya on February 5.
The Election Commission of India will host a press conference today to announce the schedule for the General Election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday, wrote to the District Election Commissioner complaining of an unusual spike in the addition and deletion of vote in the New Delhi constituency ahead of the assembly polls in the national capital.
Elections to 70 Assembly seats in Delhi are scheduled to be held early next year.
The 62-year-old Lavasa was appointed as the Election Commissioner in January 2018 and had yet to serve two more years to complete his tenure.
The initial idea for using blockchain-based voting solution emerged from an initial discussion of Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, during his visit to Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on 30 October 2019.
Moreover, in a democratic election, while political rallies are its integral component as are door-to-door campaigns, safety protocols would have to be developed which EC must have done already, as it has been keeping a watch on the global experience, especially South Korea and Poland which conducted their national elections with safety protocols with highest-ever turnouts.
The opposition also asked the poll body to take into account their concern about the people’s health so that the entire poll exercise does not become a 'super spreader event'.
Commission has already limited the number of electors to one thousand for each polling station for ease of voting.
