Polling Stations

EC begins probe into failure of VVPATs in bypolls, sends teams to Kairana and Bhandara-Gondiya

The Election Commission on Thursday initiated a probe into the large-scale failure of paper trail machines during the 28 May bypoll to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats.

Gujarat Assembly polls results: 100% match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail slips, say EC official

There was a "100 percent match" in the random vote count on EVMs and paper trail slips carried out by the Election Commission in 182 Gujarat polling stations

EC to restrict number of voters in polling stations; 1400 for rural, 1200 for urban

There shouldn't be more than 1400 voters in a polling station as the use of paper trail machines may result in electors taking extra time to exercise their franchise and lead to crowding at the voting centres, the Election Commission has told its ground personnel

Srinagar bypoll: EC announces repoll in 38 stations, internet restored in Valley

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that re-poll will be held on Thursday in 38 polling stations of the Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency, which was hit by violence on Sunday.

Punjab Election 2017: After VVPAT snag, repolling ordered at 48 polling stations on 9 February

The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered repolling in 48 polling stations falling in Majitha, Muktsar and Sangrur Assembly segments in Punjab following malfunctioning in the Voter-Verified Audit Paper Trail (VVPAT) EVMs on 4 February

Delhi Polls: PM asks 'young friends' to vote in record numbers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked voters in Delhi, especially the youth to go out and vote in record numbers.

Maharashtra polls: EC terms 10 percent of polling stations as 'hyper-sensitive'

The Election Commission has identified over 9,900 or nearly 10 percent of the 91,376 polling stations in Maharashtra as "hyper-sensitive".

EC plans to make elections festive, to set up model poll stations

In a bid to attract voters to the polling booths and give a festive look to the electoral exercise, a few model polling stations are planned to be set up in the country for the first time, Election Commissioner of India Dr Nasim Zaidi said here today.

Voters rise by 100 million since 2009: Key numbers about the polls

The entire election will be carried out through the electronic voting machines.

Pakistan elections: More votes than voters in 49 stations

Forty-nine polling stations in Pakistan achieved the impossible -- the votes polled were more than the total number of voters.