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Electoral rolls are being checked and updated, states are being read rule books on posting of officials on election duty, various procedures and other standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been updated and the EC staff is already fanning out across states, to assess if all is in order...
The top brass of the poll panel Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Pandey and Arun Goel will take things to the next level when they begin their state visits in January 2024 before they sound the bugle for elections to the 543 parliamentary constituencies for the 18th Lok Sabha...
It is here that the Indian election is singular running year after year on the back of internet-free, standalone EVMs and a Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), ending eras of booth capture and poll violence..
Consider the numbers: In 2019, there were over 91.2 million voters and 8,054 candidates from 673 political parties in 543 constituencies. 10.36 lakh polling stations were set up and the largest ever security deployment was done for the seven-phase poll with over three lakh paramilitary personnel besides more than 20 lakh state police officials...
The 2021 procurement orders and additional procurements placed by the government in February 2023 have ensured a total of 30.78 lakh BUs, 22.14 lakh CUs and 23.86 lakh VVPATs readied for Lok Sabha 2024 polls...
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