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1 2 Ludhiana: Many voters who reached polling booths in the morning were shocked to find their names missing from the voters’ list. They said that their names were showing online but when they reached the polling booths, they were told that their vote did not exist. When they tried to make inquiries, staff at the polling booths either did not respond or blamed non-availability of voting lists for the situation, they claimed.
A voter in ward number 11, Kajal, said, “When I reached the polling station, I was told that my vote had been cast. It is unjustified and unfair if someone has voted in my stead. Officials should check what is happening in polling booths.
” Ajay Kumar, who was in the same polling station, said that his name had been struck off the voting list even though he had a voter card and the voter slip issued by polling agents of the party. He said others were in a similar predicament but no one was listening to them.” Amit Sharma, a resident of ward number 71, said that names of five of his family members were not in the voter list even though they had exercised their franchise in the Parliamentary elections six months ago.
He asked on what basis they were told that their votes did not exist. A few people in Sahnewal constituency, Mundian, staged a protest after being stopped from voting. On making inquiries, they were told that the area was not in the MC limit.
They complained that they were deprived of their basic right and later, officials would complain of low turnout. In many cases, voters could not trace their polling booths and kept looking for them. We also published the following articles recently 1296 polling parties dispatched to booths, 11.
65 lakh voters in MCL (Municipal Corporation Ludhiana) Over 1.2 million voters in Ludhiana will cast their ballots on Saturday to determine the fate of 447 candidates vying for Municipal Corporation seats. Polling will occur across 1,296 booths, with heightened security at sensitive locations.
Simultaneously, elections for various Municipal Councils and a Nagar Panchayat will involve over 62,000 voters. Haryana civic poll voter list to mirror assembly electoral rolls; final list by Jan 6 Haryana's State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh announced upcoming civic elections for Gurgaon, Manesar, Pataudi Helimandi, and Farrukhnagar, based on the assembly voter list. Voters have until December 23rd to register, with the final list publishing on January 6th.
Singh emphasized special polling booths for women and potentially other groups, alongside robust security measures. 70 pink booths be set up for Ukhand ULB polls Uttarakhand is pioneering a new initiative to boost female voter turnout in the upcoming urban local body elections. Seventy "pink booths," staffed entirely by women, will be set up across seven municipal corporations.
Dehradun will host the most with 20, followed by Rudrapur with 15. This follows a successful trial during the 2022 Assembly elections. With over 14.
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