Delhi to vote on Feb 5, counting on Feb 8: CEC

 

 

 

ASSEMBLY polls in Delhi will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday. The last date to file nominations is January 17 and the scrutiny of nominations will be done by January 18. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations till January 20. “It is a single-phase election… We have deliberately kept polling on a Wednesday so more people come out to vote… like we did in Maharashtra,” Kumar said at a press conference. By-polls to two Assembly constituencies -- Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode in Tamil Nadu -- will also be held according to the same schedule. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date for the by-poll to Tamil Nadu’s Erode East Assembly constituency. The counting of votes will take place on February 8.

 

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We are crossing 99 crore voters... We are going to be a nation of one billion voters very soon, which will be another record in voting,” Kumar said. Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless: Courts have ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable and allegations of tampering are totally baseless, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday, rejecting claims by opposition parties about the voting machines being compromised. Announcing the schedule of the Delhi Assembly polls, the CEC advised the public against “jhooth ke gubbare” (spreading lies). EC to tell Cabinet Secretary no Delhi-specific provision can be made in Union Budget: THE Election Commission will write to the Cabinet Secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field, CEC Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday. Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assmebly will be held on February 5 and the votes counted on February 8, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar announced. Responding to a query about the the Union Budget, scheduled days ahead of the polls, Kumar said, “We will write to the Cabinet Secretary that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field.” The last date to file nominations is January 17 and the scrutiny of nominations will be done by January 18. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations till January 20.