New Delhi: Elections for the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi will be held on February 5, 2025, the Election Commission of India announced here today. The last date for making nominations is January 17 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures is January 20, 2025. The counting of votes will take place on February 8, 2025.
The National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has 1,55,37,634 electors among which, 1,55,24,858 are general, and 12776 are service voters. The total number of booths in the National Capital Territory of Delhi is 13, 033.
The Election Commission of India said the number of enrolments of young electors who attained the age of 18 years between January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, stood at 2,08,302. The number of electors marked as Persons with Disability was 79,436; Third Gender, 1,261; and Senior Citizen (85+), 1,09,941, in the NCT of Delhi.
Photo Electoral Rolls will be used during the election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi. Moreover, Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) will be one of the documents for establishing the identity of the elector at the time of voting. “All out efforts are being made to ensure 100% delivery of EPIC to all newly registered electors before the last date of filing nomination,” the Election Commission of India said.
To facilitate voters in knowing the serial number of electoral roll in their polling station, date of poll, time etc., a ‘Voter Information Slip’ will be issued which will include information like Polling Station, Date, Time etc. with QR code but not the photograph of the voter. Voter Information Slips will be distributed at least 5 days before the date of the poll to all enrolled electors, by the District Election Officer. However, Voter Information Slips will not be allowed as proof of the identity of voters.
To ensure ease of participation and active engagement of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, the Commission will issue Accessible Voter Information Slips with Braille Features to Persons with Visual Impairment, along with normal Voter Information Slips.
In this election, a Voter Guide (in Hindi/English/Local Language) shall be provided to every elector’s household ahead of the election, giving them information about the date and time of the poll, contact details of the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), important websites, helpline numbers, documents required for identification at the polling station besides other important information including the Do’s and Don’ts for voters at the polling station. This Voter Guide Brochure will be distributed along with Voter Information Slips by the BLOs.
– global bihari bureau
