EC issues stern warning over hate speeches
14 Jan 2015 5:14 AM IST
With the declaration of the Assembly poll schedule on Monday, the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the capital with Delhi’s chief electoral office forming different committees to look into electoral issues.
Warning political leaders against making hate speeches, the Election Commission on Monday said there will be strict and “ruthless” enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct during Delhi polls and it will have zero tolerance against such occurrences.
In the Assembly poll, voting will take place in 11,763 polling booths in 2527 locations across the city. As per the electoral roll published till January 5, the total number of voters in the city have been estimated at 1,30,85,251 out of which 72,60,633 are men and 58,24,618 are women voters. The Assembly election in Delhi, being touted as a direct contest between BJP and AAP, will be held on 7 February.
Counting of votes for the election to the 70-member Assembly will be held on 10 February .
“We have formed different committees, including expenditure committee, at the level of districts to look into all matters ralated to elections. We will soon be imparting training to our staff in a phased-manner,” Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar said.
The notification for the polls will be issued by the Lieutenant-Governor on January 14 while the last date for filing nominations is January 21. The date of scrutiny is 22 January , while candidates can withdraw from the electoral battle by January 24.
Warning political leaders against making hate speeches, the Election Commission on Monday said there will be strict and “ruthless” enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct during Delhi polls and it will have zero tolerance against such occurrences.
In the Assembly poll, voting will take place in 11,763 polling booths in 2527 locations across the city. As per the electoral roll published till January 5, the total number of voters in the city have been estimated at 1,30,85,251 out of which 72,60,633 are men and 58,24,618 are women voters. The Assembly election in Delhi, being touted as a direct contest between BJP and AAP, will be held on 7 February.
Counting of votes for the election to the 70-member Assembly will be held on 10 February .
“We have formed different committees, including expenditure committee, at the level of districts to look into all matters ralated to elections. We will soon be imparting training to our staff in a phased-manner,” Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Chandra Bhushan Kumar said.
The notification for the polls will be issued by the Lieutenant-Governor on January 14 while the last date for filing nominations is January 21. The date of scrutiny is 22 January , while candidates can withdraw from the electoral battle by January 24.
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