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No.ECI/PN/169/2025 Dated: 7th January, 2025

PRESS NOTE

Subject: General Election to Legislative Assembly of NCT of

Delhi, 2025 – regarding.

The term and strength along with seats reserved for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Assembly Constituency of NCT of
Delhi, as determined by the Delimitation Order, are as under:
Name of UT Term of Total No. of Reserved Reserved
Assembly AC Seats for SCs for STs
24-02-2020 to
NCT of Delhi 70 12 Nil
23-02-2025

Election Commission of India (hereinafter ECI) is committed to

conduct free, fair, participative, accessible, inclusive and safe election
to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi in exercise of the
authority and powers conferred upon under Article 324 read with
Article 172 (1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951.
2. The Commission has reviewed the poll preparedness and, the
Commission interacted with political parties, enforcement agencies,
all District Election Officers, DCPs, Divisional Commissioners, Range
Ad. CPs, CS/CP of Delhi and other senior officers of the UT.
3. The team of senior officers of the Commission also reviewed law

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and order situation, to ascertain specific areas of concern, to discuss
the quantum of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) required in UT
and to review the overall preparedness of the election machinery.
The cooperation of all authorities was sought for conducting free, fair
and peaceful election in UT under the overall superintendence,
direction and control of the Commission.
4. The conduct of General Election in NCT of Delhi requires
deployment of Central and State Police Forces to ensure peaceful,
free and fair election with fearless participation of electors, especially
in vulnerable areas/pockets. Deployment and disengagement of
these forces with optimal utilization involved complex planning and
detailed analysis, carried out over several rounds of consultations
with the senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs/ CAPFs/
Police Nodal Officers of NCT of Delhi.

5. Electoral Rolls:
The Commission firmly believes that pure and updated
electoral rolls are the foundation of free, fair and credible election.
Hence, intensive and sustained focus is placed upon improving its
quality, health and fidelity. After the amendment in the Section 14 of
the Representation of the People Act, 1950 by the Election Laws
(Amendment) Act, 2021, there is a provision of four qualifying dates
to enroll as a voter in a year. Accordingly, Commission has
conducted the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll in NCT of
Delhi with reference to 01.01.2025, as the qualifying date. After time-
bound completion of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls
with reference to 01.01.2025 as the qualifying date, the final
publication of electoral roll has been done on 06.01.2025. As per
latest data of electoral roll, the number of electors in the NCT of
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Delhi is:
Name of UT No. of No. of Service Total No. of
General Voters electors as per
Electors electoral rolls
NCT of Delhi 1,55,24,858 12776 1,55,37,634

Number of enrolments of young electors who attained the age of 18

years between 1st January 2024 and 1st January 2025:

Name of UT 18-19 electors

NCT of Delhi 2,08,302

Number of Electors marked as PwD, Third Gender and Senior Citizen

(85+), in the NCT of Delhi are:
Name of UT Total PwD Total Third Total Senior
Electors Gender Citizens (85+)
NCT of Delhi 79,436 1,261 1,09,941

The Commission, in order to maximize participation from all

strata of society and improve the health of electoral roll has taken all
possible efforts including:
A. Ensure maximum enrolment of vulnerable groups like PwDs,
transgender and sex workers by collaborating with reputed CSOs.
For example, engage with NACO (National AIDS control
organisation) to ensure maximum enrolment of sex workers.
B. Remove Logical Errors, Demographic Similar Entries and Photo
Similar Entries in the electoral roll after following proper field
verification and statutory processes.
C. Focus on the enrolment of young voters especially who
attained the qualifying age on 01-01-2025.
D. Rationalize Polling Stations with due diligence. Each and every
polling station has been physically visited by Senior Officers and
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 shifting of polling stations in new and better infrastructure building
has also been considered after following due procedures.
E. Other Government databases like database of Social Welfare
Department, NACO/SACO etc. for vulnerable groups of citizens, as
benchmark, were considered for enhanced registration of these
groups.
F. Enforce the Assured Minimum Facilities along with
accessibility friendly infrastructure for PWDs and senior citizens in
the polling stations for which CEO/DEOs have been directed to
create permanent infrastructure such as ramps at the polling
stations.
G. Polling Station Locations with three or more Polling Stations
have been planned for separate entry and exit so as to avoid any
untoward incidences related to any epidemic or public order.
H. The Commission has encouraged the DEOs to use eco-friendly
material and exhibit local culture and art to create Model Polling
Stations. Each District should have at least one such Model Polling
Station, as far as possible.
I. List of 85+, PwDs etc. has been prepared and a communication
of respect/recognition will be sent to make them feel important part
of society.

6. Photo Electoral Rolls and Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC):

Photo Electoral Rolls will be used during the General Election
to Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi. EPIC is one of the documents
for establishing the identity of 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.

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7. Voter Information Slips (VIS):
To facilitate voters in knowing the serial number of electoral
roll in their polling station, date of poll, time etc., ‘Voter Information
Slip’ will be issued. Voter Information Slip 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 poll to all enrolled electors, by the
District Election Officer. However, Voter Information Slip will not be
allowed as proof of identity of voters.

8. Braille Voter Information Slips:

To ensure ease of participation and active engagement of
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, Commission
has directed to issue Accessible Voter Information Slips with Braille
Features to Persons with Visual Impairment, along with normal Voter
Information Slips.

9. Voter Guide:
In this election, a Voter Guide (in Hindi/English/Local
Language) shall be provided to every elector’s household ahead of
election, giving them information about the date and time of poll,
contact details of the 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.

10. Measures to prevent Impersonation:

BLOs have done door to door survey and prepared a list of
voters found absent from the place of their ordinary residence.
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Similarly, names of shifted and dead voters, whose names could not
be deleted, shall also be added to this list by BLOs. This list of
Absent, Shifted or Dead (ASD) voters shall be given to the Presiding
Officers on the poll day. Commission has issued instructions that
voting will be allowed only after proper identification of voters.
Identification shall be done on the basis of EPIC or other alternative
identity documents permitted by the Commission. Presiding Officers
are required to double check the identity of voters whose names are
on the ASD list.

11. Identification of Voters at Polling Stations:

For identification of voters at Polling Station, the Voter shall
present his EPIC or any of the following identification documents
approved by the Commission:

i. Aadhaar Card,

ii. MGNREGA Job Card,

iii. Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office,

iv. Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of

Ministry of Labour,
v. Driving License,
vi. PAN Card,

vii.Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR,

viii.Indian Passport,

ix. Pension document with photograph,

x. Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by

Central/State Govt./PSUs/Public Limited Companies,
xi. Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs and

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 xii.Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, M/o Social
Justice & Empowerment, Government of India

12. Polling Stations and Special Facilitation:

(i) Maximum No. of electors in Polling Station

There shall be maximum of 1500 electors in a polling station. The

changes in the number of Polling Stations in the UT are as
follows:

Name of UT No. of Polling Stations in 2025

NCT of Delhi 13,033

(ii) Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) at Polling Stations:

Commission has issued instructions to the Chief Electoral Officer

of NCT of Delhi to ensure that every Polling Station needs to be
on ground floor/road entry level and shall have accessible road in
good condition leading to polling station building and is equipped
with Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) like drinking water,
waiting shed, toilet with water facility, adequate arrangements for
lighting, ramp of proper gradient for the PwD electors and a
standard voting compartment, proper signage etc. The
Commission has directed CEO and DEOs to take efforts to make
permanent ramp and permanent infrastructure at every polling
station.

(iii) Accessible Election - Facilitation for Persons with

Disabilities (PwDs) and Senior Citizens:
In NCT of Delhi, all polling stations are located at ground
floor/road entry level and ramps with proper gradient are
provided for the convenience of differently abled electors and
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senior citizens with wheelchairs. Further, in order to provide
targeted and need-based facilitation to differently-abled voters,
Commission has directed that all persons with disabilities and
senior citizens in an Assembly Constituency are identified and
tagged to their respective Polling Stations and necessary
disability-specific arrangements made for their smooth and
convenient voting experience on poll day. Identified PwD and
senior citizens electors will be assisted by volunteers appointed
by RO/DEO. Special facilitation will be made for PwD and senior
citizens electors at Polling Stations. Also, it has been directed
that differently abled electors & senior citizens are given priority
for entering polling booths, provision be made for designated
parking spaces close to the entrance of polling station premises
and special facilitation extended to electors with speech and
hearing impairment. Special focus has been laid on sensitization
of polling personnel regarding special needs of the differently
abled electors.
Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) that
there should be proper transport facility for PwD and senior
citizens electors in each and every polling station on the day of
poll. The PwD electors can request for wheelchair facility by
registering on Saksham-ECI App.
At the Polling Station, visually impaired persons can take a
companion along with them to cast their vote on their her behalf
as provided in Rule 49 N of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
Besides, Dummy Ballot Sheets in Braille are available in Polling
Stations. Any visually impaired voter can use this sheet
and after studying content of this sheet can cast his/her vote on

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his/her own using Braille facility on Ballot Units of EVMs without
any help from companion.

(iv) Voter Facilitation Posters:

In order to fulfill the statutory requirements under Rule 31 of the
Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 and to provide accurate and
relevant information for voter awareness and information at each
polling station, the Commission has also directed that following
four (4) kinds of uniform and standardized Voter Facilitation
Posters (VFP) shall be prominently displayed at all Polling
Stations: -
a) Polling Station Details,

b) List of Candidates,

c) Do’s and Don’ts and

d) Approved Identification Documents & How to Vote.

(v) Voter Assistance Booths (VAB):

Voter Assistance Booths shall be set up for every polling station
location, having a team of BLO/officials in order to assist voters
to correctly locate their polling booth number and serial number
in the electoral roll of that concerned polling booth. The VABs will
be set up with prominent signage and in such a manner that it
will be conspicuous to the voters as they approach the polling
premise/building to enable them to seek required facilitation on
poll day. Alphabetic locator (as per English alphabet) generated
with ERO-Net is placed at VAB to search the name easily and to
know the serial number in the Electoral Roll.

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 (vi) Standardised Voting Compartment to ensure Secrecy of
Voting:
In order to maintain the secrecy of vote at the time of poll and to
achieve uniformity in use of voting compartments, Commission
instructed that the height of the Voting Compartments should be
30 inches and the Voting Compartment should be placed on a
table whose height shall be 30 inches. Only corrugated sheet (flex
board) of steel- grey colour, which is completely opaque and
reusable, shall be used for making the voting compartments. The
Commission hopes that the use of these standardized and
uniform Voting Compartments in all the polling stations will
translate into greater voter facilitation, ensure absolute secrecy of
vote and eliminate aberrations and non-uniformity in the
preparation of Voting Compartment inside the polling stations.
The voting compartments shall also be pasted with self-adhesive
stickers on three sides of the voting compartment depicting name
of election, Name of State/UT, AC Number & name, P.S. number
and Name, date of poll etc.

13. Initiatives/Facilities for PwD Voters, 85+ Senior Citizens,

and Electors employed in essential services and COVID
suspect/affected voters:

A. Rule 27A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 has been

amended to provide the optional postal ballot facility to “Absentee
Voters”. “Absentee Voter” has been defined in clause (aa) of Rule-
27A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and includes person
who is employed in essential services [AVES], senior citizens (above
85 year of age)[AVSC], Persons with Disability (with benchmark or
above disability)[AVPD] and COVID 19 suspect or affected

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persons[AVCO]. The category of essential services is notified by the
Election Commission under Section 60(C) of the R.P. Act, 1951 in
consultation with the Government.
The following procedures have also been made in the existing
Guidelines for Voting through postal ballot by Absentee Voters in
the category of Senior Citizens, PwDs and Covid-19 suspect or
affected persons: -
(i) An Absentee Voter wishing to vote by Postal Ballot has to
make application to the Returning Officer (RO) of the
constituency concerned, in Form-12D appended to the Conduct
of Elections Rules, 1961, giving all requisite particulars. Such
applications seeking postal ballot facility should reach the RO
during the period from date of announcement of election to five
days following the date of notification of the election concerned.
(ii) In case of absentee voters belonging to PwD category
(AVPD), who opt for postal ballot, application (Form 12D) should
be accompanied by a copy of benchmark disability certificate
specified by the concerned appropriate Government, under the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

(iii) Distribution of Form 12D by BLO:

(a) BLO will visit the houses of the absentee voters in

category of AVSC, AVPD and AVCO, as per details provided
by the RO, in the Polling Station area and deliver Form 12D
to the concerned electors and obtain acknowledgements
from them.
(b) If an elector is not available, BLO shall share
his/her contact details and revisit to collect it within five
days of the notification.
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 (c) The elector may or may not opt for Postal Ballot. If
he/she opts for Postal Ballot, then the BLO will collect the
filled-in Form 12D from the house of the elector within five
days of the notification and deposit with the RO forthwith.
(d) Sector Officer shall supervise the process of
distribution and collection of Form 12D by BLOs under the
overall supervision of RO.
(iv) Further, the RO shall share list of all such AVSC, AVPD
and AVCO, whose applications in Form 12D for availing Postal
Ballot facility have been approved by him, with the Contesting
Candidates of recognized political parties in printed hardcopy.

B. A polling team comprising of 2 polling officials out of which at

least one should be not below the rank/level of the official
appointed as polling officer for polling station and one micro
observer along with a videographer and security will then go to the
elector’s address along with a Voting Compartment and get the
elector to vote on the Postal Ballot maintaining complete secrecy of
vote. Candidates will be provided a list of these electors in advance
and will also be provided the schedule of voting and the route chart
of the polling parties so that they can send their representatives to
witness the polling procedure. Postal Ballots will then be stored
securely by the Returning Officer.

C. This is an optional facility and does not involve any Postal

Department for mailing arrangement.

D. Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officer of NCT of

Delhi to take necessary steps for the dissemination of information
and extending facilitation to the above categories of Voters.
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14. Polling stations managed by Women and Persons with
Disabilities:
As part of its firm commitment towards gender equality and
greater constructive participation of women in the electoral process,
the Commission has also directed that, to the extent possible, at least
one polling station each managed exclusively by women and Persons
with Disabilities shall be set up in every Assembly Constituency in
poll going UT of NCT of Delhi. In such women managed Polling
Stations, all election staff, including police and security personnel,
will be women. Minimum one Model Polling Station per Assembly
Constituency shall also be set up using and depicting local material
and art forms.
Moreover, the Commission has directed that at least one Polling
Station per district shall be managed by the Polling teams consisting of
available youngest eligible employees of that district.

15. Nomination Process:

Brief description about filing of nomination is as given below:
A. Additional option to facilitate online mode in nomination has
been provided:
ȋ‹Ȍ Nomination form will also be available on the online
portal at https://suvidha.eci.gov.in . By creating an account,
candidates can fill out the Nomination form, deposit the security
amount, check availability of time slots and appropriately plan
their visit to Returning Officer. Any intending candidate may fill
it online and take its print for submission to the Returning
Officer as specified in Form-1 (Rule-3 of Conduct of Election
Rules 1961).
(ii) Affidavit may also be filled online. Once it is filled, take its
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 printout and get it notarized. It may be submitted along with the
nomination for before the Returning Officer.
(iii) Candidate may deposit security money through online
mode at the designated platform. However, a candidate will
continue to have the option of deposit in cash in the treasury.
(iv) Candidate may also exercise the option to seek his/her
elector certification for the purpose of nomination online.

B. Further, Commission has directed the following:

ȋ‹Ȍ Returning Officer’s chamber should have sufficient space

to perform the functions of nomination, scrutiny and symbol
allocation.
ȋ‹‹Ȍ Returning Officer should allot staggered time in advance
to prospective candidates.
(iii) All steps required to be taken for the submission of
nomination form and affidavit shall continue to operate as per
the provisions contained in the Representation of the People Act,
1951.
16. Affidavits of Candidates:
A. All Columns to be filled in:
In pursuance of the judgment dated 13th September 2013 passed
by the Supreme Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 121 of 2008
(Resurgence India Vs Election Commission of India and Another),
which among other things makes it obligatory for the Returning
Officer to check whether the information required is fully
furnished (by the candidate) at the time of filing of affidavit with
the nomination paper, the Commission has issued instructions
that in the affidavit to be filed along with the nomination paper,
candidates are required to fill up all the columns. If any column in
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the affidavit is left blank, the Returning Officer will issue a notice
to the candidate to file the revised affidavit with all columns duly
filled in. After such notice, if a candidate still fails to file affidavit
complete in all respects, the nomination paper will be liable to be
rejected by the Returning Officer at the time of scrutiny.

B. Format of Nomination Form and Affidavit in Form 26:

Latest copies of Nomination Forms and Affidavit are available on

the Commission’s website https://eci.gov.in> Menu > Candidate
nomination & other Forms.

C. No Dues Certificate-

(i) As per the directions of the Delhi High Court in judgment

dated 07.08.2015 in WP(C) no. 4912/1998 (Krishak Bharat Vs
UoI & ors.) a candidate who has been in occupation of
accommodation provided by the Government any time during the
last 10 years before the date of notification of the election has to
give details of the government dues accrued to him of various
departments dealing with government accommodation i.e.
towards (a) rent, (b) electricity charges, (c) water charges and (d)
telephone charges. The date of ‘No Dues Certificate’ should be the
last date of the third month prior to the month in which election
is notified or any date thereafter. The ‘No Dues Certificate’,
wherever applicable, has to be submitted before the Returning
Officer along with the Affidavit latest by 3:00 PM on the last date
of making nominations in the constituency concerned.
(ii) In order to protect the statutory right of the candidate to
contest the election, the Commission has directed the Chief
Secretary of the NCT of Delhi to issue suitable instructions to the

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 agencies/authorities/departments dealing with the (a) rent, (b)
electricity charges, (c) water charges and (d) telephone charges, to
immediately provide/ensure the following, if approached by any
intending candidate: -
(A) Issue “No Dues Certificate” by all the concerned
agencies/authorities/departments to such person within 48
hours of the receipt of the request letter in case where dues
are not pending or are not due by law.
(B) Provide details of dues accrued to such persons within 48
hours of submitting of application to the
agencies/authorities/departments.
(C) Issue ‘No Dues Certificate’ by the
agencies/authorities/departments within 24 hours of clearing
of dues, if any, as communicated as per (b) above, by such
persons on submitting of application.
(iii) An institutionalized mechanism shall be put in place
immediately after promulgation of Model Code of Conduct and a
nodal officer shall be appointed to receive and handle such
requests from prospective candidate(s) and work as a single
window system to dispose of applications as per timelines
provided above.
17. Candidates with Criminal Cases:
(i) Candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish
information in this regard in newspapers and through television
channels on three occasions during the campaign period. A political
party that sets up candidates with criminal antecedents is also
required to publish information about criminal background of its
candidates, both on its website and also in newspapers and

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television channels on three occasions.
(ii) Commission vide its letter No. 3/4/2019/SDR/Vol.IV dated
16th September, 2020 has directed that the period specified will be
decided with three blocks in the following manner, so that electors
have sufficient time to know about the background of such
candidates:
(a) Within first 4 days of date of withdrawal of Nominations.
(b) Between next 5th - 8th days.
(c) From 9th day till the last day of campaign (the second day prior to
date of poll)
(Illustration: If the last date for withdrawal is 10 th of the month and
poll is on 24th of the Month, the first block for publishing of declaration
shall be done between 11th and 14th of the Month, second and third
blocks shall be between 15th and 18th and 19th and 22nd of that Month,
respectively.)
This requirement is in pursuance of the judgment of the Hon’ble
Supreme Court in Writ Petition(C) No. 784 of 2015 (Lok Prahari Vs.
Union of India & Others) and Writ Petition (Civil) No. 536 of 2011
(Public Interest Foundation & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Anr).

18. Political Parties setting up candidates with Criminal Cases:

(i) In pursuance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court Order dated
13.02.2020 in Contempt Petition (C)No. 2192 of 2018 in WP(C) No.
536 of 2011, it is mandatory for political parties (at the Central and
State election level) to upload on their website detailed information
regarding individuals with pending criminal cases (including the
nature of the offences, and relevant particulars such as whether
charges have been framed, the concerned Court, the case number
etc.) who have been selected as candidates, along with the reasons
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for such selection, as also as to why other individuals without
criminal antecedents could not be selected as candidates. The
reasons as to selection shall be with reference to the qualifications,
achievements and merit of the candidate concerned, and not mere
"winnability" at the polls.
(ii) This information shall also be published in:
(a) One local vernacular newspaper and one national
newspaper;
(b) On the official social media platforms of the political party,
including Facebook & Twitter.
(iii) These details shall be published within 48 hours of the selection
of the candidate and not prior to two weeks before the first date of
filing of nominations. The political party concerned shall then submit
a report of compliance with these directions with the Election
Commission within 72 hours of the selection of the said candidate.
If a political party fails to submit such compliance report with the
Election Commission, the Election Commission shall bring such
non-compliance by the political Party concerned to the notice of the
Supreme Court as being in contempt of this Court's
orders/directions. The Commission’s instructions issued vide letter
no. 3/4/2020/SDR/Vol.III dated 6th March, 2020 available on the
Commission’s website may be seen.
(iv) The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Brajesh Singh v. Sunil Arora &
Ors. [Contempt Petition (C) No. 656/2020 in Contempt Petition (C)
No. 2192/2018 in WP(C) No. 536/2011)] issued some additional
directions vide judgment dated 10.08.2021, which has been
circulated vide Commission’s letter No. 3/4/SDR/VOL.I dated
26.08.2021, which is available on the Commission’s website.
Following are the directions which are concerned with the political
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 parties: -
a. Political parties are to publish information regarding criminal
antecedents of candidates on the homepage of their websites, thus
making it easier for the voter to get to the information that has to be
supplied. It will also become necessary now to have on the
homepage a caption which “candidates with criminal antecedents”;
b. We clarify that the direction in paragraph 4.4 of our Order
dated 13.02.2020 be modified and it is clarified that the details
which are required to be published, shall be published within 48
hours of the selection of the candidate and not prior to two weeks
before the first date of filing of nominations; and
c. We reiterate that if such a political party fails to submit such
compliance report with the ECI, the ECI shall bring such
noncompliance by the political party to the notice of this Court as
being in contempt of this Court’s Orders/directions, which shall in
future be viewed very seriously.

19. District, AC Level and Booth Level Election Management

Plan:
The District Election Officers have been asked to prepare a
comprehensive District Election Management Plan in consultation
with SSPs/SPs and Sector Officers, including the route plan and the
communication plan for conduct of election. These will be vetted by
the Observer, taking into account vulnerability mapping exercise and
mapping of critical polling stations, in accordance with Election
Commission of India’s extant instructions.

20. Communication Plan:

Commission attaches great importance to preparation and

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implementation of a perfect communication plan at the
district/constituency level for the smooth conduct of election and to
enable concurrent intervention and mid-course correction on the poll
day. For the said purpose, the Commission has directed the Chief
Electoral Officer of NCT of Delhi to coordinate with the officers of
Telecommunication Department in the State headquarter, BSNL
authorities, the representatives of other leading service providers in
the State so that network status in the State is assessed and
communication shadow areas be identified. The CEO has also been
instructed to prepare the best communication plan in their State and
make suitable alternate arrangements in the communication shadow
areas, if any.
Further, the Commission has also directed to improve the
condition of connecting roads for smooth movement of polling parties,
security forces, voters and other election machineries.

21. Eco-friendly election:

Election Commission has issued advisories on several occasions
urging political parties and candidates to use only environment-
friendly material and to avoid single-use plastic and non-
biodegradable material in their election campaign activities.
Protecting the environment is not an individual task but a collective
responsibility and hence the Commission urges all the political
parties to avoid the use of plastic/polythene and similar non-
biodegradable materials for preparation of posters, banners, etc.
during election campaign in the interest of environment and human
health. In this connection, on 18.08.2023, Commission has issued a
compiled instruction to all CEO and political parties to make our
election eco-friendly.
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 Further, NGT has also asked all concerned for close monitoring of
Election Commission of India’s instructions in this regard.

22. Prohibition of Child Labour:

As per Section 3(1) of the Child Labour (Prohibition and
Regulation) Act, 1986 as amended vide the Child Labour (Prohibition
and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016; no child shall be employed
or permitted to work in any occupation or process. The Commission
has also taken strong exception to use of children in any way in
election related work, instruction has been issued in this regard on
5th February, 2024.

23. Model Code of Conduct:

(i) Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately from the
announcement of schedule. All the provisions of the Model Code will
apply to the whole of NCT of Delhi with regard to all candidates,
political parties and the government of NCT of Delhi. The Model
Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Governments
in so far as announcements/policy decisions pertaining to/for NCT
of Delhi are concerned.
(ii) The Commission has made elaborate arrangements for
ensuring the effective implementation of MCC Guidelines. Any
violation of these Guidelines would be strictly dealt with and the
Commission re-emphasizes that the instructions issued in this
regard from time to time should be read and understood by all
political parties, contesting candidates and their
agents/representatives, to avoid any misgivings or lack of
information or inadequate understanding/interpretation. The
Governments of the poll-bound State have also been directed to

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 ensure that no misuse of official machinery/position is done during
the MCC period.
(iii) The Commission has also issued instructions for swift, effective
and stringent action for enforcement of Model Code of Conduct
during the first 72 hours of announcement of the election schedule
and also for maintaining extra vigilance and strict enforcement
action in the last 72 hours prior to the close of polls. These
instructions have been issued in the form of Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) for compliance by the field election machinery.

24. Videography/ Webcasting/CCTV Coverage:

All critical events will be video-graphed. District Election Officers
will arrange sufficient number of video and digital cameras and
camera teams for the purpose. The events for videography will include
filing of nomination papers and scrutiny thereof, allotment of
symbols, First Level Checking, preparations and storage of Electronic
Voting Machines, important public meetings, processions etc. during
election campaign, process of dispatching of postal ballot papers,
polling process in identified vulnerable polling stations, storage of
polled EVMs and VVPATs, counting of votes etc. Additionally, CCTVs
will be installed at important Border Check Posts and Static Check
Points for effective monitoring and surveillance. Commission has
directed that arrangements for web casting shall be done in all critical
polling stations and polling stations in vulnerable areas or at least in
50% of total polling stations including auxiliary polling stations,
whichever is higher.

25. Measures to Prevent Public Nuisance:

(i) The Commission has directed that the use of public address

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 system or loudspeakers or any sound amplifier, whether fitted
on vehicles of any kind whatsoever, or in static position to be used
for public meetings for electioneering purposes, during the entire
election period starting from the date of announcement of election
and ending with the date of declaration of results, shall not be
permitted at night between 10:00 PM to 06:00 AM.
(ii) Further, no loudspeakers fitted on vehicles of any kind or in
any other manner whatsoever shall be permitted to be used during
the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion
of the poll in any polling area.

26. Advisory to Political Parties regarding silence period:

(i) For reviewing the working of Section 126 in the context of
advancements in communication technology and rise of social
media, a Committee was constituted by the Commission with the
mandate of studying the provisions of Section 126 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951 and other related provisions
and to make suitable recommendation in this regard. The
Committee submitted its report to the Commission on 10th
January, 2019. Among other proposals, the Committee has
proposed for an advisory to political parties for compliance with the
letter and spirit of the provisions of Section 126. While accepting,
the recommendations, the Commission issued an advisory on 15th
March, 2019 calling upon all political parties to instruct and brief
their leaders and campaigners to ensure that they observe the
silence period on all forms of media as envisaged under Section 126
of the R.P. Act, 1951, and their leaders and cadres do not commit
any act that may violate the spirit of Section 126.
(ii) Besides, in a multi-phased election, the silence period of last
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 48 hours may be on in certain constituencies while campaign is
ongoing in other constituencies. In such event, there should not be
any direct or indirect reference amounting to soliciting support for
parties or candidates in the constituencies observing the silence
period.
(iii) The Commission further advised that during the silence period,
star campaigners and other political leaders should refrain from
addressing the media by way of press conferences and giving
interviews on election matters.

27. Law and Order, Security Arrangements and Deployment of

Forces:
(i) Conduct of elections involves elaborate security management,
which includes not just the security of polling personnel, polling
stations and polling materials, but also the overall security of the
election process. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are deployed
to supplement the local police force in ensuring a peaceful and
conducive atmosphere for the smooth conduct of election in a free,
fair and transparent manner.
(ii) Based on the assessment of the ground situation, Central
Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and State Armed Police (SAP) drawn
from other State will be deployed during the election. The CAPFs
shall be deployed well in advance for area domination, route
marches in vulnerable pockets, point patrolling and other
confidence building measures to re-assure and build faith in the
minds of the voters, especially those belonging to the weaker
sections, minorities etc. CAPFs shall be inducted well in time for
undertaking area familiarization and hand-holding with local forces
and all other standard security protocols for movement,

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 enforcement activities etc. in these areas will be strictly adhered to.
The CAPFs/SAP shall also be deployed in Expenditure Sensitive
Constituencies and other vulnerable areas and critical polling
stations as per the assessment of ground realities by the CEO of
NCT of Delhi in consultation with various stakeholders. On the eve
of poll, the CAPFs/SAP shall take position and control of the
respective polling stations and will be responsible for safeguarding
the polling stations and for providing security to the electors and
polling personnel on the poll day. Besides, these forces will secure
the strong rooms where EVMs and VVPATs are stored and for
securing the counting centres and for other purposes, as required.
The entire force deployment in the assembly segments shall be
under the oversight of the Central Observers deputed by the
Commission.
(iii) To ensure optimum and effective utilization of State Police
Officials and CAPFs, Commission has directed to constitute a
Committee of CEO, State Police Nodal Officer (SPNO) and State CAPF
Coordinator to jointly decide the State Deployment Plan and to
ensure randomization of State Police.

28. Protection to Electors of SC/ST and Other Weaker Sections:

As per Section 3 (1) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (as amended in 2015), whoever,
not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, forces
or intimidates a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe
not to vote or to vote for a particular candidate or to vote in a manner
other than that provided by law, or not to stand as a candidate etc.,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be
less than six months but which may extend to five years and with
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fine. The Commission has asked CEO of NCT of Delhi to bring these
provisions to the notice of all concerned for prompt action. In order to
bolster the confidence of the voters hailing from vulnerable sections
especially SCs, STs etc. and enhance their conviction and faith in
the purity and credibility of the poll process, CAPFs/SAP shall be
extensively and vigorously utilized in patrolling and conducting route
marches and undertaking other necessary confidence building
measures under the supervision of the Central Observers.

29. Election Expenditure Monitoring:

(i) Comprehensive instructions for the purpose of effective
monitoring of the election expenditure of the candidates have been
issued, which include deployment of Expenditure Observers,
Assistant Expenditure Observers, formation of Flying Squads (FSs),
Static Surveillance Teams (SSTs), Video Surveillance Teams (VSTs),
Video Viewing Teams (VVTs), Accounting Teams (ATs), Media
Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC), District Expenditure
Monitoring Committee (DEMC), District Grievance Committee (DGC)
and involvement of enforcement agencies viz. State Police Dept.,
State Excise Dept., Income Tax Dept., FIU-IND, RBI, SLBC, DRI,
CGST, SGST, Customs, ED, NCB, RPF, CISF, BCAS, AAI,
Department of Post, State Forest Dept., State Transport Dept. and
State Co-operative Dept.
(ii) State Excise Department has been asked to monitor
production, distribution, sale and storage of liquor and inducements
in the form of free goods during the election process. The
functioning and operations of the FSs/SSTs shall be closely
monitored using GPRS Tracking. For greater transparency and for
ease of monitoring of election expenses, candidates would be
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required to open a separate bank account and incur their election
expenses from only that account. The Income Tax Dept. has been
asked to activate Air Intelligence Units (AIUs) in the airports of NCT
of Delhi and also to gather intelligence and take necessary action to
check movement of large sums of money in NCT of Delhi. Control
room and Complaint Monitoring Centre with 24 hours toll free
numbers shall be operative during the entire election process.
(iii) District Election Officers (DEOs) have been directed to obtain
information regarding unusual and suspicious cash withdrawal or
deposit of cash exceeding Rs. 1 Lakh from banks for due verification
followed by necessary action. If the amount is more than Rs. 10
Lakh, then DEOs shall pass on such information to Income Tax
Department for necessary action. FIU-IND has been requested to
share Cash Transaction Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Transaction
Reports (STRs) with CBDT for effective monitoring of the election
expenditure of the candidates.
(iv) Some new initiatives taken by the Commission to strengthen
the Expenditure Monitoring mechanism are:

(a) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for seizure and

release of cash: For the purpose of maintaining purity of
election, the Election Commission of India has issued a Standard
Operating Procedure for Flying Squads and Static Surveillance
Teams, constituted for keeping vigil over excessive campaign
expenses, distribution of items of bribe in cash or in kind,
movement of illegal arms, ammunition, liquor, or antisocial
elements etc. in the constituencies during election process.
Furthermore, in order to avoid inconvenience to the public and
also for redressal of their grievances, if any, the Commission has

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issued instruction to constitute a District Grievance Committee in
each district comprising three officers of the District, namely, (i)
CEO, Zila Parishad/CDO/P.D. DRDA, (ii) Nodal Officer of
Expenditure Monitoring in the District Election Office (Convener)
and (iii) District Treasury Officer. The Committee shall suo-moto
examine each case of seizure made by the Police or SST or FS
and where the Committee finds that no FIR/Complaint has
been filed against the seizure or where the seizure is not linked
with any candidate or political party or any election campaign
etc., as per SOP, it shall take immediate steps to order release of
such cash etc. to such persons from whom the cash was seized
after passing a speaking order to that effect. In no case, shall any
matter relating to seized cash/seized valuables shall be kept
pending in Malkhana or treasury for more than 7 (seven) days
after the date of poll, unless any FIR /Complaint is filed.

(b) Accounting of the expenditure incurred for

campaign vehicles: It has come to the notice of the Commission
that the candidates take permission from the Returning Officer
for use of vehicles for campaign purpose, but some candidates do
not show the vehicle hiring charges or fuel expenses in their
election expenditure account. Therefore, it has been decided that
unless the candidate intimates the R.O. regarding withdrawing
vehicles from campaigning, the notional expenditure on account
of campaign vehicles will be calculated based on the number of
vehicles for which permission has been granted by the Returning
Officer.

(c) Account Reconciliation Meeting: A contesting

candidate can avail opportunity to get issue addressed relating to
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the election expenditure, if any, during Account Reconciliation
Meeting which shall be convened by the DEOs on the 26th day of
the declaration of results.

(d) Accounting of Expenditure on publicity of criminal

antecedents: In Pursuance of Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgement
dated 25.09.2018 in WP(C) No. 536 of 2011, the candidates as
well as the concerned political parties shall issue a declaration, in
the format prescribed, in widely circulated newspapers and on
electronic media in the state regarding the criminal antecedents
of the candidates at least thrice after filing of the nomination
papers. Candidates are required to maintain expenditure incurred
by them in this regard in their accounts and the same shall be
reflected in their Abstract Statement of election expenses
(Schedule 10) to be submitted by them to the concerned DEOs
along with their accounts of election expenses within 30 days of
declaration of results. Political parties are also required to show
the amount incurred by them in this regard in Schedule 23A, 23B
in their Full Election Expenditure Statement to be submitted by
them to ECI (recognized political party)/CEO (unrecognized
political party) within 75 days of completion of Assembly Election.

(e) Expenditure incurred on candidates' Booth/Kiosk and on

TV/Cable Channel/Newspaper owned by party for promoting the
electoral prospects of the candidate in the account of the
candidate: The Commission, on further examination of the
relevant provisions of section 77(1) of the R. P. Act, 1951, had
decided that the candidates' booths set up outside the polling
stations should hereinafter be deemed to have been set up by the
candidates as part of their individual campaign and not by way of
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general party propaganda and as such all expenditure incurred
on such candidates' booths shall be deemed to have been
incurred/authorized by the candidate/his election agent so as to
be included in his account of election expenses. Further, the
Commission, after taking into consideration various
references/complaints from various sources in the above matter,
has directed that if the candidate(s) or their sponsoring parties
utilize TV/Cable Channels/Newspapers owned by them for
promoting the electoral prospects of the candidate, the expenses
for the same, as per standard rate cards of the
channel/newspaper, have to be included by the candidate
concerned in his Election Expenditure Statement, even if they
actually do not pay any amount to the channel/newspaper. In
pursuance of the Commission’s aforesaid decisions, Schedule 6
and Schedule 4 & 4A in Abstract Statement of Election Expenses
have been amended and incorporated accordingly in the
Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring.

(f) Accounting of Expenditure on Virtual Campaign:

Candidates are required to maintain expenditure incurred by
them in this regard in their accounts and the same shall be
reflected in their Abstract Statement of election expenses
(Schedule 11) to be submitted by them to the concerned DEOs
along with their accounts of election expenses within 30 days of
declaration of results. Political parties are also required to show
the amount incurred by them in this regard in Schedule 24A and
24B in their Full Election Expenditure Statement to be submitted
by them to ECI (recognised political party)/CEO (unrecognised
political party) within 75 days of completion of Assembly Election.

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(g) Part and Full Election Expenditure Statement required to
be submitted by Political Parties: The National and State
Recognised Political Parties are required to submit their Full
Election Expenditure Statements with the Election Commission of
India, New Delhi whereas Registered Unrecognised Political
Parties (RUPPs) are required to submit their Full Election
Expenditure Statements with the Chief Electoral Officers of the
States/UTs concerned where party HQ is situated within 75 days
of completion of Assembly Election. In addition to Full Election
Expenditure Statements, the political parties are also required to
file Part Election Expenditure Statements in respect of lump-sum
payments made by the party to the candidate(s) within 30 days of
declaration of results of Assembly election. The Part and Full
Election Expenditure Statements of National & State Recognised
Political Parties and RUPPs will be uploaded on the ECI website
and CEO website respectively for public viewing.
(h) Integrated Expenditure Monitoring Software (IEMS): A
new tech enabled portal https://iems.eci.gov.in/ to facilitate
online filing of Contribution Report, Election Expenditure
Statement (Part and Full) and Audited Annual Accounts by the
Political Parties has been started. This facility has been created to
enable the political parties to file the statutory and regulatory
compliances, reports and statements in a hassle free, smooth
manner and with greater transparency. All Political Parties are
urged to file their above-mentioned financial reports through
above mentioned IEMS portal.
(i) Election Seizure Management System (ESMS): A
mobile app has also been launched to digitize data for

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 intercepted/seized items (Cash/Liquor/Drugs/Precious
Metals/Freebies/other items).

(j) Ceiling of Election Expenses for Candidates: The

election expenses ceiling for candidates has been revised by the
Government of India vide Notification dated 06th January, 2022.
As per the revised ceilings, the maximum limit of election
expenses for an Assembly Constituency is Rs. 40.00 Lakh per
candidate for NCT of Delhi.

The Commission has decided that an election expenditure/either

by/to candidate(s) or political parties exceeding Rs. 10000/- (Ten
Thousand) in all the situations be incurred by crossed account
payee cheque or draft or by RTGS/NEFT or any other electronic
mode linked with bank account of the candidate opened for
election purpose.
30. Effective use of Media:
(i) Media Engagement:
The Commission has always considered Media as an important
ally and a potent force multiplier in ensuring an effective and
efficient election management. Hence, the Commission has
directed Chief Electoral Officer to take the following measures
for positive and progressive engagement and interaction with the
media:
(a) Regular interaction with the media during election and
maintaining an effective and positive line of communication
with the media at all times.
(b) Effective steps to sensitize the media about the Election Code.

(c) Authority letters will be issued to all accredited media for

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 the polling day and day of counting.

Media is also expected to follow all the extant guidelines issued

by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) or any
other competent authorities regarding COVID containment
measures during all their election related coverage.

(ii) Pre-Certification of Political Advertisements and

monitoring of suspected cases of paid news:
Media Certification and Monitoring Committees (MCMC) are in
place at all the Districts and State level. All political
advertisements proposed to be issued on electronic media shall
require pre-certification from the concerned MCMC. Political
advertisements in all electronic media/TV Channels/Cable
Network/Radio including private FM channels/Cinema
halls/audio-visual displays in public places/voice messages &
bulk SMS over phone and social media & internet websites shall
come within the purview of pre-certification. Commission
requests all Political Parties/candidates/Media to follow pre-
certification instructions.
MCMCs will also keep a strict vigil on suspected cases of paid
news in the media and suitable action will be taken in confirmed
cases after following all due procedures.

(iii) Use of Social Media in election:

Keeping in view increasing incidents of misuse of Social Media &
menace of Paid News and as a result of ECI's vigorous
persuasion, major Social Media Platforms agreed to observe
Voluntary Code of Ethics formulated by them in March, 2019.
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 model code of conduct and related instructions of the
Commission issued from time to time shall also apply to the
content being posted on the internet, including social media
websites, by candidates and political parties.
The Commission requests all Political Parties and candidates to
ensure that their supporters do not indulge in hate speeches
and fake news. Strict watch on social media posts is being kept
by MCMCs to ensure that the election atmosphere is not
vitiated. Media may also play an active role in curbing the
menace of fake news.

(iv) Monitoring of Electronic and Social Media:

All the election management related news on all the major
national and regional news channels during election would be
monitored vigorously. If any untoward incident or violation of
any law/rule is noticed, action would be taken immediately.
Reports of monitoring would also be forwarded to the CEO.
Office of CEO will ascertain status on each and every item and
file ATR/Status Report.

(v) Media restrictions during silence period and on Exit polls:

Section 126 (1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,
prohibits displaying any election matter by means, inter alia, of
television or similar apparatus, in any polling area during the
period of forty-eight hours (silence period) ending with the hour
fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in that polling
area. Election matter referred hereinabove is defined as any
matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of
an election appearing in any electronic media during the period

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 of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
Section 126A of the R.P. Act 1951, prohibits conduct of Exit poll
and dissemination of their results by means of print or
electronic media during the period mentioned therein, i.e.
between the hour fixed for commencement of poll in the first
phase and half an hour after the time fixed for close of poll for
the last phase. Violation of Section 126 of the R.P. Act, 1951 is
punishable with imprisonment upto a period of two years, or
with fine or both.
All Media houses are advised to follow instructions in this
regard keeping its spirit.

31. Training of Election Officials:

India International Institute of Democracy and Election
Management (IIIDEM) has organized the following training
programs for the forthcoming General Election to the
Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi –

i. Training programme for NLMTs and SLMTs at IIIDEM;

ii. Training of Police Officers of Delhi;
iii. Training programme for District Election Officers (DEOs);
iv. Certification Programme for Returning Officers (ROs) and
Assistant Returning Officers (AROs);
v. Orientation Program for newly appointed CEO, Jt.CEOs,
Addl.CEOs/Dy.CEOs
vi. Training of EROs;

32. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation

(SVEEP):
Systematic Voters’ Education & Electoral Participation is a
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multi-intervention program that reaches out to educate citizens
about the electoral process in order to increase their awareness
and participation.
For enhancing electoral participation, the Commission has
directed to take the following new initiatives:
i) Low Voter Turnout (LVT) analysis:
The CEO/DEOs have been directed to identify Low voter turnout
PSs/ACs/PCs and take focused initiatives to address specific
issues.
ii) Identification of district specific themes of PS:
As the PS is the basic unit of election machinery, it has been
directed to focus on district wise PSs for targeted interventions
reaching out to various groups like women, PWD, Transgender,
PVTGs etc.
iii) Engagement and Utilisation of local Icons:
The State have been directed to identify and engage local
influential non-political personalities as Election Icons. This
would add value to the message of voter awareness as well as
increase the general outreach in the specific region.
iv) Focus to address Urban and Youth Apathy:
As has been recently observed, the issue of Urban and Youth
Apathy is a major concern for the Commission. Relatively low
turnouts in urban areas need to be addressed by special
interventions. Similarly, for youth, the awareness and
engagement is required to be increased via appropriate mediums
like ELCs, special registration camps, etc.
Furthermore, Comprehensive SVEEP Plan, as per the new
strategy document (SVEEP-IV) is directed to be prepared.

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 Partnerships and collaborations with various stakeholders
should be forged for greater outreach. Ensuring inclusion of all
marginalized sections through targeted interventions,
technological solutions and policy changes should be done. To
enhance the quality of electoral participation, steps may be
taken to promote informed and ethical voting through IMF-EEE
(Information, Motivation, Facilitation, Engagement, Education
and Empowerment) paradigm. Model Polling stations may be
decorated keeping in view NVD theme of the year.

33. Deployment of Central Observers:

(i) General Observers
The Commission will deploy IAS officers as General Observers
in adequate number to ensure smooth conduct of election in
consultation with the CEO of the poll going UT. The Observers
will be asked to keep a close watch on every stage of the
electoral process to ensure free and fair election.

(ii) Police Observers

The Commission would deploy IPS officers as Police Observers

in consultation with the CEOs of the poll going UT at
District/AC level, depending upon the need, sensitivity and
assessment of ground situation of the District/AC. They will
monitor all activities relating to force deployment, law and
order situation and co-ordinate between Civil and Police
administration to ensure free and fair election.
(iii) Counting Observers

In addition to the already deployed General Observers, the

Commission may also deploy additional officers as Counting

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 Observers at District/AC level, depending upon the
requirement in consultation with the CEO of the poll going
State/UT. They will oversee the counting centre arrangements
and monitor all activities relating to counting of votes.
(iv) Special Observers.

In exercise of the plenary powers conferred on it by Article 324

of the Constitution of India, the Commission also deploys
Special Observers who belong to All India Services and various
Central Services if seems necessary.

(v) Expenditure Observers

The Commission has also decided to appoint adequate number
of Expenditure Observers who will exclusively monitor the
election expenditure of the contesting candidates.
34. IT applications being used in election management:
The Commission has enhanced usage of IT Applications, to
usher in greater citizen participation and transparency.
I. cVIGIL App for filing Model Code of Conduct Violation

cases by Citizen: cVIGIL provides time-stamped evidentiary

proof of the Model Code of Conduct / Expenditure Violation by
empowering every citizen to click a photo or video using their
smartphone. The application is based on GIS technology and
the unique feature of auto location provides fairly correct
information which can be relied upon by flying squads to
navigate to the right spot of incidence and take prompt action.
This app prioritizes the speedy and effective actions by
authorities and promised user status reports within 100
minutes. The cVigil application is available on both the Google
Play Store and Apple App Store.

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II.Suvidha 2.0 Portal: This application has both portal and

mobile app. It provides various facilities to candidates/

political parties for online nomination, Permissions etc. as
given below-
a) Candidate Online Nomination:
To facilitate filling of nominations, the Election Commission
has introduced an online portal for filling the nomination &
affidavit. The Candidate can visit https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/
to create his/her account, fill nomination form, deposit the
security amount, check availability of time slot and
appropriately plan his visit to the Returning Officer.
Once the application is filled through the online portal, the
candidate only needs to take a printout, get it notarized and
submit the application along with relevant documents to the
Returning Officer in person.
The Online Nomination Facility is an optional facility to
facilitate ease of filing and correct filing. The regular offline
submission as prescribed under the law shall continue too.
b) Candidate Permissions module: Permission module
allows the candidates, political parties or any representatives
of the candidate to apply online for the permission for
meetings, rallies, loudspeakers, temporary offices, and others
through SUVIDHA Portal https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/. The
Candidates can also track their application status through the
same portal.
c) Suvidha mobile app (erstwhile known as Candidate
App): Candidates and political parties can now apply for
campaign related permissions also in the new and upgraded

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 Suvidha 2.0 mobile application for greater convenience. Earlier,
candidates and parties could only track the status and
download approvals on the mobile app and applications for
seeking permission could only be done through offline mode or
web-based portal. The latest upgrade makes the SUVIDHA app,
a one-stop solution for seeking, tracking and downloading all
campaign related permissions. The Suvidha 2.0 Mobile app
allows users to download the necessary application forms,
declarations and other documents to apply for any campaign
related permission. A reference ID will be generated that will
help users to track the status of their requests. After a decision
has been made on the permission request, the order copy on
the request can also be downloaded from the app. The user will
be facilitated by many other features such as tracking the
status of the nomination, election schedules and the regular
updates which were earlier only available on the ECI website.
Suvidha 2.0 mobile App can be downloaded from Google Play
Store or Apple App Store.
III.Candidate Affidavit Portal:

Candidate Affidavit portal is a web portal that allows citizens to

view the complete list of Candidates who have filed
nominations for the election. The citizen, political parties and
media houses, to know about the candidates, access this
portal. A complete candidate profile with photo and affidavit is
made public as and when the Returning Officer enters the
data. The Complete list of Contesting Candidates with their
profile, nomination status and the affidavits will be available
for public view through Candidate Affidavit Portal. This portal

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 can be accessed using https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/
IV.Know Your Candidates (KYC):

The Election Commission of India has developed a dedicated

app Know your Candidate (KYC) for informing about “Criminal
Antecedents” status of candidates. This allows citizens to
browse candidates with/ without Criminal Antecedents and
empowers the citizens to know the criminal antecedents of the
candidates. The application is available on both the Google
Play & Apple App Store.
V.Voter Turnout App:

Voter Turnout App will be used to display two hourly

approximate voter turnout trends of each Assembly
Constituency/Parliamentary Constituency entered by
Returning Officer (Assembly Constituency)/Assistant
Returning Officer (Assembly Segment). Approximate voter
turnout data of each phase of the elections will be displayed
through this app. The application is available on the Google
Play store and Apple App store.
VI.ENCORE Portal:

The ENCORE portal is an end-to-end application for all

election officials (CEO, DEO, RO & ARO) that has a well-
defined responsibility to perform various activities. This portal
has multiple modules listed below with a brief introduction:
a) Candidate Nomination Module
The returning officer will fill all the required details to register
the profile of the candidate in the system that will be used at
multiple levels of conduct of election process. For all the
received nominations, the returning officer needs to upload the

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affidavit against each nomination.
b) Candidate Scrutiny & Finalization Module
This system provides facility of marking nomination as
Accepted / Rejected during scrutiny and marking of
withdrawal if any candidate withdraws his/her candidature.
After last date of withdrawal, the returning officer can also
generate Form 7A through the system.
c) Election Permission Module
Permission module allows the election officials to process the
permission request received by the candidates, political parties
or any representatives of the candidate who applied the
permission using SUVIDHA portal or submitted the permission
request physically to election office.
d) Election Counting Module
The ENCORE counting application is an end-to-end application
for AROs/ROs to digitize the EVM and postal ballot votes
polled, tabulate the data of each round to declare the result of
the election.
e) Index Card
A facility has been provided to the Returning Officer to fill the
Index card online after counting. It contains each detail of
election from the schedule of election to the declaration of
results such as data on nomination, turnout and counting.
f) Expenditure Monitoring
Every contesting candidate at an election shall lodge true copy
of account of his election expenses kept by him or by his
election agent with the District Election Officer within thirty
days from the date of election of the returned candidate u/s 78

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 of the R. P. Act, 1951. This expenditure-monitoring module
provides facility to all the DEOs to submit the DEO’s Scrutiny
Reports and Summary Reports in online mode apart from
physical submission of the said reports to the Commission.
DEOs shall finalize the candidate-wise Scrutiny and Summary
reports in the prescribed format by 37th day from the date of
declaration of result and shall forward the same to the CEO
office by 38th day and should reach the Commission within 45
days of declaration of result. DEOs shall get the data entered
in the said software within 3 days of finalization of candidate-
wise Scrutiny Reports.
VII.Results Website and Results Trends TV:

The timely publication of the round-wise information is vital for

establishing a single source of data. The counting data entered
by respective Returning Officers is available as ‘Trends and
Results’ for public view through ’ECI Results website’
http://results.eci.gov.in/, The result website has been
upgraded with enhanced features including map view for
better users experience.
The results are shown with the Infographics and displayed with
auto-scroll panels through large display screens outside the
counting hall or any public place through Trends TV. The
trends & results are also available on VHA mobile App.
VIII.EVM Management System (EMS):

EVM Management System is designed to manage inventory of

EVM units. One of the important modes to ensure a fair and
transparent process in EVM management is the administrative
protocol of the randomization of the machines before they are

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 deployed in the Polling stations. The two-stage randomization
is done in the presence of Political Parties’/candidates
representatives.
IX. Voters’ Service portal:

Through https://voters.eci.gov.in/, a user can avail and access

various services such as access the electoral list, apply for
voter id card, apply online for corrections in voter’s card, track
form status, view details of Polling booth, Assembly
Constituency and Parliamentary constituency, and get the
contact details of Booth Level officer, Electoral Registration
Officer among other services.
X. Voter Helpline Mobile App (VHA):

Citizens can avail and access various services such as apply

for voter id card, corrections in Voter’s ID Card, view details of
Polling booth, Assembly Constituency and Parliamentary
constituency, and get the contact details of Booth Level officer,
Electoral Registration Officer among other services. The mobile
app is available on both the platform Google Play store & Apple
Store.
XI. Persons with Disability Application (Saksham App):

Saksham app is meant for Person with Disabilities. The PwD

elector can make requests for marking them as PWD, request
for new registration, request for migration, request for
correction in EPIC details, request for wheelchair, Pick & Drop
facility, assistance, provision to register a complaint etc. It
utilizes the Accessibility features of mobile phones for voters
with blindness and hearing disabilities. The Application is
available on the Google Play Store and Apple App store.

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XII.BLO App:

BLO App (erstwhile known as GARUDA App) is a dedicated

Mobile App for BLOs for performing their tasks digitally. The
application is available on both the Google Play & Apple Store.
Following are the main features of BLO App:
a. Checklist/Field Verification of Forms
b. Collection of details of Assured Minimum Facility (AMF) and
Extended Minimum Facility (EMF) at polling stations.
c. Capturing of GIS co-ordinates of Polling Stations.
d. Update of Photos of Polling Stations
e. Form Submission on behalf of Electors
f. House to House Verification through online BLO Register
XIII.ERONET:

ERONET is a web-based system for around 10 lakh Electoral

officials, in 14 languages and 11 scripts, to handle all
processes pertaining to Form 6/6A/7/8. It standardizes forms
processing, standard database scheme, and a standard
template for E-Roll printing. It automates the process of
electoral roll management starting from elector registration,
field verification of electors, decision support system for
Electoral Registration Officers and for providing extensive
integrated value-added services. All 28 States and 8 UTs are
sharing common infrastructure at National Level. UNPER
(Unified National Photo Electoral Roll) is a common database
for all States and UTs with data of more than 99 crore electors.
The URL of system is https://officials.eci.gov.in/

XIV.Service Voter Portal:

The Service Voter Portal is a web-based application for

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 registration of service electors. In India, there are more than 19
lakh registered service voters in the system. The service voter
registration process is a bit different from the general electors.
The responsibility of enrollment of a service voter is given to the
Record Officer of that service voter. The record office ensures
the filling of forms and uploads the XML in the required format
on the Service Voter portal. Thereafter, EROs are responsible to
enroll the service electors following the due process. The URL of
system is https://svp.eci.gov.in/ .
XV. Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot Management
System (ETPBMS) for Service Voter:
It is upgraded version of ETPBS having enhanced features and
Dashboard & Reporting modules for all stakeholders. The
system is used to generate and transmit Postal Ballot through
Electronic means to the Service Voters. The system has also
been integrated with Department of Posts so that Service voter
can send his/her Ballot after casting vote, through speed post
without paying any charges. Detailed instructions are sent,
along with Postal Ballot, to each service elector. On the day of
counting, the same system will be used to validate the Postal
Ballot received by post to verify whether the received ePostal
Ballot is generated by the system or not.
The Postal ballots sent to service electors electronically are
called Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs). The
return of ETPB is through postal services. Earlier, the
envelopes for postal ballot were forwarded by the CEO to the
Record Officers in order to dispatch polled ETPBs by the
service voters through post. Now, the Commission has decided

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 that the CEOs are not required to send envelopes to the Record
Officers for this purpose. The Record Officer/Unit
Officer/Commandant or any other competent authority, as the
case may be, shall procure the envelopes and provide them to
the Service Voters for dispatching their polled ETPBs to the
respective Returning Officers. The URL of system is
https://etpbms.eci.gov.in/

XVI.National Grievances Services Portal:

The Election Commission has developed a National Grievance

Service Portal (NGSP). This system is developed in such a
manner that in addition to providing redress to the complaints
of the Citizens, Electors, Political Parties, Candidates, Media and
Election Officials at National, State and District level, it also
serves as a common interface for providing services.
The application provides for a single interface for handling
complaints by the Election officials. All Electoral Officers,
District Election Officers, CEOs and ECI Officials are part of the
system. Thus, issues are directly assigned to the respective user
upon registration. The citizen can use this service using
https://voters.eci.gov.in/

XVII.Election Seizure Management System (ESMS):

In order to ensure inducement free election, Election

Commission of India has embedded technology into the
monitoring process through the Election Seizure Monitoring
System (ESMS) Mobile App which is proving to be a catalyst, as
it brings a wide array of Central and State enforcement
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 sharing. ESMS Mobile App is being used to digitize data for
intercepted/Seized items (Cash/Liquor/Drugs/Precious
Metal/Freebies/Other Items) direct from field. This enables
stakeholder to get automated desired reports in required
format; avoid duplicate data entry by Agencies and do analysis
on received data at CEO Level.
XVIII.Integrated Election Expenditure Monitoring System
(IEMS): Integrated Election Expenditure Monitoring System
(IEMS) is a user-friendly, secure online platform which enables
Political Parties to submit online prescribed document like
Contribution report (Form 24A), Annual Audit Account,
Election Expenditure. Key features for IEMS are as follows:
 Digitize details of contribution received and submit online
 Realtime compliance status on Dashboard
 Capture Mandatory Info/ Validations/Verification to increase
data quality
 Bulk import feature to quickly upload data through Excel
format
 Email/ SMS based alerts / acknowledgements to increase
compliance
 Aadhaar based e-Sign
XIX.Media Voucher Online (https://timevoucher.eci.gov.in)

The Election Commission of India's "Go Green" initiative is a

commendable step towards a more environmentally
responsible and efficient electoral system. By adopting digital
vouchers, the Commission is demonstrating its commitment to
sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and modernization. This
initiative not only benefits the environment but also enhances

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 the experience for political parties involved in the electoral
process. It sets a positive example for other governmental
bodies and organizations to follow, highlighting the importance
of embracing digital solutions and eco-friendly practices in a
rapidly changing world.

XX.Observer Portal

Observer portal is an online portal for data management of all

types of observers i.e. general observer, police observer and
expenditure observers. The deployment schedule of the
observer, report submission and many other activities are
completed with the help of this portal. The observers also get
multiple facilities like filling & submission of reports,
notification from the Commission, downloads of all the
required documents and many more. Parallel to the web portal,
a mobile app is also provided that includes all the features that
are available in the web application.

35. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper

Audit Trail (VVPATs):
i) EVMs and VVPATs-The Commission shall deploy Voter Verifiable
Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) along with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
at every polling station in the General Election\ to Legislative
Assembly of NCT of Delhi to enhance the transparency and
credibility of the election process as VVPAT allows the voters to verify
their vote. Arrangements have already been made to ensure
availability of adequate number of EVMs and VVPATs for the smooth
conduct of election.
ii) Awareness on EVM and VVPAT: Digital outreach for awareness on
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iii) Randomization of EVMs and VVPATs-EVMs/VVPATs are
randomized twice using “EVM Management System (EMS 2.0)” while
being allocated to an Assembly Constituency/segment and then to a
polling station ruling out any pre-fixed allocation. First randomization
of EVMs and VVPATs is conducted by the District Election Officer to
allocate the units Assembly Constituency/Segment wise in the
presence of the representatives of the recognized political parties. The
lists containing unique IDs of machines are shared with them. After
finalization of list of the contesting candidates, second randomization
of EVMs and VVPATs will be conducted by the Returning Officers to
allocate the units polling station-wise in the presence of the
contesting candidates/their representatives. Lists of randomized
EVMs/VVPATs are also shared with recognized political
parties’/contesting candidates.
iv) Commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs-After finalization of list of the
contesting candidates and second randomization of EVMs and
VVPATs, entire process of commissioning (candidate setting) of EVMs
and VVPATs is done in the presence of the contesting candidates/their
representatives. TV/Monitor will be installed in commissioning hall for
simultaneous viewing of symbol loading in VVPATs by
candidates/their representatives for greater transparency. After
commissioning (candidate setting) of EVMs and VVPATs, in every EVM
and VVPAT, mock poll with one vote to each candidate including NOTA
is done. Additionally, mock poll of 1000 votes is conducted in 5%
randomly selected EVMs, as well as VVPATs. The electronic result is
tallied with paper count. Candidates/their representatives are allowed
not only to select 5% machines randomly but also to do mock poll.
After commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs, Symbol Loading
Units (SLU) will be sealed and kept under the custody of the District
Election Officer concerned till Election Petition period. Only reserve
SLU (not used for symbol loading) will be returned back to the
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 authorized BEL/ECIL engineer on P+1 Day. In case of Election
Petition, used SLUs will be kept till final disposal of Election Petition.
v) GPS tracking of movement of EVMs and VVPATs- The Commission
has instructed the Chief Electoral Officers of all State/ UTs that end-
to-end movement of all EVMs and VVPATs including reserve shall be
carefully monitored at all times, for which vehicle carrying EVMs and
VVPATs shall mandatorily be fitted with GPS tracking system.
vi) Mock Poll on Poll Day-
a) On poll day, 90 minutes before start of actual poll, mock poll is
conducted by casting at least 50 votes ensuring that votes are
recorded for each of the contesting candidates including NOTA at
every polling station, in the presence of polling agents of the
candidates and the electronic result of the Control Unit and the
VVPAT slips count are tallied and shown to them. A certificate of
successful conduct of mock poll shall be made by the Presiding
Officers in Presiding Officer’s Report.
b) Immediately after mock poll procedure, the CLEAR button on
Control Unit (CU) is pressed to clear the data of the mock poll and the
fact that no votes are recorded in the CU, is displayed to the Polling
Agents present in the polling stations. The Presiding Officer also
ensures that all mock poll slips shall be taken out from the VVPAT
slip compartment, stamped as “MOCK POLL SLIP” and kept in
separate sealed black envelope before the start of actual Poll.
c) After mock poll, EVMs and VVPATs are sealed in the presence
of polling agents and signature of polling agents are obtained on seals,
before starting actual poll.
vii) Poll Day and Storage of polled EVMs and VVPATs at Strong
Rooms-
a) After completion of poll, Presiding Officer shall press the
“CLOSE” button of the Control Unit of the EVM so that no further vote
can be cast. EVMs and VVPATs are sealed in the respective carrying
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 cases in the presence of polling agents and signature of polling agents
are obtained on seals.
b) On poll day, a copy of Form-17C having details of total polled
votes, seals (unique number), serial numbers of EVMs and VVPATs
used in polling stations is provided to polling agents of candidates.
c) Polled EVMs and VVPATs are escorted back to the strong room
for storing in double lock system in the presence of candidates/their
representatives under videography. Candidates/Polling Agents are
also allowed to follow the vehicles carrying EVMs and VVPATs from
polling stations to Reception Centre for the purpose of storing in the
Strong Room.
d) Candidates or their representatives can also camp in front of
the strong room. These strong rooms are guarded 24x7 in multilayers,
with CCTV coverage facilities.
viii) Counting of Votes at Counting Centers-
a) On the day of counting, strong room is opened in the presence
of Candidates, their authorized representatives, RO/ARO and ECI
Observer under videography.
b) Only Control Units of the polled EVMs are brought to the
Counting Hall(s) under security, under CCTV coverage and in the
presence of candidates/their agents.
c) Round-wise CUs are brought to the counting tables from
Strong Rooms under continuous CCTV Coverage.
d) On the counting day, before retrieving the result from the
Control Units, the seals are verified, and unique serial number of CU
is tallied before the counting agents deputed by the candidates.
e) On counting day, counting agents can verify the polled votes
displayed on CU with that of Form-17C. Candidate-wise polled votes
are recorded in Part-II of Form-17C and signature of counting agents
are obtained thereof.
f) EVMs & VVPATs are stored back in Strong Room in the
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 presence of candidates/their representatives till the completion of the
Election Petition period.
ix) Mandatory Verification of VVPAT Paper Slip-In pursuance of the
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India’s Order dated 8th April, 2019, the
Commission has mandated VVPAT slips count of Five (5) randomly
selected Polling Stations in each Assembly Constituency/Segment of
the Parliamentary Constituency of the State/UTs by the Returning
Officer, by draw of lot in presence of candidates/their counting agents
& ECI Observer, for verification of the result obtained from the
Control Unit. This mandatory verification of VVPAT slip count of five
(5) polling stations in each Assembly Constituency/Segment shall be
in addition to the provisions of Rule 56(D) of the Conduct of Elections
Rules,1961.
x) None of the Above (NOTA) in EVMs, VVPATs and Postal Ballot: As
usual, there will be ‘None of the Above’ option for the electors. On the
BUs, below the name of the last candidate, there will be a button for
NOTA option so that voters who do not want to vote for any of the
candidates can exercise their option by pressing the button against
NOTA. Similarly, on Postal Ballot Papers there will be a NOTA Panel
after the name of the last candidate. The symbol for NOTA as given
below will be printed against the NOTA Panel.

As part of the SVEEP, there are awareness programs to bring this

option to the knowledge of electors and all other stakeholders.
xi) Photographs of Candidates on EVM Ballot Paper: In order to
facilitate the electors in identifying the candidates, ECI has prescribed
an additional measure by way of adding provision for printing the

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 photograph of candidate on the Ballot Paper to be displayed on the
EVM (Ballot Unit) and on Postal Ballot Papers. This will help voters to
avoid any confusion, which may arise when candidates with same or
similar names contest from the same constituency. For this purpose,
the candidates are required to submit to the Returning Officer, their
recent stamp-size photograph as per the specifications laid down by
the Commission.

36. Deployment of Polling Personnel, Randomization and their

voting facilities:
a) Polling parties shall be formed randomly, through the special
randomization IT application.
b) There shall be such randomization for Police personnel and
Home Guards also, who are deployed at the polling stations on
the poll day.
c) All persons appointed on election duty who are not able to cast
their vote at the polling station where they are enrolled as a
voter are entitled to the facility of either an EDC or a Postal
Ballot.
d) In case, they are put on election duty in the same constituency
in which they are enrolled as a voter, they are entitled to get an
EDC which entitles them to vote at the polling station where
they are on duty.

37. Voters’ Facilitation Centers for Polling Personnel: -

As per new Rule 18A inserted in the Conduct of Elections

Rules, 1961, now a Voter on Election Duty, who has applied for
postal ballot, shall receive his postal ballot, record his vote thereon
and return the same at the Facilitation Center set up by the
Returning Officer. Therefore, in view of the extant rule position, all
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the Voters on Election Duty, deployed in a constituency where they
are not enrolled as a voter, shall cast their votes only at the
Facilitation Centers and not in any other manner. They shall sign the
declaration in Form 13A in presence of, and have the signature
attested by, any Group A or Group B officer or the presiding officer of
the polling station at which they are on election duty.

38. Conduct of Officials:

The Commission expects all officials engaged in the conduct of
election to discharge their duties in an impartial manner without any
fear or favour. They are deemed to be on deputation to the
Commission and shall be subject to its control, supervision and
discipline. The conduct of all Government officials who have been
entrusted with election related responsibilities and duties would
remain under constant scrutiny of the Commission and strict
action shall be taken against those officials who are found wanting
on any account.

39. Schedules of General Elections:

The Commission has prepared the Schedule for holding General
Election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi after taking into
consideration all relevant aspects, like Academic calendar, Board
Examinations, Major Festivals, prevailing law and order situation,
availability of Central Armed Police Forces, transportation and timely
deployment of forces and in-depth assessment of other relevant
ground realities.
The Commission, after considering all relevant aspects has
decided to recommend to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of NCT of Delhi
to issue notifications for the General Election under the relevant

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provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as per the
Annexure -I.
The Commission seeks the active cooperation, close collaboration
and constructive partnership of all the esteemed stakeholders in the
electoral process and strives to employ the collective synergies
towards delivering a smooth, free, fair, peaceful, participative and
festive General Election to Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi, 2025.

(SANJEEV KUMAR PRASAD)

SECRETARY

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 Annexure-I

Schedule for the General Election to the

Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi
(All 70 Assembly Constituencies)

Poll Events NCT of Delhi

(All 70 Assembly
Constituencies)
10.01.2025
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
(Friday)

17.01.2025
Last Date of making Nominations
(Friday)

18.01.2025
Date for scrutiny of Nominations
(Saturday)

20.01.2025
Last date for the withdrawal of

candidatures (Monday)

05.02.2025
Date of Poll
(Wednesday)

08.02.2025
Date of Counting
(Saturday)

10.02.2025
Date before which election shall be

completed (Monday)

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List of Assembly Constituencies of NCT of Delhi

AC No. AC Name
1 Nerela
2 Burari
3 Timarpur
4 Adarsh Nagar
5 Badli
6 Rithala
7 Bawana (SC)
8 Mundka
9 Kirari
10 Sultan Pur Majra (SC)
11 Nangloi Jat
12 Mangol Puri (SC)
13 Rohini
14 Shalimar Bagh
15 Shakur Basti
16 Tri Nagar
17 Wazirpur
18 Model Town
19 Sadar Bazar
20 Chandni Chowk
21 Matia Mahal
22 Ballimaran
23 Karol Bagh (SC)
24 Patel Nagar (SC)
25 Moti Nagar
26 Madipur (SC)
27 Rajouri Garden
28 Hari Nagar
29 Tilak Nagar
30 Janakpuri
31 Vikaspuri
32 Uttam Nagar
33 Dwarka
34 Matiala
35 Najafgarh
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36 Bijwasan
37 Palam
38 Delhi Cantt
39 Rajinder Nagar
40 New Delhi
41 Jangpura
42 Kasturba Nagar
43 Malviya Nagar
44 R.K. Puram
45 Mehrauli
46 Chhatarpur
47 Deoli (SC)
48 Ambedkar Nagar (SC)
49 Sangam Vihar
50 Greater Kailash
51 Kalkaji
52 Tughlakabad
53 Badarpur
54 Okhla
55 Trilokpuri (SC)
56 Kondli (SC)
57 Patparganj
58 Laxmi Nagar
59 Vishwas Nagar
60 Krishna Nagar
61 Gandhi Nagar
62 Shahdara
63 Seemapuri (SC)
64 Rohtas Nagar
65 Seelam Pur
66 Ghonda
67 Babarpur
68 Gokalpur (SC)
69 Mustafabad
70 Karawal Nagar

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 LIST OF ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY
General Election to Legislative
Assembly of Delhi - 2025
1 Nerela 36 Bijwasan
SONIPAT BAGHPAT 2 Burari 37 Palam
3 Timarpur 38 Delhi Cantt
4 Adarsh Nagar 39 Rajinder Nagar
5 Badli 40 New Delhi
6 Rithala 41 Jangpura
7 Bawana (SC) 42 Kasturba Nagar
8 Mundka 43 Malviya Nagar
9 Kirari 44 R.K. Puram
ROHTAK 1
10 Sultan Pur Majra (SC) 45 Mehrauli
11 Nangloi Jat 46 Chhatarpur
12 Mangol Puri (SC) 47 Deoli (SC)
NORTH 13 Rohini 48 Ambedkar Nagar (SC)
70 14 Shalimar Bagh 49 Sangam Vihar
7 15 Shakur Basti 50 Greater Kailash
7 16 Tri Nagar 51 Kalkaji
GHAZIABAD
2 17 Wazirpur 52 Tughlakabad
18 Model Town 53 Badarpur
5 19 Sadar Bazar 54 Okhla
CENTRAL 20 Chandni Chowk 55 Trilokpuri (SC)
70 21 Matia Mahal 56 Kondli (SC)
13 69 22 Ballimaran 57 Patparganj
6 4
14 23 Karol Bagh (SC) 58 Laxmi Nagar
8
NORTH EAST 24 Patel Nagar (SC) 59 Vishwas Nagar
NORTH 68
3 25 Moti Nagar 60 Krishna Nagar
HARYANA NORTH WEST
9 10 12 WEST
18 66
67 63 26 Madipur (SC) 61 Gandhi Nagar
17 27 Rajouri Garden 62 Shahdara
15 16
65 64 28 Hari Nagar 63 Seemapuri (SC)
62 29 Tilak Nagar 64 Rohtas Nagar
11 19 20
26 61 SHAHDARA 30 Janakpuri 65 Seelam Pur
25 31 Vikaspuri 66 Ghonda
8 23
NORTH 24 22 60 32 Uttam Nagar 67 Babarpur
31 WEST 27 59
29 33 Dwarka 68 Gokalpur (SC)
WEST 21
EAST 34 Matiala 69 Mustafabad
39 35 Najafgarh 70 Karawal Nagar
28 58
JHAJJAR 32
30 56
32 40
37 33 41 57
35 NEW DELHI 55
37
UTTAR PRADESH
38
SOUTH WEST 42
44
GAUTAM
34
NEW DELHI BUDDHA NAGAR
43 54
51
36 50
SOUTH EAST
45 52
48

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GURUGRAM FARIDABAD
LEGEND
Poll Event 2025 (All 70 ACs)
HARYANA State/UT Boundary
Issue of Notification 10.01.2025 (Friday) District Boundary
Date of Poll 05.02.2025 (Wednesday) Election District
Map not to Scale
Counting of Votes 08.02.2025 (Saturday) Assembly Boundary