The Election Commission introduced 17 reforms to enhance voter convenience and streamline polling procedures ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections on Monday, and officials plan to implement these measures nationwide for future contests. Notable changes feature voter ID card delivery within 15 days, a maximum cap of 1,200 voters per polling station, and the ECINet App providing real-time turnout updates every two hours on election day.
The commission trained over 7,000 booth-level officers at IIIDEM while doubling remuneration for these officials and introducing honorarium for electoral registration officers for the first time. Electronic voting machines will display colored candidate photographs for the first time, and webcasting will cover all polling booths to monitor critical activities.
Additional initiatives feature mobile phone deposit counters at voting locations, clearer voter information slips with prominent serial numbers, and candidate booths permitted within 100 meters of polling stations. The Special Intensive Revision drive purified Bihar electoral rolls by removing ineligible voters, and the commission mandated counting postal ballots before the final two EVM rounds.
The commission trained over 7,000 booth-level officers at IIIDEM while doubling remuneration for these officials and introducing honorarium for electoral registration officers for the first time. Electronic voting machines will display colored candidate photographs for the first time, and webcasting will cover all polling booths to monitor critical activities.
Additional initiatives feature mobile phone deposit counters at voting locations, clearer voter information slips with prominent serial numbers, and candidate booths permitted within 100 meters of polling stations. The Special Intensive Revision drive purified Bihar electoral rolls by removing ineligible voters, and the commission mandated counting postal ballots before the final two EVM rounds.
