Delhi CEO Ranbir Singh on Tuesday said all the concerned officials including corporation office have been directed to impose and take action within 24 hours following the model code of conduct. Singh also said the photo of AAP national convener and CM Arvind Kejriwal photo printed on Pink tickets will be removed following the model code of conduct.
Two complaints alleging violation of poll code by a TV channel have been received by the Delhi CEO Office, said Ranbir Singh.
Both complaints have been filed by some BJP leaders, said Ranbir Singh, in response to a question. The Election Commission had on Monday afternoon announced that Delhi Assembly polls would be held on February 8 and counting on February 11, bringing into force the model code of conduct.
About 1.46 crore voters will exercise their franchise in the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections scheduled on February 8, 2020. According to the officials, there are total 1,46,92,136 voters - 80,55,686 males, 66,35,635 females and 815 belonging to third gender - in the final voters list.
The 11 district will be provided a QR code-enabled voters slip which will speed up voting through easy identification, said Singh.
The CEO said that there are over 11.55 lakh voters in Delhi who come under 'ASD' (absent, shifted, deceased) list and added that there were no instructions regarding registration of refugees covered under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the electoral roll this time. Despite publication of the final electoral roll (up to January 1, 2020), any eligible person can apply for registration as voter till the last date of nomination of the Assembly polls, he said. The special summary revision of voters list was conducted in the months of September-October 2019.
The draft of voters list was published on November 15, objections were invited till December 26. It is also available on the website of the CEO. He said that as compared to the numbers in Lok Sabha polls, the number of voters has increased by over three lakh in the final voters list. There are 13,750 polling booths located at 2,689 locations across Delhi.
Delhi CEO said that as compared to the final voters list in 2019, the number of voters in Delhi has increased by 9.96 lakh in the final roll of 2020 (up to January 1). The number of voters has increased by 1, 87, 000 in the final roll of 2020 as compared to the draft roll published on November 15, 2019.
There were deletions of 60,848 names and addition of 2, 47, 950 names in the draft electoral roll, resulting in net addition of around 1,87, 000 voters. The number of voters in various categories include overseas voter (489), service voters (11,556), voters in age group 18-19 years (2,08,883) and aged above 80 years (2,05,035), and specially challenged (55,823).